Antenna structures for RFID devices
First Claim
1. An antenna structure for a wireless communication device, comprising:
- a pair of antennas formed on a substrate, each antenna having two arms formed along adjacent edges of the substrate such that the antenna arms extend substantially about an outer edge of the substrate, each antenna further having a base section connecting the respective antenna to a connection point for the wireless communication device;
a shorting path connecting the pair of antennas in order to electrically couple the antennas; and
a shorting stub connecting one of the pair of antennas to a voltage connection point for the wireless communication device, the length of the shorting stub being selected so as to match an impedance of the antenna structure with an input impedance of the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
An improved antenna structure for RFID tags uses a pair of bent dipole antennas having arms that extend substantially about an outer edge of an RFID substrate. The antennas can be adjusted to resonance at about a half-wavelength of an applied electromagnetic field in the conductive material of the antennas. The antennas can be shorted together using a shorting path, the position of which can be adjusted to adjust an input impedance of the antenna structure. A shorting stub can be used to couple the antenna structure to a supply voltage connection of an RFID device used for the tag. The overall length of the shorting stub can be adjusted to match the impedance of the antenna structure to the impedance of the RFID device. These antenna structures can be used with RFID devices such as CDIP devices and bumped die packages.
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1. An antenna structure for a wireless communication device, comprising:
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a pair of antennas formed on a substrate, each antenna having two arms formed along adjacent edges of the substrate such that the antenna arms extend substantially about an outer edge of the substrate, each antenna further having a base section connecting the respective antenna to a connection point for the wireless communication device; a shorting path connecting the pair of antennas in order to electrically couple the antennas; and a shorting stub connecting one of the pair of antennas to a voltage connection point for the wireless communication device, the length of the shorting stub being selected so as to match an impedance of the antenna structure with an input impedance of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of forming an antenna structure for a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:
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forming a pair of conductive antennas on a substrate, each of the pair of antennas having two arms formed along adjacent edges of the substrate such that the antenna arms extend substantially about an outer edge of the substrate, each antenna further having a base section connecting the respective antenna to a connection point for the wireless communication device; forming a conductive shorting path connecting the pair of antennas in order to electrically couple the antennas; forming a shorting stub connecting one of the pair of antennas to a voltage connection point for the wireless communication device; and adjusting a length of the shorting stub in order to match an impedance of the antenna structure with an input impedance of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A Radio Frequency Identification tag, comprising:
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a wireless communication device; a substrate for supporting the wireless communication device; a pair of antennas forming formed on the substrate, each antenna having two arms formed along adjacent edges of the substrate such that the antenna arms extend substantially about an outer edge of the substrate, each antenna further having a base section connecting the respective antenna to a connection point for the wireless communication device; a shorting path connecting the pair of antennas in order to electrically couple the antennas; and a shorting stub connecting one of the pair of antennas to a voltage connection point for the wireless communication device, the length of the shorting stub being selected so as to match an impedance of the antenna structure with an input impedance of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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