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AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorKevin Boyle
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A planar antenna assembly (AA), for an RF communication module, comprises i) a ground plane (GP) and a feeding circuit (FC) defined on a lace of a printed circuit board (PCB), ii) a feed tab (FT1) and a first shorting tab (ST1) coupled to the feeding circuit (FC) and the ground plane (GP) respectively, and iii) a radiating element (RE) comprising a first part (P1) connected to the feed tab (FT) and first shorting tab (ST1), located in a first plane approximately perpendicular to the ground plane (GP) and in which a slot (SO), comprising opened (OE) and closed (CE) ends, is defined, and a second part (P2) extending approximately perpendicularly from the first part (P1) to be located in a second plane lacing and approximately parallel to the ground plane (GP). The feed tab (FT) and first shorting tab (ST1) are parallel and close to each other and connected to the first part (P1) at a chosen place located at a chosen distance away from the slot opened end (OE) in order to define a chosen input impedance.
A planar antenna assembly for an RF communication module, comprising i) a ground plane and a feeding circuit defined onto a face of a printed circuit board, ii) a feed tab and a first shorting tab respectively coupled to said feeding circuit and said ground plane, and iii) a radiating element connected to said feed tab and first shorting tab and in which a slot, including opened and closed ends, is defined, characterized in that said radiating element includes a first part now located in a first plane approximately perpendicular to said ground plane and in which said slot is defined, said feed tab and first shorting tab being parallel and close to the other and connected to the first part at a chosen place located at a chosen distance away from said slot opened end to define a chosen input impedance, and a second part extending approximately perpendicularly from said first part to be located in a second plane facing and approximately parallel to said ground plane.
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