High isolation antenna design for reducing frequency coexistence interference

• US 7,864,120 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2007
• Issued: 01/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kopelman, Avi, Dou, Weiping
• Primary Examiner(s): MANCUSO, HUEDUNG XUAN CAO
• Application Number:
  US11/756,455
• Publication Number:
  US 20080297419A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,314 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702, 343/821, 343/729, 343/876, 343/893
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2266 disposed inside the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/521 reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00

Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to high isolation antenna design for reducing frequency coexistence interference. In one embodiment, a computing device may comprise a printed circuit board including a first internal antenna and a second internal antenna operating in a common frequency band. At least one of the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna may comprise a balanced antenna coupled to an unbalancing element to suppress surface current on the printed circuit board and reduce frequency coexistence interference between the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a printed circuit board including a first internal antenna and a second internal antenna to operate in a common frequency band, at least one of the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna comprising a balanced antenna coupled to an unbalancing element to suppress surface current on the printed circuit board and reduce frequency coexistence interference between the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna; and

wherein the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna separated by a battery compartment.

2. The computing device of claim 1, the first internal antenna and second internal antenna positioned in substantially opposite corners of the printed circuit board.

3. The computing device of claim 1, the battery compartment comprising one or more shield walls to reduce frequency coexistence interference.

4. The computing device of claim 1, the first internal antenna and second internal antenna having opposing orthogonal polarizations.

5. The computing device of claim 1, at least one of the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna comprising a first antenna arm including a first load and a second antenna arm including a second load.

6. The computing device of claim 5, the first load and second load each comprising an inductor.

7. The computing device of claim 5, the first load and second load each comprising a capacitor.

8. The computing device of claim 1, the unbalancing element comprising a balun element.

9. The computing device of claim 8, the balun element comprising a first balanced port coupled to a first antenna arm and a second balanced port coupled to a second antenna arm.

10. The computing device of claim 9, the first antenna arm including a first load and the second antenna arm including a second load.

11. The computing device of claim 1, the unbalancing element comprising a phase hybrid element.

12. The computing device of claim 11, the phase hybrid element comprising a 0 degree phase output port coupled to a first antenna arm and a 180 degree phase output port coupled to a second antenna arm.

13. The computing device of claim 12, the first antenna arm including a first load and the second antenna arm including a second load.

14. The computing device of claim 1, further comprising a ground plane shared by the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna.

15. The computing device of claim 12, the unbalancing element to disconnect at least one of the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna from the ground plane.

16. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a housing enclosing a printed circuit board including a first internal antenna to allow WiFi communication and a second internal antenna to allow Bluetooth communication, at least one of the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna comprising a balanced antenna coupled to a balun element to suppress surface current on the printed circuit board and reduce frequency coexistence interference between the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna; and

wherein the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna separated by a battery compartment.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 16, further comprising the battery compartment including one or more shield walls to reduce frequency coexistence interference.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 16, at least one of the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna comprising a first antenna arm including a first load and a second antenna arm including a second load.

19. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a housing enclosing a printed circuit board including a first internal antenna to allow WiFI communication and a second internal antenna to allow Bluetooth communication, at least one of the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna comprising a balanced antenna including a first antenna arm and a second antenna arm, the first antenna arm coupled to a 0 degree phase output port of the phase hybrid element, the second antenna arm coupled to a 180 degree phase output port of the phase hybrid element; and

wherein the first internal antenna and the second internal antenna separated by a battery compartment.

20. The mobile computing device of claim 19, further comprising the battery compartment including one or more shield walls to reduce frequency coexistence interference.

21. The mobile computing device of claim 19, the first antenna arm including a first load and a second antenna arm including a second load.