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US 12,408,261 B2Granted
Isolation slots for an antenna and printed circuit board interface
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorYuxiao He
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AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorYuxiao He
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This document describes techniques and systems relating to isolation slots for an antenna and printed circuit board (PCB) interface of a radar system. For example, isolation slots may be etched on a metal surface layer of a PCB for a radar control module on each side of each transmission line (e.g., microstrip line) that forms an array of channels (e.g., transmit channels, receive channels). When the PCB and an antenna structure are mated, a gap exists along the mating plane in which energy leakage between the channels can occur. The isolation slots create a stop band for a certain range of frequencies of interest and may reduce this energy leakage even when the gap is uneven along the mating plane. The isolation slots may be relatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture. The gap along the mating plane is not required to be constant, further simplifying the manufacturing process.
A printed circuit board (PCB) comprising:
A system comprising:
A method comprising:
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