Customizable antenna feed structure

A method for fabricating wireless electronic devices, comprising:

• measuring antenna performance in a test device;
• based on the measured antenna performance in the test device, fabricating a printed circuit board with a customized trace;
• and
• manufacturing a wireless electronic device that includes an antenna having a conductive antenna resonating element structure and a conductive member that is electrically connected to the conductive antenna resonating element structure, wherein the conductive member has at least first and second contacts and wherein manufacturing the wireless electronic device comprises installing the printed circuit board within the wireless electronic device so that the customized trace overlaps and is in direct contact with the first contact without being in contact with the second contact and the second contact is in direct contact with the printed circuit board, and wherein the customized trace serves as an antenna feed terminal for the antenna.

An antenna, comprising:

• a conductive antenna resonating element member comprising a peripheral conductive housing member that runs along at least part of a peripheral edge of an electronic device;
• a metal member welded to the peripheral conductive housing member, wherein the metal member has a planar surface and first and second contact regions formed on the planar surface, and wherein the first and second contact regions are associated with respective locations for first and second positive antenna feed terminals for the antenna;
• and
• a printed circuit board having an antenna feed signal trace with a contact pad that contacts the first contact region without contacting the second contact region.