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229results about "Differential interacting antenna combinations" patented technology

Electronic Device and Case with Satellite Communication Capabilities

An electronic device may be mounted to a main body of a removable case. The case includes a cover that rotates between open and closed positions. The device may convey wireless data and / or a control signal with the removable case over radio-frequency connectors, near-field communications (NFC) coils, connector electrodes, and / or wired data connectors. The removable case may relay the wireless data between the electronic device and a communications satellite in space. The case may include a phased antenna array in the cover. In the open position, the cover may point the phased antenna array towards the sky. The removable case may include beamforming circuitry in the cover and coupled to the phased antenna array. The control signal may control the beamforming circuitry to produce, using the phased antenna array, a signal beam oriented towards the communications satellite.
Owner:APPLE INC

Vertically-polarized omnidirectional antenna with broadband amplitude taper

A vertically-polarized omnidirectional antenna, including: a body including: a host printed circuit board (PCB) including: first and second slots, and a metal flooded ground plane, first and second antenna PCBs forming four dipole pairs, the first and second antenna PCBs mounted to the host PCB, respective first to third ground connection fillet tabs, the first and second tabs being on an opposite side of the host PCB from the third tab, the first to third tabs being on a same side of its antenna PCB, an amplitude taper on each antenna PCB at transitions between the host and antenna PCBs, including: a first transmission line splitting off into a second transmission line and a third transmission line, the second transmission line feeding two antennas to form one dipole pair, the third transmission line stepping down using a quarter-wave transformer, and a radio frequency (RF) connector to receive a power supply.
Owner:PCTEL INC

Fixed-frequency beam scanning leaky-wave antenna and electronic equipment

The invention provides a fixed-frequency beam scanning leaky-wave antenna and electronic equipment. The leaky-wave antenna comprises a first microstrip line and a second microstrip line, wherein the first microstrip line and the second microstrip line are used for transmitting radio frequency signals and are arranged at an interval; the N antenna units are connected to the first microstrip line and the second microstrip line, and each antenna unit comprises a first switch and a second switch; a first stub and a second stub, and an antenna. According to the technical scheme, the leaky-wave antenna is simple in structure, easy to process, high in expansibility and capable of reducing parasitism, transmission loss, element loss and the like.
Owner:PEKING UNIV CHONGQING CARBON-BASED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT RES INST

Antenna systems

An antenna assembly can include an internal ground plane, a base PCB, and a plurality of antennas. The base PCB can be positioned above the internal ground plane. The base PCB can include a plurality of individual ground planes spaced circumferentially about a center of the base PCB, with the plurality of individual ground planes being electrically connected to the internal ground plane. Each antenna of the plurality of antennas can be electrically connected to an individual ground plane of the plurality of individual ground planes. The plurality of antennas can include a plurality of multi-band antennas and one or more WiFi antennas.
Owner:PARSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC

Three-dimensional antenna array system

A three-dimensional (3D) antenna array system in the form of a phased array antenna having a first antenna array and a second antenna array, a calibration circuit including an external signal generator, and a hinged power transformer is described. The external signal generator is electrically connected to the first antenna array, and the first antenna array is electrically coupled to the second antenna array via the hinged power transformer. The hinged power transformer mechanically joins the first antenna array to the second antenna array in one of a first position and a second position, with the first antenna array being disposed at an angle in relation to the second antenna array when the hinged power transformer is disposed in the first position.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Portable electronic device comprising a microcontroller, a secure element and a peripheral component controlled by the secure element

A portable electronic device comprising a microcontroller, a secure element, and at least one peripheral component controlled by the secure element, wherein the secure element is connected to the microcontroller through a first serial data link and is connected to the peripheral component through at least one second serial data link. At least one digital input of the peripheral component is connected to at least one digital input / output of the microcontroller and the secure element is configured to send to the microcontroller, via the first data link, control commands of said digital input / output of the microcontroller such that it provides a specified signal on the digital input of the peripheral component.
Owner:LEDGER

Wearable electronic device

A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a first antenna structure disposed on an antenna carrier, a printed circuit board, a semiconductor packaging substrate packaged with the printed circuit board, a second antenna structure disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor packaging substrate, and a contact structure electrically connecting the first antenna structure and the second antenna structure.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Wearable device and antenna control method

