Chip antenna and method of making same
First Claim
1. A chip antenna comprising:
- a base member comprising at least one of a dielectric material and a magnetic material;
at least one conductor formed at least one of on a surface of the base member and inside said base member; and
at least one feeding terminal disposed on a surface of said base member, for applying voltage to said conductor;
said base member comprising at least one of a glass having a melting point lower than the melting point of said conductor, a low-temperature sintering ceramic, and a mixture of glass and ceramic.
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Abstract
A chip antenna in which desired antenna characteristics can be obtained without restricting the type of at least one of a dielectric material and a magnetic material used for a base member of the antenna, as well as the type of metal material used for a conductor, or without limiting the sintering conditions of the above-described materials. The chip antenna includes a rectangular-prism-shaped base member having a mounting surface. A conductor, e.g. silver, is spirally wound inside the base member. A feeding terminal is formed over surfaces of the base member so as to feed power to the conductor. One end of the conductor is extended to a surface of the base member to form a feeding section, which is connected to the feeding terminal. The other end of the conductor serves as a free end within the base member. The base member is produced by laminating mixture layers made from a mixture of glass essentially consisting of borosilicate having a softening point of approximately 700° C. and ceramic (relative dielectric constant: 60) essentially consisting of barium oxide, neodymium oxide and titanium oxide having a sintering temperature of approximately 1300° C.
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1. A chip antenna comprising:
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a base member comprising at least one of a dielectric material and a magnetic material; at least one conductor formed at least one of on a surface of the base member and inside said base member; and at least one feeding terminal disposed on a surface of said base member, for applying voltage to said conductor; said base member comprising at least one of a glass having a melting point lower than the melting point of said conductor, a low-temperature sintering ceramic, and a mixture of glass and ceramic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of making a chip antenna comprising the steps of:
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forming a base member comprising at least one of a dielectric material and a magnetic material; forming at least one conductor at least one of on a surface of the base member and inside said base member; and disposing at least one feeding terminal on a surface of said base member, for applying voltage to said conductor; said step of forming a base member further comprising; forming said base member from at least one of a glass having a melting point lower than the melting point of said conductor, a low-temperature sintering ceramic, and a mixture of glass and ceramic. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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