Antenna and wearable electronic device including same antenna
A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a housing, a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and including wireless communication circuitry and a ground part, and an antenna disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the antenna includes a conductive pattern, a feeding member electrically connected to the wireless communication circuitry through a feeding point and configured to electrically connect a first point of the conductive pattern and a first point of the ground part, a short-circuit member configured to electrically connect a second point of the conductive pattern and a second point of the ground part, and a capacitive loading member disposed between the feeding member and the short-circuit member having a first part operatively coupled to a third point of the conductive pattern and a second part electrically connected to a third point of the ground part.
1 . A wearable electronic device, comprising:
a housing;
a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and including wireless communication circuitry and a ground part; and
an antenna disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuitry,
wherein the antenna comprises:
a conductive pattern,
a feeding member electrically connected to the wireless communication circuitry through a feeding point and configured to electrically connect a first point of the conductive pattern and a first point of the ground part,
a short-circuit member configured to electrically connect a second point of the conductive pattern and a second point of the ground part, and
a capacitive loading member disposed between the feeding member and the short-circuit member and having a first part operatively coupled to a third point of the conductive pattern and a second part electrically connected to a third point of the ground part using a via.
2 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the antenna further comprises an impedance matching member disposed between the feeding member and the capacitive loading member, and
wherein the impedance matching member has a first part electrically connected to a fourth point of the ground part and a second part electrically connected to a portion of the feeding member.
3 . The wearable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the impedance matching member is configured such that the first part is electrically connected to a fourth point of the ground part using a fifth via and that a portion of the impedance matching member is disposed to be spaced apart from the ground part.
4 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is configured to operate in at least one of a Bluetooth frequency band, a Wi-Fi frequency band, or an ultra wide band (UWB) frequency band.
5 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is configured to form an electrical path through the feeding point, the feeding member, the conductive pattern, the short-circuit member, and the ground part, and to operate as a first loop antenna.
6 . The wearable electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first loop antenna is configured to operate at a resonant frequency of 0.5 wavelength, 1 wavelength, 1.5 wavelengths, and/or 2 wavelengths.
7 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is configured to form an electrical path through the feeding point, the feeding member, a portion of the conductive pattern, the capacitive loading member, and the ground part, and to operate as a second loop antenna.
8 . The wearable electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the second loop antenna is configured to operate at a resonant frequency of 0.5 wavelength and/or 1 wavelength.
9 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is configured to form an electrical path through the capacitive loading member, a portion of the conductive pattern, the short-circuit member, and the ground part, and to operate as a third loop antenna.
10 . The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the third loop antenna is configured to operate at a resonance frequency of 0.5 wavelength and/or 1 wavelength.
11 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the capacitive loading member is narrower than that of the feeding member and is wider than that of the short-circuit member.
12 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the feeding member is configured such that at least a portion of a first part is electrically connected to a first point of the conductive pattern using a first via and that at least a portion of a second part is electrically connected to a first point of the ground part using the feeding point.
13 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the short-circuit member is configured such that a first part is electrically connected to a second point of the conductive pattern using a second via and that a second part is electrically connected to a second point of the ground part using a third via.
14 . An antenna, comprising:
a conductive pattern;
a ground part;
a feeding member configured to electrically connect a first point of the conductive pattern and a first point of the ground part and to provide a wireless transmission and reception signal to the conductive pattern through a feeding point;
a short-circuit member configured to electrically connect a second point of the conductive pattern and a second point of the ground part; and
a capacitive loading member disposed between the feeding member and the short-circuit member and having a first part operatively coupled to a third point of the conductive pattern and a second part electrically connected to a third point of the ground part using a via.
15 . The antenna of claim 14 , further comprising
an impedance matching member disposed between the feeding member and the capacitive loading member,
wherein the impedance matching member has a first part electrically connected to a fourth point of the ground part and a second part electrically connected to a portion of the feeding member.
16 . The antenna of claim 14 , further comprising:
an electrical path formed through the feeding point, the feeding member, the conductive pattern, the short-circuit member, and the ground part to operate as a first loop antenna.
17 . The antenna of claim 16 , wherein the first loop antenna is configured to operate at a resonant frequency of 0.5 wavelength, 1 wavelength, 1.5 wavelengths, and/or 2 wavelengths.
18 . The antenna of claim 14 , further comprising: an electrical path formed through the feeding point, the feeding member, a portion of the conductive pattern, the capacitive loading member, and the ground part to operate as a second loop antenna.
19 . The antenna of claim 18 , wherein the second loop antenna is configured to operate at a resonant frequency of 0.5 wavelength and/or 1 wavelength.