Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate;
a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto;
an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and
said second end comprising an open circuit.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device includes an antenna for wireless communication with a remote interrogator. Several embodiments are disclosed to increase the options available to designers of wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, the antenna is a quarter wavelength long with one end of the antenna being grounded to provide desired impedance matching characteristics. The position of the ground plane relative to the antenna is also varied between embodiments. The connection from a wireless communication chip to the antenna is also varied between embodiments to provide alternate structures.
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.
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32. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element and electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna'"'"'s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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