The present application relates to the technical field of virtual reality, and particularly relates to a wearable device and an antenna control method. The wearable device comprises a handle and a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display comprising a first antenna, the first antenna comprising a first feed point and a second feed point, the handle comprising a second antenna, and the second antenna comprising a third feed point and a fourth feed point, wherein a first target pattern is generated when the first antenna is fed via a first target feed point among the first feed point and the second feed point, a second target pattern is generated when the second antenna is fed via a second target feed point among the third feed point and the fourth feed point, and an antenna radiation range indicated by the first target pattern at least partially overlaps with an antenna radiation range indicated by the second target pattern. In this way, a pattern of the head-mounted display can be kept aligned with an antenna pattern of the handle, thereby maintaining good communication quality between the head-mounted display and the handle.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Multibeam sector-splitting base station antennas having compact beamforming networks

Multibeam base station antennas include an antenna array that includes a plurality of columns of radiating elements and a beamforming network having at least two rows and two columns of directional couplers, where adjacent pairs of directional couplers in each row are connected to each other by respective ones of a plurality of delay lines, where at least some of the delay lines have a wave shape having multiple peaks and valleys.
Owner:OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC

Method and radio base station comprising antennas for providing coverage in a cell

The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a radio base station (100) for providing radio coverage in a cell (101), and a radio base station (100) performing the method. In an aspect, a method performed by a radio base station (100) for providing radio coverage in a cell (101) is provided. The method comprises establishing (S102) communication channels in a plurality of directions via a first antenna (102) capable of performing beam forming, acquiring (S102) performance indicators for the established communication channels, and directing (S103) at least a second antenna (103) in a selected direction based on the acquired obtained performance indicators.
Owner:TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

Space time chaotic antenna array active incoherent mm-wave imaging system

An apparatus comprising an antenna array including multiple planar slot antenna elements with integrated feedlines, wherein the positions, orientation angles, and feedline lengths of the antenna elements are mutually uncorrelated to produce spatial and temporal incoherence. The apparatus may include a substrate having irregular ridge faces supporting the antenna elements, a switching circuit configured to activate subsets of the antenna elements according to randomized or pseudo-random sequences, and a controller operatively coupled to the switching circuit.
Owner:UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Electronic device with antenna modules

An antenna module implemented as a multi-layered package includes: a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of layers; an array antenna portion including a plurality of antenna elements disposed on the PCB; a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) chip bonded to a second surface of the PCB, the second surface being another outermost surface of the PCB; and a plurality of signal connection lines connected from the RFIC chip to the array antenna portion. A length of each of the plurality of signal connection lines may be a length of a connection line connected between the RFIC chip and the array antenna portion, and the plurality of signal connection lines may have the same length.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Beam steering and direction finding for differential segmented aperture antennas.

Providing a beam steering system for a differential segmented aperture antenna. [Solution] A beam steering system includes a differential segmented array (DSA) antenna including a plurality of pyramidal structures and elements arranged in an array including first and second sets of directional elements, each element being defined between opposing faces of two adjacent pyramidal structures and the position of each element being spaced a distance from a common origin of the elements of the array, a phase gradient determination circuit for determining first and second phase gradients for the directional elements, the phase gradient being based on first and second angles of a target relative to the DSA antenna and an operating frequency of the DSA antenna, and a phase shift determination circuit for determining first and second phase shifts for each of the elements and determining a composite phase shift by summing the respective first and second phase shifts for each element.
Owner:BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST

Emulator system and emulating method for satellite communication

An emulator system and an emulating method for satellite communication are provided. The emulating method includes: providing a first antenna array, wherein the first antenna array includes a plurality of antenna units arranged along a first direction; mounting the device under test on a virtual plane by a jig; enabling a first beam by the first antenna array; steering the first beam to the device under test by a default angle of incidence; transmitting a first signal to the device under test via the first beam, and receiving a second signal corresponding to the first signal from the device under test; calculating a value of phase difference according to the second signal; determining whether the device under test passes a test according to the value of phase difference and a threshold to generate a testing result; and outputting the testing result.
Owner:TMY TECH INC

Antenna device

The present invention provides an antenna device that includes multiple antennas in a common housing, can suppress the decrease in antenna gain and achieve miniaturization. The antenna device (1) includes a TEL antenna (2) and a capacitive load element (3) in a common housing. The capacitive load element (3) is located above the TEL antenna (2). The length of the capacitive load element (3) is a natural multiple of 1 / 2 of the wavelength of the PCS band. The TEL antenna (2) is arranged to avoid the maximum voltage point of the standing wave of the PCS band generated by the capacitive load element (3).
Owner:YOKOWO CO LTD

