Antenna Arrangement
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- a multi-layer printed circuit board comprising a ground plane;
a first antenna comprising a printed trace of conducting material integrated into the multi-layer printed circuit board and arranged at an upper portion of said communication apparatus; and
an extended ground plane positioned opposite to the first antenna and connected to the ground plane of the multi-layer printed circuit board and conforming to the shape of the first antenna, the extended ground plane and the printed circuit board being spaced apart by a distance and the extended ground plane being connected to the ground plane of the printed circuit board;
whereina second antenna beg is integrated with the extended ground plane and located at an upper portion of the extended ground plane.
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Abstract
An antenna arrangement comprising a multi-layer PCB (10) with a ground plane (20) in a first layer and a first antenna (11) in a second layer, and an extended ground plane (20) connected to the ground plane of the PCB. A second antenna (110, 120, 130, 140, 150) is formed integral with the extended ground plane (20). The extended ground plane is positioned opposite the first antenna.
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15 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a multi-layer printed circuit board comprising a ground plane; a first antenna comprising a printed trace of conducting material integrated into the multi-layer printed circuit board and arranged at an upper portion of said communication apparatus; and an extended ground plane positioned opposite to the first antenna and connected to the ground plane of the multi-layer printed circuit board and conforming to the shape of the first antenna, the extended ground plane and the printed circuit board being spaced apart by a distance and the extended ground plane being connected to the ground plane of the printed circuit board; wherein a second antenna beg is integrated with the extended ground plane and located at an upper portion of the extended ground plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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