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US 2020/0091581 A1Published application
Flex integrated antenna array
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsYu-Chin OU, Mohammad Ali TASSOUDJI
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Abstract
Techniques are discussed herein for improving the form factor of a wideband antenna in a mobile device. An example of a wireless device according to the disclosure includes at least one radio frequency integrated circuit, a flex cable assembly operably coupled to the at least one radio frequency integrated circuit, and at least one radiator operably coupled to the flex cable assembly via at least one conductor in a ball grid array.
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A wireless device, comprising:
- at least one radio frequency integrated circuit;
- a flex cable assembly operably coupled to the at least one radio frequency integrated circuit;
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- at least one radiator operably coupled to the flex cable assembly via at least one conductor in a ball grid array.
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An antenna system, comprising:
- at least one radio frequency integrated circuit disposed in a first plane of a wireless device;
- a flex cable assembly operably coupled to the at least one radio frequency integrated circuit;
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- a first set of antenna elements formed on a second plane of the wireless device and operably coupled to the flex cable assembly, the first plane and the second plane being oriented in different spatial directions.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a circuit means for generating a radio signal;
- a flex cable means operably coupled to the circuit means and the printed circuit board, the circuit means being operably coupled, via the flex cable means, to processing means coupled to the printed circuit board;
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- at least one radiator means operably coupled to the flex cable means via at least one conductor means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.