Multi-path antenna gear, antenna device

The present disclosure provides a multi-path antenna gear shifting device and an antenna device, and belongs to the technical field of antenna devices. The multi-path antenna gear shifting device is simple in structure, small in size and low in cost, and comprises: a plurality of moving racks extending along a first direction, the moving racks being used for connecting adjusting devices of antenna units; the plurality of moving racks are arranged side by side along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the teeth of all the moving racks are oriented in the same direction; a gear shifting rack is arranged on one side of each moving rack having a tooth, the gear shifting rack extends along the second direction, the teeth of the gear shifting rack are arranged on the side away from the moving rack, and the side of the gear shifting rack facing the moving rack is provided with engagement teeth matched with the teeth of the moving rack; a first driving unit is used for driving the gear shifting rack to move along the second direction, so that the engagement teeth are engaged with the teeth of the moving rack to be adjusted; and a second driving unit is used for driving the gear shifting rack to move along the first direction, so as to drive the current moving rack to be adjusted to move along the first direction.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Antenna and electronic device

This application provides an antenna and an electronic device. The antenna is a combination of a dipole antenna and a slot antenna, and the antenna includes a radiator and a balun structure. The radiator includes a first branch for a first current to flow through and a second branch for a second current to flow through. The first branch and the second branch are arranged on two opposite sides of the balun structure, and serve as two branches of the dipole antenna. A direction of the first current is at least partially opposite to that of the second current. The first branch is spaced from the balun structure by a first slot. The second branch is spaced from the balun structure by a second slot. The first slot is configured to form a first horizontally-radiated electric field by the first current and a current on the balun structure. The second slot is configured to form a second horizontally-radiated electric field by the second current and the current on the balun structure. Through coordination of the slots with the first branch and the second branch, radiation in both horizontal and vertical directions of the antenna is enhanced and antenna pattern roundness is increased.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

A one-dimensional phase-scan waveguide slot antenna based on tunable reflective phase shifter

The application discloses a one-dimensional phase scanning waveguide slot antenna array based on an adjustable reflective phase shifter, wherein a TE10 mode signal is converted into four equal-amplitude and in-phase TEM mode signals by a one-to-four coaxial feeding layer and transmitted to an adjustable reflective phase shifter group, the adjustable reflective phase shifter group adjusts the phases of the four TEM mode signals, generates four TEM mode signals and transmits the four TEM mode signals to a double-ridge-to-coaxial layer, the double-ridge-to-coaxial layer converts the four TEM mode signals into four TE10 mode signals through a coaxial-to-double-ridge structure and outputs the four TE10 mode signals to a single-ridge waveguide transmission layer, the single-ridge waveguide transmission layer transmits the four TE10 mode signals to a slot radiation layer through a double-ridge waveguide-to-single-ridge waveguide structure, the slot radiation layer radiates the four TE10 mode signals to free space, and the slot radiation layer, the single-ridge waveguide transmission layer, the double-ridge-to-coaxial layer, the adjustable reflective phase shifter group and the one-to-four coaxial feeding layer are all made of full metal; the one-dimensional phase scanning waveguide slot antenna array based on the adjustable reflective phase shifter has the advantages of simple structure, low cost, large-angle scanning and high gain.
Owner:NINGBO UNIV

Ultra-wideband monopole antenna and array thereof

The invention provides an ultra-wide-band monopole antenna and an array thereof. The ultra-wide-band monopole antenna comprises a bottom plate disc, a first antenna, a second antenna and a third antenna, the antenna comprises a base plate disc, a plurality of antenna units, the antenna units are circumferentially distributed on the base plate disc, the center distance between the antenna units and the base plate disc is 0.5 lambda, and lambda is the wavelength under the center frequency of the antenna units. By arranging the antenna units on the circumference, the problems of radiation efficiency reduction and directional diagram distortion are solved, and the technical problem that an antenna structure design capable of avoiding radiation efficiency reduction and directional diagram distortion is lacked in the prior art is solved.
Owner:CHINA SHIP DEV & DESIGN CENT

Circular array antenna

To provide a circular array antenna that improves ripple in an omnidirectional radiation pattern without causing characteristic deterioration.SOLUTION: In a circular array antenna 1, a plurality of planar antennas 4, 5, 6, 7 having a rectangular substrate 41, 51, 61, 71 and a radiating element 42, 52, 62, 72 are placed in a rectangular tube shape, and the circular array antenna includes an antenna main body 2 in which each of the radiating elements is arranged on the outer circumferential side of the rectangular tube shape, and an annular ripple improvement ring 3 arranged on the outer periphery of the antenna main body 2 and provided along the circumferential direction of the central axis C of the antenna main body 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:JAPAN RADIO CO LTD

