Universal Circuit Board for Multi-Standard Wireless Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication devices face challenges in efficiently designing and manufacturing circuit modules that can adapt to different wireless communication systems and frequency bands, leading to increased development time, complexity, and reliability evaluation costs due to the need for multiple circuit board types and configurations.
Innovation Solution
A circuit board design that incorporates a common board with interchangeable electronic components, including capacitors, coils, and filters, allowing for adaptable configurations to support multiple wireless communication systems and frequency bands, reducing the need for multiple board types and simplifying reliability testing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple circuit board types are used to support different wireless communication systems and frequency bands, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal circuit board design that can support multiple wireless communication systems (WLAN, Bluetooth, etc.) and frequency bands through a standardized interface and modular component architecture. The board uses a common ground structure and signal transmission paths that are compatible with different communication protocols, allowing a single board type to replace multiple specialized boards.
Solution Approach 2:
The circuit board is divided into functional modules including separate antenna connection terminals, communication circuit connection terminals, and interchangeable electronic components. This segmentation allows different communication systems to be integrated into the same board by simply changing or reconfiguring specific modules rather than requiring entirely different board designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple circuit board types are designed for different configurations, then adaptability is improved, but development time and reliability evaluation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized interface design and common ground structure enable the same circuit board to be used across different product configurations and wireless communication systems. This universality significantly reduces development time by eliminating the need to create and validate multiple separate board designs, while still providing the flexibility to support various configurations through modular components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple circuit board types are manufactured, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a universal circuit board design with standardized interfaces and modular electronic components that can be produced using a single manufacturing process. This approach maintains manufacturing efficiency by avoiding the need for multiple specialized production lines, while still achieving support for multiple frequency bands and wireless communication systems through the board's inherent design flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A circuit board includes a board base element, a communication circuit connection terminal, an antenna connection terminal, and a circuit pattern including wires and lands to which predetermined circuit elements are mountable. The predetermined circuit elements include optional elements including a first coil and a second capacitor. The optional elements are electronic components to be mounted or not in the circuit pattern depending on whether a second antenna is connected to a second antenna connection terminal. The predetermined circuit elements further include basic elements including a first capacitor and first and second filters. The basic elements are electronic components to be mounted in the circuit pattern regardless of whether the optional elements are mounted. The circuit pattern is formed such that the single circuit board can optionally support plural types of antenna configurations by changing a manner of mounting the optional elements and changing the circuit configuration.