Wireless communication circuit and electronic device

• US 10,170,820 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2016
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Chiu, Shih-Chia, Chen, Shih-Yuan, Wu, Skye Hui-Hsin, Chiu, Chien-Hao, Hsieh, Wang-Ta, Shih, Wei-Hsin
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Tho G
• Application Number:
  US15/394,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20170201006A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2291 used in bluetooth or WI-FI devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/48 Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 13/10 Resonant slot antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0421 with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element H01Q9/0414 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/40 Element having extended radiating surface
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0458 Arrangements for matching and coupling between power amplifier and antenna or between amplifying stages matching circuits in general H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/18 Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits

Abstract

A wireless communication circuit and an electronic device are provided. The wireless communication circuit used for an electronic device includes a wireless transceiver unit used to generate a transmitting signal, an impedance matching unit electronically coupled to the wireless transceiver unit, a coupling unit and a system grounding surface. The impedance matching unit includes at least one impedance, the impedance matching unit is used to convert the transmitting signal to a feeding signal according to the impedance value of at least one impedance. The coupling unit is electronically coupled to the impedance matching unit, to radiate the energy of the feeding signal. The system grounding surface is used to transmit a first electromagnetic wave signal via resonance on the plane of the system grounding surface after receiving the energy of the feeding signal.

Claims

1. A wireless communication circuit, used for an electronic device, comprising:

a wireless transceiver unit configured to generate a transmitting signal;

an impedance matching unit electrically coupled to the wireless transceiver unit, wherein the impedance matching unit includes at least one impedance, the impedance matching unit is configured to convert the transmitting signal to a feeding signal according to an impedance value of the impedance;

a coupling unit disposed on a first surface of the electronic device and electrically coupled to the impedance matching unit, configured to radiate energy of the feeding signal; and

a system grounding surface configured to receive energy of the feeding signal and transmit a first electromagnetic wave signal via resonance.

2. The wireless communication circuit according to claim 1, wherein the system grounding surface is further configured to receive a second electromagnetic wave signal and radiate the energy of the second electromagnetic wave signal to the coupling unit via resonance, the coupling unit is configured to receive the energy of the second electromagnetic wave signal and generate an outputting signal to the impedance matching unit, the impedance matching unit is configured to convert the outputting signal to a receiving signal according to the impedance value of the at least one impedance to transmit to the wireless transceiver unit.

3. The wireless communication circuit according to claim 2, wherein the system grounding surface includes a major axis and a minor axis, the coupling unit and the system grounding surface are arranged separating from each other, after the system grounding surface receives energy of the feeding signal or the second electromagnetic wave signal, a dominant mode resonant current and a subdominant mode resonant current are generated along the major axis.

4. The wireless communication circuit according to claim 2, wherein the at least one impedance includes a first impedance, a first end of the first impedance is used to receive the transmitting signal or output the receiving signal, and a second end of the first impedance is used to output the feeding signal or receive the outputting signal.

5. The wireless communication circuit according to claim 1, wherein the system grounding surface includes a metal back cover, the metal back cover is disposed on a second surface of the electronic device.

6. The wireless communication circuit according to claim 1, wherein the coupling unit includes a slot hole.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

a wireless communication circuit, comprising;

a wireless transceiver unit configured to generate a transmitting signal;

an impedance matching unit electrically coupled to the wireless transceiver unit, including at least one impedance, and configured to convert the transmitting signal to a feeding signal according to an impedance value of the at least one impedance;

a coupling unit disposed on at least one first surface of the electronic device and electrically coupled to the impedance matching unit configured to radiate energy of the feeding signal; and

a system grounding surface configured to receive energy of the feeding signal and transmit a first electromagnetic wave via resonance,

a storage circuit configured to store a plurality of frequency band data;

a calculating circuit electrically coupled to the storage circuit and the impedance matching unit, configured to generate a control signal according to the frequency band data to adjust the impedance value of the at least one impedance of the impedance matching unit.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device further includes an induced circuit and a feedback circuit, the induced circuit and the feedback circuit are electrically coupled to the calculating circuit, the induced circuit is configured to detect the distance between an object and the electronic device and generate an inductive signal, the feedback circuit is configured to generate a feedback signal according to the transmitting signal and a corresponding reflecting signal, the calculating circuit is further configured to generate the control signal according to the inductive signal and the feedback signal.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the system grounding surface is further configured to receive a second electromagnetic wave signal and radiate the energy of the second electromagnetic wave signal to the coupling unit via resonance, the coupling unit is further configured to receive the energy of the second electromagnetic wave signal and generate an outputting signal to the impedance matching unit, the impedance matching unit is configured to convert the outputting signal to a receiving signal according to the impedance value of the at least one impedance to transmit to the wireless transceiver unit.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the system grounding surface includes a major axis and a minor axis, the coupling unit and the system grounding surface are arranged separating from each other, after the system grounding surface receives the energy of the feeding signal or the second electromagnetic wave signal, a dominant mode resonant current and a subdominant mode resonant current are generated along the major axis.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the at least one impedance includes a first impedance, a first end of the first impedance is used to receive the transmitting signal or output the receiving signal, and a second end of the first impedance is used to output the feeding signal or receive the outputting signal.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the least one impedance further includes a second impedance, a third impedance, a fourth impedance and a fifth impedance, a first end of the second impedance is electrically coupled to the wireless transceiver to receive the transmitting signal or output the receiving signal, a second end of the second impedance is electrically coupled to a first end of the first impedance, a first end of the third impedance is electrically coupled to a second end of the first impedance, a second end of the third impedance is electrically coupled to the coupling unit to output the feeding signal or receive the outputting signal, a first end of the fourth impedance is electrically coupled to the first end of the first impedance and the second end of the second impedance, a second end of the fourth impedance is electrically coupled to a signal grounding point, a first end of the fifth impedance is electrically coupled to the second end of the first impedance and the first end of the third impedance, a second end of the fifth impedance is electrically coupled to the signal ground point, the feedback circuit is electrically coupled to the second end of the second impedance to receive the transmitting signal and a corresponding reflecting signal, the calculating circuit adjusts the impedance value of the first impedance according to the control signal.