Antenna device and electronic device including the same

An antenna device for providing a higher data transmission rate in a wireless communication system is provided. The antenna device includes a first radiating body mounted to a side surface of a multiple layer circuit board to transmit and receive a wireless signal and a second radiating body mounted to a top surface of the multiple layer circuit board and electrically connected to the first radiating body to transmit and receive the wireless signal together with the first radiating body.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Multilayer splitter board for cableless antenna

An exemplary antenna having three reflectors triangularly disposed has two multilayer splitter boards mounted between them. Each multilayer splitter board has faces that mechanically couple to the inward-facing surface of the three reflectors. Each multilayer splitter board supports a separate frequency band. Each multilayer splitter board takes a signal input pair for each column of dipoles disposed on the reflectors and splits the signals so that one column of dipoles on each reflector radiates a single pair of signals. An advantage of the disclosed antenna is that it dramatically reduces the number of RF (Radio Frequency) cables required in manufacturing, which may reduce the weight and cost of fabrication.
Owner:JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOC LLC

Antenna device and communication device

An array accommodated in a housing includes multiple antenna elements. The antenna elements face an inside surface of the housing and are arrayed in a first direction at least one-dimensionally. A waveguide is coupled to the antenna elements of the array antenna and extends from the array antenna toward the inside surface of the housing. The waveguide has a housing-side end face facing the inside surface of the housing and an antenna-side end face facing the array antenna. A length from one end to an opposite end of the housing-side end face in the first direction is greater than a length from one end to an opposite end of the antenna-side end face in the first direction. An antenna device that can improve antenna gain without increasing the size of the antenna module is provided.
Owner:MURATA MFG CO LTD

Broadband arbitrary polarization multi-plane phased array antenna

The invention discloses a broadband arbitrary polarization multi-plane phased-array antenna, which belongs to the technical field of antennas and comprises an antenna mounting side panel, an antenna mounting top panel and a broadband dual-polarization antenna array. The number of the antenna mounting top panels is a regular polygon, the number of the antenna mounting side panels is consistent with the number of sides of the antenna mounting top panels, and the antenna mounting side panels are trapezoidal; the antenna mounting top panel and the plurality of antenna mounting side panels form a polyhedral halfpace; the broadband dual-polarized antenna array is mounted on the antenna mounting side panel and the antenna mounting top panel; the arrangement mode of the broadband dual-polarized antenna array is a two-dimensional plane arrangement mode, the broadband dual-polarized antenna array comprises a radiation array plane and a parasitic coupling unit installed at the edge of the radiation array plane, and two adjacent basic array elements in the broadband dual-polarized antenna array jointly form a radiation unit. The antenna provided by the invention can radiate any polarization signal meeting requirements, and realizes full-airspace coverage.
Owner:NANJING CHANGFENG AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH

Component carrier with shielded cavity and over antenna and non-conductive low-loss high-frequency structure

A component carrier (100), the component carrier comprising: a stack (102) comprising a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures (150) and at least one electrically insulating layer structure (152); a cavity (104) formed in the stack (102) and delimited by a circumferential wall; a conductive shield (106) that covers at least a portion of a circumferential wall of the cavity (104); a non-conductive, low loss, high frequency structure (154) over the cavity (104); and an antenna (108) located at least partially above the low-loss high-frequency structure (154).
Owner:AT&S AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY AG

Antenna array, radar and unmanned equipment

The invention discloses an antenna array, a radar and unmanned equipment. The antenna array comprises a plurality of first antennas, a plurality of second antennas and a plurality of common antennas; the plurality of first antennas and the plurality of common antennas are sequentially arranged along a first line segment, the plurality of second antennas are arranged along a second line segment, and the common antenna located at the end part of the first line segment is adjacent to the second antenna located at the end part of the second line segment; the common antenna is used for receiving and transmitting signals; the first antenna is a receiving antenna or a transmitting antenna; wherein when the first antenna is the receiving antenna, the second antenna is the transmitting antenna, and when the first antenna is the transmitting antenna, the second antenna is the receiving antenna. Through the technical means, the common antenna is arranged in the antenna array, and the common antenna is used as a transmitting antenna or a receiving antenna, so that the number of antennas arranged in the antenna array is effectively reduced, the area of a circuit board is reduced on the premise of not influencing the performance of the antenna array, and the problems of large size and high cost of the radar are solved.
Owner:GUANGZHOU XAIRCRAFT TECH CO LTD