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US 2012/0268348 A1Published application
Antenna and method of making same
AssigneesFIH (Hong Kong) Limited, Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsXUE-LI ZHANG, YONG YAN, YONG-FA FAN, ZHAO-YI WU, QI-YUAN LI, LI LIU
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Abstract
An antenna includes a base body, an antenna radiator and electronic components. The base body includes a laser direct structuring material. The antenna radiator is formed by selectively activating a portion of the base body with a laser and by plating the activated portion. The electronic components are fixed to the antenna radiator by surface mounting technology.
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An antenna, comprising:
- a base body, the base body comprising a laser direct structuring material;
- an antenna radiator formed by selectively activating a portion of the base body with a laser and by plating the activated portion;
- and
- electronic components fixed to the antenna radiator by surface mounting technology.
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A method for making an antenna, comprising:
- providing an injection molding machine comprising a molding chamber;
- injecting a mixture selected from a group consisting of thermoplastic, organic filling substances, and laser direct structuring material into the molding chamber to form a base body;
- selectively activating a portion of the base body with a laser;
- plating the activated portion to from an antenna radiator;
- and
- fixing electronic components to the antenna radiator by surface mounting technology.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.