Metal-Frame Slot Antenna With Matching Circuit And Apparatus Thereof
AssigneeMediatek Inc.
InventorsKuo-Fong Hung, Chia-Wei Chi, Shih-Huang Yeh
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Abstract
Examples of a metal-frame slot antenna with one or more matching circuits and apparatus thereof are described. A slot antenna may include a metallic frame, which may include a primary sheet with plural peripheral sides surrounding the primary sheet. The metallic frame may also include at least one slot. Each slot of the at least one slot may extend along one or more peripheral sides of the plural peripheral sides of the metallic frame such that the plural peripheral sides of the metallic frame are continuous without an opening. The at least one slot may include a first slot which may be generally U-shaped or contiguous along at least three peripheral sides of the plural peripheral sides.
Claims33
A slot antenna, comprising:
- a metallic frame, the metallic frame comprising a primary sheet with a plurality of peripheral sides surrounding the primary sheet, the metallic frame further comprising at least one slot on the primary sheet with each slot of the at least one slot extending along one or more peripheral sides of the plurality of peripheral sides of the metallic frame such that the plurality of peripheral sides of the metallic frame are continuous without an opening, the at least one slot comprising a first slot that is generally U-shaped or is contiguous along at least three peripheral sides of the plurality of peripheral sides.
A slot antenna, comprising:
- a metallic frame, the metallic frame comprising a primary sheet with a plurality of peripheral sides surrounding the primary sheet, the metallic frame further comprising at least one slot on the primary sheet with each slot of the at least one slot extending along one or more peripheral sides of the plurality of peripheral sides of the metallic frame such that the plurality of peripheral sides are continuous without an opening;
- one or more matching circuits each electrically connected across a respective slot of the at least one slot and configured to tune at least one respective frequency range of one or more frequency ranges of the slot antenna.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a slot antenna comprising a metallic frame, the metallic frame comprising a primary sheet with a plurality of peripheral sides surrounding the primary sheet, the metallic frame further comprising at least one slot on the primary sheet with each slot of the at least one slot extending along one or more peripheral sides of the plurality of peripheral sides of the metallic frame such that the plurality of peripheral sides of the metallic frame are continuous without an opening, the at least one slot comprising a first slot that is generally U-shaped or is contiguous along at least three peripheral sides of the plurality of peripheral sides;
- a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit, receive, or both transmit and receive wireless signals through the slot antenna;
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- a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on the metallic frame of the slot antenna and configured to carry the wireless communication circuit.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a slot antenna comprising:
- a metallic frame comprising:
- a primary sheet with a plurality of peripheral sides surrounding the primary sheet;
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- at least one slot on the primary sheet with each slot of the at least one slot extending along one or more peripheral sides of the plurality of peripheral sides of the metallic frame such that the plurality of peripheral sides are continuous without an opening;
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- one or more matching circuits each electrically connected across a respective slot of the at least one slot and configured to tune at least one respective frequency range of one or more frequency ranges of the slot antenna;
- a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit, receive, or both transmit and receive wireless signals through the slot antenna;
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- a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on the metallic frame of the slot antenna and configured to carry the wireless communication circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.