Microcircuit device including means for amplifying the gain of an antenna
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising a microcircuit associated with a module, a near-field communication antenna electrically connected to the microcircuit associated with the module, the antenna delimiting an antenna surface, and a body incorporating the module, wherein the antenna is arranged on a substrate of the module and wherein the body incorporates an amplifier adapted to amplify the gain of the antenna, the amplifier comprising an electrically conductive element electrically insulated from the microcircuit and from the antenna, of generally annular shape arranged around an area of the body forming a volume generated by a projection of the antenna surface along a direction substantially orthogonal to the antenna surface, wherein the body is provided with a cavity receiving the module and the electrically conductive element is a layer through which the cavity passes.
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Abstract
The electronic device (10) comprising a microcircuit (18) module (20), a near-field communication antenna (36) electrically connected to the microcircuit (18) of the module (20), delimiting an antenna surface (S), and a body (12) incorporating the module (20). More precisely, the antenna (36) is arranged within the module (20) and the body (12) incorporates means (40) of amplifying the gain of the antenna (36) comprising an electrically conductive element (42) electrically isolated from the microcircuit (18) and the antenna (36), of an annular general shape arranged around an area (R) of the body (12) forming a volume generated by the projection of the antenna surface (S) along a direction (Z) substantially orthogonal to the surface (S).
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- 1. An electronic device comprising a microcircuit associated with a module, a near-field communication antenna electrically connected to the microcircuit associated with the module, the antenna delimiting an antenna surface, and a body incorporating the module, wherein the antenna is arranged on a substrate of the module and wherein the body incorporates an amplifier adapted to amplify the gain of the antenna, the amplifier comprising an electrically conductive element electrically insulated from the microcircuit and from the antenna, of generally annular shape arranged around an area of the body forming a volume generated by a projection of the antenna surface along a direction substantially orthogonal to the antenna surface, wherein the body is provided with a cavity receiving the module and the electrically conductive element is a layer through which the cavity passes.
- 17. A manufacturing method for an electronic device comprising a step of forming a body of the device and a step of forming a cavity in the body, wherein during the step of forming the body, an electrically conductive layer is arranged in the body such that, during the step of forming the cavity, the cavity passes through the electrically conductive layer to form an electrically conductive element incorporated in the body and of generally annular shape, and a step of incorporating a microcircuit associated with a module in the body, on a substrate of which a near-field communication antenna electrically connected to the microcircuit associated with the module is arranged, the antenna delimiting an antenna surface, the electrically conductive element adapted to amplify the gain of the antenna and being arranged around an area of the body forming a volume generated by a projection of the antenna surface along a direction substantially orthogonal to the surface.
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21. An electronic device comprising a microcircuit associated with a module, a near-field communication antenna electrically connected to the microcircuit associated with the module, the antenna delimiting an antenna surface, and a body incorporating the module, wherein the antenna is arranged on a substrate of the module and wherein the body incorporates an amplifier adapted to amplify the gain of the antenna, the amplifier comprising an electrically conductive element electrically insulated from the microcircuit and from the antenna, of generally annular shape arranged around an area of the body forming a volume generated by a projection of the antenna surface along a direction substantially orthogonal to the antenna surface,
wherein the electrically conductive element forms a ring that is broken at least once.
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