Balanced antenna structure for bluetooth 2.4 GHz physical region semiconductor integrated circuit
AssigneeMicrotune (San Diego), Inc.
InventorJonathon Cheah
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Abstract
An antenna assembly and methods of use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the antenna assembly is formed on a substrate and includes a first metal region and a second metal region attached to a surface of the substrate. The second metal region may be separated from the first metal region by a gap. The second metal region may include a first pronged end and a second end that correspond, respectively, to a first pronged end and a second end of the first metal region. The pronged ends of each metal region are connected to the differential inputs and outputs of a transceiver coupled with the antenna assembly.
Claims68
An antenna assembly, comprising:
- a first metal region printed on a substrate;
- and
- a second metal region printed on the substrate and separated from the first metal region by a gap, wherein the second metal region includes a first pronged end and a second end that correspond, respectively, to a first pronged end and a second end of the first metal region, the pronged ends of each metal region connected to a transceiver having a differential input and a differential output.
An antenna assembly which is a component of a Bluetooth-compatible module, the antenna assembly, comprising:
- a first metal region printed on a substrate;
- and
- a second metal region printed on a substrate and separated from the first metal region by a gap, wherein the second metal region includes a first pronged end and a second end that correspond, respectively, to a first pronged end and a second end of the first metal region, the pronged ends of each metal region connected to a transceiver having a differential input and a differential output.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a wireless signal from a remote device in a first and second metal regions formed on a substrate, each metal region being a mirror image of the other and separated by a gap;
- conducting the wireless signal through the first metal region to a first differential input of a transceiver coupled with the first metal region;
- and
- conducting the wireless signal through the second metal region.
A method, comprising:
- outputting a wireless signal from a first and second differential outputs of a transceiver;
- and
- conducting the wireless signal through a first and second metal regions positioned on a substrate, the first metal region being connected to the first differential output and the second metal region being connected to the second differential output.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a wireless signal from a remote device in a first and second metal regions formed on a substrate, each metal region separated by a gap;
- conducting the wireless signal through the first metal region to a first differential input of a transceiver coupled with the first metal region;
- and
- conducting the wireless signal through the second metal region to a second differential input of the transceiver coupled with the second metal region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.