Antenna assembly
AssigneeKyocera AVX Components (San Diego), Inc.
InventorsWeichun Eric Lin, Jon Eu Lyu, Manjurul Ahsan Riheen, Shigeaki Kinori
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Abstract
An antenna assembly is provided. The antenna assembly includes a ceramic carrier having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface being opposite the first surface. The antenna assembly further includes an antenna pattern. The antenna pattern includes a first antenna portion positioned at least partially on the first surface of the ceramic carrier. The antenna pattern further includes a second antenna portion comprising a plurality of conductive vias extending through the ceramic carrier from the first antenna portion to the second surface of the ceramic carrier.
Claims19
An antenna assembly, comprising:
- a ceramic carrier having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface being opposite the first surface;
- an antenna pattern, comprising:
- a first antenna portion positioned at least partially on the first surface of the ceramic carrier;
- and
- a second antenna portion comprising a plurality of conductive vias extending through the ceramic carrier from the first antenna portion to the second surface of the ceramic carrier;
- wherein the plurality of conductive vias is located along a first sidewall of the ceramic carrier, the first sidewall being greater in length than adjacent sidewalls of the ceramic carrier.
A communication device, comprising:
- an antenna, comprising:
- a first antenna portion positioned at least partially on a first surface of a ceramic carrier;
- and
- a second antenna portion comprising a plurality of conductive vias extending through the ceramic carrier from the first antenna portion to a second surface of the ceramic carrier,
- wherein the second surface of the ceramic carrier is opposite the first surface of the ceramic carrier and the plurality of conductive vias is located along a first sidewall of the ceramic carrier, the first sidewall being greater in length than adjacent sidewalls of the ceramic carrier.
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