Information handling system docking station glass housing having an integrated antenna
A portable information handling system or docking station glass ceramic housing integrates antenna conductive wires in a first glass ceramic piece and a director conductive wire in a second glass ceramic piece coupled to the first ceramic glass piece, such as with optically-clear adhesive. A conductive contact interfaces the antenna conductive wire by exposure at the glass ceramic housing interior where pogo pins of a printed circuit board assembly bias against the conductive contacts to communicate the radio signals. The director conductive wire provides a parasitic element for directional control of the wireless signal. Ground conductive wires may integrate in the exterior side of the second glass ceramic piece and interface with the radio to provide a dipole antenna.
1. A method for wireless communication at a device, the method comprising:
integrating a first conductive wire in an antenna glass ceramic housing piece of the device;
integrating a second conductive wire in a director glass ceramic housing piece of the device;
integrating a third conductive wire in the director glass ceramic housing piece on a side opposite the second conductive wire;
coupling the antenna glass ceramic housing piece and the director glass ceramic housing piece to each other to define a glass ceramic housing portion of the device having the second conductive wire aligned as a director for wireless signals transmitted from the first conductive wire;
interfacing a radio with the first conductive wire of the antenna glass ceramic housing piece;
interfacing a ground of the radio with the third conductive wire;
transmitting wireless signals from the radio through the first conductive wire of the antenna glass ceramic housing piece; and
directing the wireless signals with the second conductive wire of the director glass ceramic housing piece.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
integrating the first conductive wire in a first transparent dielectric sheet;
coupling the first dielectric sheet to the antenna glass ceramic housing piece with an optically clear adhesive;
integrating the second conductive wire in a second transparent dielectric sheet; and
coupling the second transparent dielectric to the director glass ceramic housing piece with an optically clear adhesive.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:
integrating the first conductive wire at a lower surface of the antenna glass ceramic housing piece; and
coupling the director glass ceramic housing piece to have the second conductive wire proximate an upper side of the antenna glass ceramic housing piece.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:
integrating the third conductive wire into a third transparent dielectric sheet;
coupling the third dielectric sheet to the director glass ceramic housing piece on a side opposite the second dielectric piece; and
interfacing the ground of the radio to the third conductive wire.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the device comprises an information handling system docking station.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein the device is an information handling system.
7. The method of claim 4 wherein the first, second and third wires define a 60 GHz dipole antenna having a directed radiation pattern.
8. A glass housing comprising:
first and second planar glass ceramic pieces;
a first conductive wire integrated in a first side of the first planar glass ceramic piece and configured to interface with a radio;
a second conductive wire integrated in a first side of the second planar glass ceramic piece;
a third conductive wire integrated in a second side of the second planar glass piece and configured to interface with a ground of the radio; and
a conductive contact exposed at the first planar glass ceramic configured to interface the first conductive wire with the radio as an antenna;
wherein the second planar glass piece first side couples to the first planar glass piece to align the second conductive wire as a director for wireless signals transmitted from the first conductive wire.
9. The glass housing of claim 8 wherein the first and second planar glass pieces configure to house an information handling system.
10. The glass housing of claim 8 wherein the first and second planar glass pieces configure to house an information handling system docking station.