IP Library Granted Patent US 10,355,363
Granted Patent B2
US 10,355,363 · App. 15/862,553 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Antenna-like matching component

Inventors: Olivier Pajona (Nice, FR); Sebastian Rowson (San Diego, CA); Laurent Desclos (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Ethertronics, Inc.
H01Q9/36H01Q5/50
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Patent No.
US 10,355,363
App. No.
15/862,553
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna-like matching component is provided, comprising one or more conductive portions formed on a substrate. Shapes and dimensions of the one or more conductive portions are determined to provide impedance matching for one or more antennas coupled to the matching component.

Claims (26)

1. A matching component comprising:

a substrate; and

conductive patches formed on the substrate, the conductive patches comprising driving elements and parasitic elements;

wherein the conductive patches of the matching component provide impedance matching for two different antennas that are separate from the conductive patches of the matching component and coupled to the matching component;

wherein the conductive patches further include one or more inductive elements, each of which is connected to a pair of driving elements coupled to the two different antennas, respectively, to increase isolation between the two different antennas.

2. The matching component of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the parasitic elements is coupled to a circuit block to facilitate impedance matching.

3. The matching component of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a single-layer substrate.

4. The matching component of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a multi-layer substrate.

5. The matching component of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the conductive patches comprises an L-shaped arm.

6. The matching component of claim 5 , wherein the L-shaped arm is coupled to a circuit block to facilitate impedance matching.

7. An antenna system comprising:

a front end module;

at least one RF path coupling the front end module with two different antennas;

a matching component coupled with the at least one RF path and configured to provide impedance matching for the two different antennas, the matching component comprising:

a substrate; and

conductive patches formed on the substrate, the conductive patches comprising driving elements and parasitic elements;

wherein the conductive patches further include one or more inductive elements, each of which is connected to a pair of driving elements coupled to the two different antennas, respectively, to increase isolation between the two different antennas.

8. A matching component comprising:

a substrate having a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;

conductive patches formed on the substrate, the conductive patches at least partially formed on the top surface of the substrate; and

at least one solder pad disposed on the bottom surface of the substrate; wherein the conductive patches comprise driving elements and parasitic elements;

wherein the conductive patches provide impedance matching for two different antennas coupled to the matching component; and

wherein at least one of the conductive patches is formed at least partially on the side surface of the substrate and extends from the top surface to the bottom surface to electrically connect the at least one of the conductive patches that is formed on the top surface with the at least one solder pad disposed on the bottom surface of the substrate.

9. The matching component of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the parasitic elements is coupled to a circuit block to facilitate impedance matching.

10. The matching component of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the conductive patches comprises an L-shaped arm.

11. The matching component of claim 10 , wherein the L-shaped arm is coupled to a circuit block to facilitate impedance matching.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
To: AVX ANTENNA, INC.
Reel/Frame 062763/0342 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: AVX ANTENNA, INC.
To: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS (SAN DIEGO), INC.
Reel/Frame 062820/0684 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2018
From: PAJONA, OLIVIER; ROWSON, SEBASTIAN; DESCLOS, LAURENT
To: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 046119/0059 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2018
From: PAJONA, OLIVIER; ROWSON, SEBASTIAN; DESCLOS, LAURENT
To: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 046119/0178 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14213959 · Mar 14, 2014
Provisional Application 61838555 · Jun 24, 2013
Provisional Application 61785405 · Mar 14, 2013
Related Publication 20180131097A1 · May 10, 2018