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Compact wireless transceiver board with directional printed circuit antenna
Assignee: NUTEX COMMUNICATIONS CORP
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Filing: 1998-11-10
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Granted: 2000-04-04
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Expires: 2018-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A wireless transceiver includes a dielectric substrate having first and second major surfaces on which an RF circuit and a baseband processing circuit are mounted, and a printed circuit antenna formed on the substrate. The printed circuit antenna has at least one director formed by strip conductors disposed on the substrate, a reflector formed by the edge of a ground area disposed on the substrate, and a dipole formed by strip conductors on the substrate. The dipole is positioned between the reflector and the director. An antenna with this low profile and compact antenna structure has high directivity.
Inventors
- 👤 Guan-Wu Wang
- 👤 Wen-Chung Liu
- 👤 Terng-Jie Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/22; H01Q1/24; H01Q1/241; H01Q1/242; H01Q1/243; H01Q1/36; H01Q1/38; H01Q19/00; H01Q19/22; H01Q19/24; H01Q19/28; H01Q23/00; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0237; H05K1/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: a dielectric substrate having an RF circuit and a baseband processing circuit mounted thereon; a printed circuit antenna including at least one director formed by a strip conductor on a first major surface of said substrate, a reflector formed by the edge of a ground area on the first major surface of said substrate, and a dipole antenna formed by a strip conductor on the first major surface of said substrate and positioned between said reflector and said director; and a feed structure to said dipole antenna including a first strip conductor disposed on the first major surface of said substrate and a second strip conductor disposed on a second major surface of said substrate, said second strip conductor on said second major surface being connected electrically to said dipole antenna on said first major surface by means of plated-through holes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: a dielectric substrate having an RF circuit and a baseband processing circuit mounted thereon; a printed circuit antenna including at least one director formed by a strip conductor on a first major surface of said substrate, a reflector formed by the edge of a ground area on the first major surface of said substrate, and a dipole antenna formed by a strip conductor on the first major surface of said substrate and positioned between said reflector and said director; and a feed structure to said dipole antenna including a first strip conductor disposed on the first major surface of said substrate and a second strip conductor disposed on a second major surface of said substrate, said second strip conductor on said second major surface being connected electrically to said dipole antenna on said first major surface by means of plated-through holes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dipole antenna is a folded dipole having a resonant frequency at the intended operating frequency of said dipole antenna.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 2, wherein a center portion of the strip conductor of said folded dipole is widened for impedance matching.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dipole antenna is a half wavelength dipole having a resonant frequency at the intended operating frequency of said dipole antenna.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said RF circuit is surrounded by metallic walls and a metallic cover except for narrow openings for passing signal paths.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dielectric substrate is a semi-insulating compound semiconductor substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dielectric substrate is a printed circuit board.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The wireless radio transceiver as claimed in claim 7, wherein said printed circuit board is constructed by copper-clad epoxy fiberglass.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
129 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: a dielectric substrate having an RF circuit and a baseband processing circuit mounted thereon; and a printed circuit antenna including at least one director formed by a strip conductor on said substrate, a reflector formed by the edge of a ground area on said substrate, and a dipole antenna formed by a strip conductor on said substrate and positioned between said reflector and said director; wherein said RF circuit is constructed on a separate dielectric board to form a RF module having a backside ground plane soldered to the ground area of said substrate for insuring good ground contact, the signal paths between said printed circuit antenna, said RF module and said baseband processing circuit being connected by metallic pins wires, leads, or plated-through holes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
129 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: a dielectric substrate having an RF circuit and a baseband processing circuit mounted thereon; and a printed circuit antenna including at least one director formed by a strip conductor on said substrate, a reflector formed by the edge of a ground area on said substrate, and a dipole antenna formed by a strip conductor on said substrate and positioned between said reflector and said director; wherein said RF circuit is constructed on a separate dielectric board to form a RF module having a backside ground plane soldered to the ground area of said substrate for insuring good ground contact, the signal paths between said printed circuit antenna, said RF module and said baseband processing circuit being connected by metallic pins wires, leads, or plated-through holes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 9, wherein said dipole antenna is a folded dipole having a resonant frequency at the intended operating frequency of said dipole antenna.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 10, wherein a center portion of the strip conductor of said folded dipole is widened for impedance matching.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 9, wherein said dipole antenna is a half wavelength dipole having a resonant frequency at the intended operating frequency of said dipole antenna.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 9, wherein said RF circuit is surrounded by metallic walls and a metallic cover except for narrow openings for passing signal paths.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 9, wherein said dielectric substrate is a semi-insulating compound semiconductor substrate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 9, wherein said dielectric substrate is a printed circuit board.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The wireless radio transceiver as claimed in claim 15, wherein said printed circuit board is constructed by copper-clad epoxy fiberglass.
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