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US 8,378,911 B2Granted
Electronic entity with magnetic antenna
AssigneeOberthur Technologies
InventorsYves Eray, Guy Enouf
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Abstract
An electronic entity (2) includes an electronic circuit (4) having connected thereto an antenna. The antenna includes a loop (6) electrically connected to the electronic circuit (4) and a resonator (8) coupled with the loop (6). The resonator (8) can be capacitively coupled to the loop. The resonator can be formed from a turn facing the loop (6) over at least a portion of its perimeter.
Claims22
An electronic entity, comprising:
- an electronic circuit to which is connected an antenna, wherein the antenna comprises a loop electrically connected to the electronic circuit and a resonator formed of a conductive winding with free ends coupled to said loop,
- the loop being produced in a first plane,
- the resonator being produced in a second plane different from the first plane, and
- the resonator is in line with the loop.
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