Abstract: An RF antenna includes a first substrate having a first top surface and a first bottom surface and a second substrate having a second top surface and a second bottom surface, wherein the first substrate is disposed on top of the second substrate, the second bottom surface including a ground plane disposed thereon. The RF antenna further includes a low-band (LB) radiation element disposed on the first top surface of the first substrate. The LB radiation element is to resonate within a first frequency band to transmit and receive RF signals associated with the first frequency band. The RF antenna further includes multiple high-band (HB) radiation elements disposed between the first bottom surface of the first substrate and the second top surface of the second substrate. Each HB radiation element is to resonate within a second frequency band to transmit and receive RF signals associated with the second frequency band.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a package and a beam former circuit. The package may be configured to be mounted on an antenna array at a center of four antenna elements. The beam former circuit may (i) be disposed in the package, (ii) have a plurality of ports, (iii) be configured to generate a plurality of radio-frequency signals in the ports while in a transmit mode and (iv) be configured to receive the radio-frequency signals at the ports while in a receive mode. A plurality of ground bumps may be disposed between the beam former circuit and the package. The ground bumps may be positioned to bracket each port. Each ground bump may be electrically connected to a signal ground to create a radio-frequency shielding between neighboring ports.

Abstract: A loop antenna is described herein that is suitable for operation in free space or in proximity to a ground plane. The loop antenna comprises a looped conductive element with a gap formed therein and a tab extending toward the gap. A length of the tab of the loop antenna is selected such that a detuning loss of the loop antenna from operation in free space to operation in proximity to a ground plane is low. In an exemplary embodiment, the length of the tab is selected such that a reactance of the loop antenna in free space is within a threshold level of a reactance of the loop antenna when the antenna is in proximity to a ground plane.

Abstract: A radiating system for transmitting and receiving signals in first and second frequency regions includes a radiating structure, a radiofrequency system, and an external port. The radiating structure has first and second isolated radiation boosters coupled to a ground plane layer. A first internal port of the radiating structure is between the first radiation booster and the ground plane layer, and a second internal port is between the second radiation booster and the ground plane layer. A distance between the two internal ports is less than 0.06 times a wavelength of the lowest frequency. The maximum size of the first and second radiation boosters is smaller than 1/30 times the wavelength of the lowest frequency. The radiofrequency system includes two ports connected respectively to the first and the second internal ports of the radiating structure, and a port connected to the external port of the radiating system.

Abstract: A radiating system of a wireless device transmits and receives electromagnetic wave signals in a frequency region and comprises an external port, a radiating structure, and a radiofrequency system. The radiating structure includes: a ground plane layer with a connection point; a radiation booster with a connection point and being smaller than 1/30 of a free-space wavelength corresponding to a lowest frequency of the frequency region; and an internal port between the radiation booster connection point and the ground plane layer connection point. The radiofrequency system includes: a first port connected to the radiating structure's internal port; and a second port connected to the external port. An input impedance at radiating structure's disconnected internal port has a non-zero imaginary part across the frequency region. The radiofrequency system modifies impedance of the radiating structure to provide impedance matching to the radiating system within the frequency region at the external port.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a UAV comprising a fuselage, a rotor, and a patch antenna element. The patch antenna element, which is provided from a patch antenna stack-up, is conformally disposed on an outer surface of the UAV's fuselage. The patch antenna comprises a first substrate, patch conductor, intermediate substrate, bottom substrate, and ground plane. The patch conductor is disposed on a top surface of the first substrate. A first surface of the intermediate substrate, which is a magneto-dielectric material, is disposed on a bottom surface of the first substrate. A top surface of the bottom substrate is disposed on a second surface of the intermediate substrate. A ground plane conductor is disposed on a bottom surface of the bottom substrate.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with antenna structures that convey radio-frequency signals greater than 10 GHz. The antenna structures may include overlapping first and second patches. The first patch may include a hole. A transmission line for the second patch may include a conductive via extending through the hole. The via may be coupled to a first end of a trace. A second end of the trace may be coupled to a feed terminal on the second patch over an additional via. The hole may be located within a central region of the first patch to allow the via to pass through the hole without electromagnetically coupling to the first patch. If desired, adjustable impedance matching circuits may be used to couple selected impedances to the antenna feeds that help ensure that the first and second patch antennas are sufficiently isolated from each other.

Abstract: A radio frequency circuit includes a switching circuit, an amplifying circuit, and a potential stabilizing circuit. The switching circuit includes a switch disposed on a path connecting a first terminal, to which a radio-frequency signal is input, to a second terminal, from which the radio-frequency signal is output, a first capacitor disposed between the first terminal and the switch, and a second capacitor disposed between the switch and the second terminal. The amplifying circuit includes an amplifier disposed between the switching circuit and the second terminal, a third capacitor disposed between the switching circuit and the amplifier, and a fourth capacitor disposed between the amplifier and the second terminal. The potential stabilizing circuit is connected to a first node which is located between the switching circuit and the amplifying circuit and which is located on a path connecting the second capacitor to the third capacitor.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side plate surrounding part of a space between the first plate and the second plate, a display positioned inside the housing and exposed through the first plate, a first conductive plate attached to or integrated into the display, wherein the first conductive plate faces the first direction and includes a first periphery extending along the side plate, a second conductive plate facing the third direction, wherein the second conducive plate includes a second periphery extending along the first periphery and a portion of the second periphery is coupled to the first periphery, and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the second conductive plate and configured to use at least one of the first conductive plate or the second conductive plate as an antenna element.

