Mobile device and antenna array therein

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9306291-B2
Application number	US-201313852301-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2013
Priority date	Mar 30, 2012
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

A mobile device at least includes a dielectric substrate, an antenna array, and a transceiver. The antenna array at least includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first and second antennas are both embedded in the dielectric substrate. The first and second antennas have different polarizations. The transceiver is coupled to the antenna array so as to transmit or receive a signal. The polarization of the antenna array may be dynamically adjusted by controlling a phase difference between the first antenna and the second antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile device, at least comprising:
a dielectric substrate;
an antenna array, at least comprising:
a first antenna, embedded in the dielectric substrate; and
a second antenna, embedded in the dielectric substrate, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna have different polarizations; and

a transceiver, coupled to the antenna array, and configured to transmit or receive a signal,
wherein the first antenna and the second antenna transmit or receive the same frequency band to form a synthetic beam, and
wherein the synthetic beam is formed by switching and adjusting the transceiver, and further by altering input phase and input energy of the first antenna and the second antenna so as to dynamically adjust a main beam of the antenna array.

2. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dielectric substrate is an LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics) substrate or an FR4 substrate.

3. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first antenna and the second antenna is approximately a half wavelength of a central operating frequency of the antenna array.

4. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a polarization of the first antenna is perpendicular to that of the second antenna.

5. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first antenna or the second antenna is an aperture antenna.

6. The mobile device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the aperture antenna comprises:
a cavity structure, having a central hollow portion, a main aperture, and a feeding hole, wherein the main aperture and the feeding hole are both connected to the central hollow portion; and
a feeding element, coupled to a signal source, and extending into the main aperture of the cavity structure.

7. The mobile device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the feeding element comprises:
a first feeding branch, coupled to the signal source, and extending through the feeding hole of the cavity structure into the central hollow portion of the cavity structure; and
a second feeding branch, coupled to the first feeding branch, wherein at least a portion of the second feeding branch is disposed in the main aperture of the cavity structure.

8. The mobile device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first feeding branch and the second feeding branch substantially form an L-shape.

9. The mobile device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the feeding element further comprises:
a connection via, coupled between an end of the first feeding branch and an end of the second feeding branch.

10. The mobile device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the feeding hole and the main aperture are respectively formed on two opposite side walls of the cavity structure.

11. The mobile device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the main aperture of the cavity structure is larger than the feeding hole of the cavity structure.

12. The mobile device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the main aperture of the cavity structure substantially has a rectangular shape.

13. The mobile device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the dielectric substrate comprises a plurality of metal layers and a plurality of vias, and the cavity structure is formed by the plurality of metal layers and the plurality of vias.

14. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an overall polarization of the antenna array is dynamically adjusted by controlling a phase difference between the first antenna and the second antenna.

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Lu yu-chun
• Lin Yi-Cheng
• Rao Pei-Zong
• Tung Wei-Shin

Classifications

• H01Q1/525 Primary

  between emitting and receiving antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/40

  Radiating elements coated with or embedded in protective material · CPC title

• H01Q21/06

  Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart · CPC title

• H01Q21/00 Primary

  Antenna arrays or systems (arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system H01Q3/00) · CPC title

• H01Q13/18

  the slot being backed by, or formed in boundary wall of, a resonant cavity (longitudinally slotted cylinder H01Q13/12 ){; Open cavity antennas} · CPC title