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US 9,871,299 B2Granted
Cavity backed aperture antenna
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsElimelech Ganchrow, Alon Yehezkely
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first metal region of a substrate, a second metal region of the substrate, and vias that electrically connect the first metal region to the second metal region to define a cavity of a slot aperture antenna.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first metal region of a substrate of a printed circuit board;
- a second metal region of the substrate;
- and
- vias that electrically connect the first metal region to the second metal region to define a cavity of a slot aperture antenna, wherein the slot aperture antenna is aligned with an opening in a case of a mobile device, and wherein an edge of the printed circuit board is disposed at least partially within the opening.
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A method of communication comprising:
- receiving a radio frequency signal;
- and
- radiating the radio frequency signal using a slot aperture antenna, the slot aperture antenna including a first metal region of a substrate of a printed circuit board, a second metal region of the substrate, and vias that electrically connect the first metal region to the second metal region to define a cavity of the slot aperture antenna, wherein the slot aperture antenna is aligned with an opening in a case of a mobile device, and wherein an edge of the printed circuit board is disposed at least partially within the opening.
An apparatus comprising:
- first means for conducting at a first region of a substrate of a printed circuit board;
- second means for conducting at a second region of the substrate;
- and
- means for electrically connecting the first region to the second region to define a cavity of a slot aperture antenna, wherein the slot aperture antenna is aligned with an opening in a case of a mobile device, and wherein an edge of the printed circuit board is disposed at least partially within the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.