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US 12,609,458 · App. 18/408,184 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Antenna and formation method thereof, and antenna group

Inventors: Yifan Xing (Chengdu, CN); Kerui Xi (Chengdu, CN); Baiquan Lin (Chengdu, CN); Zhenyu Jia (Chengdu, CN); Xiaonan Han (Chengdu, CN); Yi Wang (Chengdu, CN); Xiaojun Chen (Chengdu, CN); Shengwei Dai (Chengdu, CN); Taohua Chen (Chengdu, CN)
Assignee: Chengdu Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
H01Q15/0013H01Q3/36H01Q9/0407H01Q15/14H01Q15/148H01Q21/0087H01Q21/061H01Q23/00H01Q15/0006
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Patent No.
US 12,609,458
App. No.
18/408,184
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna, a formation method of the antenna, and an antenna group are provided in the present disclosure. The antenna includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a third substrate and a feed source. A first frequency selective surface is on a side of the first substrate; a reflective layer is on a side of the second substrate; a first electrode layer is on a side of the third substrate; and the third substrate is on a side of the second substrate away from the first substrate, and liquid crystal molecules are between the second substrate and the third substrate; or the third substrate is on a side of the first substrate away from the second substrate, and liquid crystal molecules are between the third substrate and the first substrate. The feed source is on the side of the second substrate or on the side of the third substrate.

Claims (38)

1 . An antenna, comprising:

a first substrate, a second substrate and a third substrate, wherein:

the first substrate and the second substrate are oppositely disposed; and a first frequency selective surface is on a side of the first substrate;

a reflective layer is on a side of the second substrate; along a direction perpendicular to a plane of the first substrate, a first distance is between the first frequency selective surface and the reflective layer; and

a first electrode layer is on a side of the third substrate; and the third substrate is on a side of the first substrate away from the second substrate, and liquid crystal molecules are between the third substrate and the first substrate; and

a feed source, wherein the feed source is on a side of the second substrate opposite the reflective layer.

2 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first frequency selective surface is on a side of the first substrate adjacent to the second substrate, or the first frequency selective surface is on the side of the first substrate away from the second substrate; and

the reflective layer is on the side of the second substrate away from the first substrate.

3 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein:

a first circuit board is bound to the side of the second substrate; and the reflective layer is electrically connected to the first circuit board through first signal lines.

4 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first frequency selective surface includes a plurality of second electrode blocks; a gap is between adjacent second electrode blocks; and the plurality of second electrode blocks include through holes passing through the plurality of second electrode blocks.

5 . An antenna comprising:

a first substrate, a second substrate and a third substrate, wherein:

the first substrate and the second substrate are oppositely disposed; and

a first frequency selective surface is on a side of the first substrate;

a reflective layer is on a side of the second substrate;

along a direction perpendicular to a plane of the first substrate, a first distance is between the first frequency selective surface and the reflective layer; and

a first electrode layer is on a side of the third substrate; and

the third substrate is on a side of the first substrate away from the second substrate, and liquid crystal molecules are between the third substrate and the first substrate;

a feed source, wherein the feed source is on a side of the second substrate opposite the reflective layer; and

the first electrode layer of the third substrate includes a second frequency selective surface.

6 . The antenna according to claim 5 , wherein:

the reflective layer includes a second electrode layer; and the second electrode layer includes a feed hole; and

a feed connector is further on a side of the second electrode layer away from the first substrate; the feed connector passes through the feed hole to be electrically connected to the feed source; the feed connector includes a radio frequency terminal and a ground terminal; and the radio frequency terminal is electrically connected to the feed source, and the ground terminal is electrically connected to the second electrode layer.

7 . The antenna according to claim 5 , wherein:

the feed source is on a side of the second substrate adjacent to the first substrate;

the reflective layer includes a second electrode layer; and the second electrode layer includes a feed hole;

a microstrip line is further on the side of the second electrode layer away from the first substrate; and

along the direction perpendicular to the plane of the first substrate, the feed source, the feed hole and the microstrip line are at least partially overlapped with each other.

8 . An antenna group, comprising:

an antenna, comprising:

a first substrate, a second substrate and a third substrate, wherein:

the first substrate and the second substrate are oppositely disposed; and a first frequency selective surface is on a side of the first substrate;

a reflective layer is on a side of the second substrate; along a direction perpendicular to a plane of the first substrate, a first distance is between the first frequency selective surface and the reflective layer; and

a first electrode layer is on a side of the third substrate; and the third substrate is on a side of the first substrate away from the second substrate, and liquid crystal molecules are between the third substrate and the first substrate; and

a feed source, wherein the feed source is on a side of the second substrate opposite the reflective layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: XING, YIFAN; XI, KERUI; LIN, BAIQUAN; JIA, ZHENYU; HAN, XIAONAN; WANG, YI; CHEN, XIAOJUN; DAI, SHENGWEI; CHEN, TAOHUA
To: CHENGDU TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066257/0332 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310783413.0 · Jun 29, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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