IP Library Granted Patent US 8,191,231
Granted Patent B2
US 8,191,231 · App. 12/972,873 · Granted Jun 5, 2012

Method for manufacturing antenna

Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,191,231
App. No.
12/972,873
Granted
Jun 5, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing an antenna includes steps as follows. First, a substrate is provided, wherein a surface of the substrate has an antenna region. Then, the surface of the substrate is electroless plated with a metal medium, so that the surface is covered with the metal medium. Then, the metal medium is covered with a resist. Then, a portion of the resist in the antenna region is removed. Then, the antenna region is electroplated with metal material to form an antenna main body. Then, a remaining portion of the resist is removed, and excluding a portion of the metal medium in the antenna region, the other portion of the metal medium is also removed from the substrate.

Claims (19)

1. A method for manufacturing an antenna, the method comprising:

providing a substrate, wherein a surface of the substrate has an antenna region;

electroless plating the surface of the substrate with a metal medium, so that the surface is covered with the metal medium;

covering the metal medium with a resist;

removing a portion of the resist in the antenna region;

electroplating the antenna region with metal material to form an antenna main body;

removing a remaining portion of the resist; and

excluding a portion of the metal medium in the antenna region, removing the other portion of the metal medium from the substrate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the antenna region has antenna pattern.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

roughening the surface of the substrate.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a recess in the antenna region.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the material of the metal medium is palladium or polymeric material.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

exposing the portion of the metal medium to the antenna region by removing the portion of the resist in the antenna region.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remaining portion of the resist is removed through dry etching.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the dry etching is laser carving.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal material is copper, nickel or gold.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
To: WNC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072255/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2010
From: LO, WEN-KUEI; CHANG, SHENG-CHIEH; HUANG, BAU-YI; TSAI, CHI-WEN; HSU, HSIN-HUI; WANG, TZUH-SUAN
To: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025560/0865 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 99127965 A · Aug 20, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120042505A1 · Feb 23, 2012