Chip antenna apparatus and methods
First Claim
1. Antenna apparatus, comprising:
- a dielectric substrate comprising a plurality of surfaces;
a ground plane;
a first antenna element disposed at least partially on a first surface of the dielectric substrate and at least partially on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, the first antenna element configured to be coupled to the ground plane at a first location;
a second antenna element disposed at least partially on a third surface of the dielectric substrate, the third surface and the first surface being disposed substantially at opposite ends of the substrate, and at least partially on the second surface, the second antenna element configured to be coupled to the ground plane at a second location; and
an electromagnetic coupling element disposed substantially between the first element and the second element;
wherein the first antenna element is configured to be galvanically coupled to a feed structure at a third location; and
wherein the second antenna element is configured to be electromagnetically coupled to the feed structure through the electromagnetic coupling element so as to form a resonant structure between the first antenna element, the second antenna element, the dielectric substrate, and the ground plane.
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Abstract
A chip component with dielectric substrate and plurality of radiating antenna elements on the surface thereof. In one embodiment, two (2) substantially symmetric elements are used, each covering an opposite head and upper surface portion of the device. The surface between the elements comprises a slot. The chip is mounted on a circuit board (e.g., PCB) whose conductor pattern is part of the antenna. No ground plane is used under the chip or its sides to a certain distance. One of the antenna elements is coupled to the feed conductor on the PCB and to the ground plane, while the parasitic element is coupled only to the ground plane. The parasitic element is fed through coupling over the slot, and both elements resonate at the operating frequency. The antenna can be tuned and matched without discrete components, is substantially omni-directional, and has low substrate losses due to simple field image.
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29 Claims
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1. Antenna apparatus, comprising:
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a dielectric substrate comprising a plurality of surfaces; a ground plane; a first antenna element disposed at least partially on a first surface of the dielectric substrate and at least partially on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, the first antenna element configured to be coupled to the ground plane at a first location; a second antenna element disposed at least partially on a third surface of the dielectric substrate, the third surface and the first surface being disposed substantially at opposite ends of the substrate, and at least partially on the second surface, the second antenna element configured to be coupled to the ground plane at a second location; and an electromagnetic coupling element disposed substantially between the first element and the second element; wherein the first antenna element is configured to be galvanically coupled to a feed structure at a third location; and wherein the second antenna element is configured to be electromagnetically coupled to the feed structure through the electromagnetic coupling element so as to form a resonant structure between the first antenna element, the second antenna element, the dielectric substrate, and the ground plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A chip component, comprising:
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a dielectric substrate comprising a plurality of surfaces; a first antenna element disposed at least partially on a first, a second and a third surface of said substrate, the first antenna element adapted to couple to a ground plane at a first location; a second antenna element disposed at least partially on the first surface of said substrate, and at least partially on the third surface of said substrate, the second antenna element adapted to couple to the ground plane at a second location; and an electromagnetic coupling element disposed substantially between the first antenna element and the second antenna element and configured to electromagnetically couple the second antenna element to the first antenna element; wherein the first antenna element is configured to be galvanically coupled to a feed structure at a third location, said galvanic coupling comprising a conductive material asymmetrically coupled to the third surface to provide a substantially omni-directional radiation pattern within at least a first frequency range. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An antenna apparatus, comprising:
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a dielectric substrate comprising a plurality of surfaces; a ground plane; a first antenna element disposed at least partially on a first surface of the dielectric substrate and at least partially on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, the first antenna element configured to be coupled to the ground plane at a first location; a second antenna element disposed at least partially on a third surface of the dielectric substrate, the third surface substantially opposing the first surface, and at least partially on the second surface, the second antenna element configured to be coupled to the ground plane at a second location; and an electromagnetic coupling element disposed substantially between at least portions of the first element and the second element; wherein the ground plane is arranged a first predetermined distance away from the dielectric substrate along at least a portion of a fourth surface of the dielectric substrate; and wherein a feed structure is galvanically coupled to the first antenna element at a third location, and is coupled to the second antenna element through the electromagnetic coupling element so as to form a resonant structure between the first antenna element, the second antenna element, the dielectric substrate, and the ground plane. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A chip component, comprising:
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a first layer comprising a ground plane; a second layer having a first end and a second end, the second layer being disposed substantially parallel to the first layer and comprising a conductive element, the conductive element comprising; a first antenna element coupled to the ground plane at a first location proximate the first end; a second antenna element coupled to the ground plane at a second location proximate the second end; and an electromagnetic coupling element disposed between the first antenna element and the second antenna element; a dielectric substrate, disposed substantially between the first and the second layer; a first and a second interconnect structure configured to couple the first layer to the first and second ends of the second layer, respectively; and a feed structure coupled to the first antenna element at a third location and coupled to the second antenna element through the electromagnetic coupling element so as to form a resonant structure between the first antenna element, the second antenna element, the dielectric substrate, and the ground plane; wherein the first antenna element is disposed at least partially on the first interconnect structure, and the second antenna element is disposed at least partially on the second interconnect structure.
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