ANTENNAS FOR HEARING AIDS
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Abstract
An antenna configured in a hybrid circuit provides a compact design for a hearing aid to communicate wirelessly with a system external to the hearing aid. In an embodiment, an antenna includes metallic traces in a hybrid circuit that is configured for use in a hearing aid. The antenna includes contacts in the hybrid circuit to couple the metallic traces to electronic devices in the hybrid circuit. In an embodiment, the metallic traces form a planar coil design having a number of turns of the coil in a substrate in the hybrid circuit. In another embodiment, the metallic traces are included in a flex circuit on a substrate in the hybrid circuit. An antenna configured in a hybrid circuit allows for use in a completely-in-the-canal hearing aid.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A hearing aid comprising:
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a hybrid circuit; an antenna having metallic traces disposed in the hybrid circuit, wherein the antenna is configured as a planar coil with a helical component; an electronic device in the hybrid circuit coupled to the metallic traces of the antenna; and a signal processing unit to process information received and transmitted by the antenna, wherein the antenna is configured with a first turn to act as a transmitting antenna and a second turn outside the first turn to act as a receiving antenna, the second turn configured to measure the power in the first turn. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A hearing aid comprising:
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a housing; an electronic circuit within the housing; and an antenna within the housing, the antenna configured as a number of turns on a dielectric substrate to provide wireless communication to the electronic circuit from a source exterior to the hearing aid, wherein the antenna is configured with a first turn to act as a transmitting antenna and a second turn outside the first turn, the second turn configured to measure the power in the first turn. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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