Antenna system for small form factor
A multiple-antenna device including a printed circuit board, a first antenna formed into a first corner of the printed circuit board, a second antenna formed into a second corner of the printed circuit board, and a dual-band decoupler formed in the printed circuit board between the first antenna and the second antenna. The multiple-antenna device includes WLAN circuitry located on the printed circuit board between the first antenna and the decoupler. The first and second antennas have polarizations orthogonal to each other.
1. A multiple-antenna device comprising:
a printed circuit board;
a first antenna disposed on a first corner of the printed circuit board;
a second antenna disposed on a second corner of the printed circuit board; and
a decoupler formed in the printed circuit board between the first antenna and the second antenna, wherein the decoupler is etched on the printed circuit board, and wherein the decoupler provides decoupling in a 6 GigaHertz (GHz) Wi-Fi band; and
wherein respective polarizations of the first and second antennas are separated by 90 degrees.
2. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the first antenna disposed on the first corner comprises the first antenna formed into the first corner and the second antenna disposed on the second corner comprises the second antenna formed into the second corner.
3. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the decoupler is a dual band decoupler.
4. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 2 , further comprising WLAN circuitry located on the printed circuit board between the first antenna and the decoupler, wherein at least one of the first antenna and second antenna is connected to the WLAN circuitry.
5. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second antennas have a diagonal orientation.
6. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , further comprising electronic circuitry, which exhibits electro-magnetic interference during operation, located on the printed circuit board other than at the first and second corners of the printed circuit board.
7. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna have radiation nulls directed toward the electronic circuitry.
8. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic circuitry which exhibits electro-magnetic interference comprises at least one of a USB port or an HDMI port.
9. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 6 , further comprising short range wireless communication circuitry located on the printed circuit board, wherein the second antenna is connected to the short range wireless communication circuitry, and a distance between the second antenna and the electronic circuitry which exhibits electro-magnetic interference is greater than a distance between the first antenna and the electronic circuitry which exhibits electro-magnetic interference.
10. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 9 , wherein the short range wireless communication circuitry is Bluetooth circuitry.
11. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , further comprising WLAN circuitry located on the printed circuit board between the first and second antennas.
12. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , further comprising a visual indicator located on the printed circuit board at a location corresponding to the second antenna configured to provide visual guidance for orienting the multiple antenna device behind a television.
13. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a light emitting diode.
14. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a light pipe.
15. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is a copper etched antenna etched from a copper layer of the printed circuit board.
16. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is a stand-alone antenna attached to the printed circuit board, wherein the stand-alone antenna is a separate part which is connected to the multiple-antenna device such that the stand-alone antenna is not a shape left in a copper layer of the printed circuit board.
17. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 1 , further comprising short range wireless communication circuitry located on the printed circuit board, wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is connected to the short range wireless communication circuitry.
18. The multiple-antenna device according to claim 17 , wherein the short range wireless communication circuitry is Bluetooth circuitry.