Method of manufacturing a side stem monopole antenna
AssigneeAtheros Communications, Inc.
InventorsJovan E. Lebaric, Andy Dao
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Abstract
Methods of manufacturing an antenna are presented. The antenna is capable of being mounted on a printed circuit board. In accordance with the method, the design dimension of a unitary piece of material are selected according to an operating wavelength. The unitary piece of material is stamped out from a larger section of material according to the design dimensions to form an antenna. The unitary piece of material includes a circular area and a stem area. The circular area has a center and an outer region. The stem area has a first end and a second end. The first end is joined with the outer region. The unitary piece is bendable at the first end and the outer region.
Claims31
A method of manufacturing an antenna capable of being mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising:
- selecting design dimensions of a unitary piece of material according to an operating wavelength;
- stamping out the unitary piece of material from a larger section of material according to the design dimensions to form an antenna, the unitary piece comprising:
- a circular area having a center and an outer region peripherally thereabout;
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- a stem area having a first end and a second end for mounting on the printed circuit board, the first end joined with the outer region, the unitary piece bendable at the first end and the outer region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.