Abstract: A multi-column antenna having ports for different sub-bands is provided. In one aspect of the invention, power dividers couple the sub-band ports to the columns of radiating elements. At least one power divider is an un-equal power divider to allow a half-power beam width (HPBW) of one sub-band to be configured independently of the HPBW of the other sub-band. The ports may be combined at the radiating elements by diplexers. According to another aspect of the present invention, a multi-column antenna has a plurality of first sub-band ports and a plurality of second sub-band ports. Each of the first sub-band ports is coupled to one of the columns by a first sub-band feed network. Each of the second sub-band ports is coupled to two of the columns by a second sub-band feed network including a power divider. The different sub-bands have different MIMO optimization of the same multi-column antenna.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device, and a radio-frequency device and a signal transmission component thereof. The signal transmission component is operable in an operating frequency band and applied in a radio frequency device having a signal connector and a radio frequency circuit. The signal transmission component includes a signal transmission line and an electrostatic protection unit. The signal transmission line is disposed between the signal connector and the radio frequency circuit. The electrostatic protection unit is electrically connected to the signal transmission line, and includes a connecting end and a grounding end. An impedance of the electrostatic protection unit is greater than an impedance of the signal transmission line. An electrical length is defined between the connecting end and the grounding end, and the electrical length is less than ¼ of a wavelength corresponding to a lowest operating frequency within the operating frequency band.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of antennas, and a communication circuit electrically connected with the plurality of antennas. The communication circuit includes a plurality of circuits receiving a signal in a first band and is configured to simultaneously receive the signal in the first band through two or more circuits of the plurality of circuits from two or more antennas, which are positioned adjacent to each other, from among the plurality of antennas. The number of the plurality of antennas is the same as the number of plurality of circuits. Besides, various embodiments understood through this disclosure are possible.

Abstract: A cup antenna radio includes a tubular dielectric medium having a hollow portion. The cup radio antenna also includes electronics located in the hollow portion, the electronics being configured for satellite communication. The cup radio antenna also includes a spiral element disposed on top of the tubular dielectric medium, and a helical element disposed on an outside sidewall of the tubular dielectric medium. The helical element includes a first member coupled to a first arm of the spiral element and a second member coupled to a second arm of the spiral element.

Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus is described that includes a transparent pane having a first surface and a second surface. An electrochromic device (ECD) is arranged over the second surface that includes a first conductive layer adjacent the second surface, a second conductive layer, and an electrochromic layer between the first and the second conductive layers. The apparatus further includes at least one conductive antenna structure arranged over the second surface.

Abstract: A millimeter-wave waveguide including at least one strip of a dielectric material having a dielectric constant in the range from 1 to 4, a sheath surrounding the strip, and at least four ribs connecting the strip to the sheath.

Abstract: An antenna assembly for a vehicle may include: a cover into which a lower end portion of an antenna is inserted; a base coupled to a lower side of the cover to form an internal compartment; a circuit board mounted on an upper surface of the base to be connected to the lower end portion of the antenna; a terminal mounted to the base wherein an upper end portion thereof is connected to the circuit board and a lower end portion thereof penetrates into the base; a wire connector disposed at the lower end portion of the terminal to be connected to a power wire; and a rotating pin coupling the wire connector with the terminal, wherein the wire connector may be rotatable about the rotating pin.

Abstract: A vehicle window glass includes a glass including a transparent area and a shading area around the transparent area; a defogger including wires placed at equal first intervals extended in a direction, and a defogger element connected to the wires; and a glass antenna including a power feeding point in the shading area, and a first element connected to the power feeding point. The defogger element includes a first part in the transparent area and extended in the direction, and a second part in the shading area and connected to the first part. The first element includes a third part in the transparent area extended in the direction, and a fourth part in the shading area and connected to the third part and the power feeding point. A part of the second part and a part of the fourth part are placed to have a narrower interval.

Abstract: A glass antenna placed in a window glass for a vehicle includes a second antenna that includes a second power feeding point, and a second element connected to the second power feeding point; a third antenna that includes a third power feeding point, and a third element connected to a third power feeding point; and a no-power-fed element that includes a first overlapping part placed in parallel with at least a part of the second element, separated by a third interval, and a second overlapping part placed in parallel with at least a part of the third element, separated by a fourth interval.

Abstract: This application relates to a test chamber for testing a device under test (DUT), the test chamber comprising: a plurality of chamber walls defining an interior of the test chamber which are configured to provide an anechoic and shielded test chamber, an antenna arrangement which is arranged in the form of a plane-wave synthesizing array and which is configured to emit plane-waves into the interior of the test chamber, a receiving area for receiving the DUT, wherein in a test mode the receiving area forms a region of measurement of the DUT, wherein the receiving area is formed by a portion of a first wall of the test chamber and wherein the receiving area is configured such that during test mode heat from the DUT is transferred to the outside of the test chamber. The application further relates to a test system comprising such a test chamber.

Abstract: A communication device includes a metal mechanism element, a feeding radiation element, a tuning radiation element, and a dielectric substrate. The metal mechanism element has a closed slot. The feeding radiation element extends across the closed slot. The feeding radiation element has a feeding point. The tuning radiation element extends across the closed slot. The first end of the tuning radiation element is coupled to the metal mechanism element. The second end of the tuning radiation element is adjacent to the metal mechanism element or is coupled to the metal mechanism element. The dielectric substrate is adjacent to the metal mechanism element. The feeding radiation element and the tuning radiation element are both disposed on the dielectric substrate. An antenna structure is formed by the feeding radiation element, the tuning radiation element, and the closed slot of the metal mechanism element.