This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an antenna assembly and an electronic device.
With development of communication technologies, electronic devices with communication functions become increasingly popular and increasingly powerful. The electronic device generally includes an antenna for realizing the communication function of the electronic device. How to improve a communication quality of the electronic device becomes a technical problem to be solved.
An antenna assembly and an electronic device that improve a communication quality are provided in the present disclosure.
In a first aspect, an antenna assembly is provided in implementations of the present disclosure. The antenna assembly includes a substrate, a radiating patch, and a matching structure. The radiating patch is disposed on the substrate. The matching structure is configured to be electrically connected with a radio frequency (RF) signal circuit, and the matching structure includes a first coupling piece at the other end of the matching structure. The first coupling piece is in capacitive coupling with the radiating patch. The first coupling piece is configured to feed a RF signal generated by the RF signal circuit into the radiating patch, to excite the radiating patch to generate multiple resonant modes. At least one resonant mode in the multiple resonant modes is generated by the capacitive coupling between the first coupling piece and the radiating patch.
In a second aspect, an electronic device is provided in implementations of the present disclosure. The electronic device includes an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly includes a substrate, a radiating patch, and a matching structure. The radiating patch is disposed on the substrate. The matching structure is configured to be electrically connected with a RF signal circuit, and the matching structure includes a first coupling piece at the other end of the matching structure. The first coupling piece is in capacitive coupling with the radiating patch. The first coupling piece is configured to feed a RF signal generated by the RF signal circuit into the radiating patch, to excite the radiating patch to generate multiple resonant modes. At least one resonant mode in the multiple resonant modes is generated by the capacitive coupling between the first coupling piece and the radiating patch.
Other features and aspects of the disclosed features will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the features in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure. The summary is not intended to limit the scope of any embodiments described herein.
To explain technical solutions in implementations of the present disclosure more clearly, the following will give a brief introduction to accompanying drawings which are needed to be used in description of the implementations or the related art. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description are merely some implementations of the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other accompanying drawings can be obtained according to these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
Technical solutions in implementations of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in implementations of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described implementations are merely some rather than all implementations of the present disclosure. Implementations listed in the present disclosure may be appropriately combined with each other.
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The substrate 10 is also known as a dielectric substrate. Optionally, the substrate 10 may be a rigid substrate to have a relatively good support strength. The substrate 10 may also be a flexible substrate to facilitate arbitrary bending and adapt to an irregular space and a curved space of a special shape. When the substrate 10 is disposed in a special-shaped space, a utilization rate of the antenna assembly for the special-shaped space in the electronic device 1000 can be improved, thereby promoting compactness of an internal structure of the electronic device 1000 and promoting miniaturization of the electronic device 1000.
Optionally, the substrate 10 may be formed by a single dielectric layer or multiple dielectric layers. Materials of the multiple dielectric layers are not specifically limited in the present disclosure. Optionally, a material of the substrate 10 is selected from a group consisting of a liquid crystal high polymer, polyimide, polytetrafluoroethylene, or ceramic, and may also be a mixture of a high polymer material, ceramic, and high polymer that have relatively little loss tangent.
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The radiating patch 20 may be molded on the top surface 101 of the substrate 10 by processes such as coating, plating, atomic layer deposition, screen printing, laser molding, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, and the like. Specifically, the radiating patch 20 may be molded by forming a metal paste on the top surface 101 of the substrate 10 and by processes such as baking, sintering, and the like, or the radiating patch 20 may be pasted or pressed on the top surface 101 of the substrate 10 in a patch form. Specifically, a shape of the radiating patch 20 includes, but is not limited to, a rectangle, an ellipse, a cross, a rhombus, and the like. The radiating patch 20 may be a solid patch, a patch that is hollow at an interior of the patch, or a patch that is hollow at an edge of the patch.
The reference ground layer 40 is made of a conductive material, and further, the reference ground layer 40 is made of a metal material. For a process of molding the reference ground layer 40 on the bottom surface 102 of the substrate 10, reference may be made to a process of molding the radiating patch 20 on the top surface 101 of the substrate 10.
Optionally, the matching structure 30 is embedded in the substrate 10. In other implementations, the matching structure 30 may also be disposed on an outer surface of the substrate 10 or a region outside the substrate 10.
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The first coupling piece 31 is configured to feed the RF signal generated by the RF signal circuit 50 into the radiating patch 20, to excite the radiating patch 20 to generate multiple resonant modes. At least one resonant mode in the multiple resonant modes is generated by capacitive coupling between the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating patch 20. In other words, the first coupling piece 31 of the matching structure 30 serves as a feeding end, and the capacitive coupling that generates a resonant mode is further formed between the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating patch 20.
The number of resonant modes generated by the radiating patch 20 is not specifically limited in the present disclosure. The number of resonant modes generated by the capacitive coupling between the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating patch 20 is not specifically limited in the present disclosure. In implementations of the present disclosure, the capacitive coupling is formed between only one coupling piece (i.e., the first coupling piece 31) and the radiating patch 20, and in other implementations of the present disclosure, the capacitive coupling may be formed between two or more coupling pieces and the same radiating patch 20.
It can be understood that the antenna assembly 100 has a relatively small return loss in a band corresponding to a resonant mode, thereby increasing a transceiving efficiency of the antenna assembly 100. When the number of resonant modes of the antenna assembly 100 is increased, the band of the antenna assembly 100 with a relatively high transceiving efficiency is widened. In other words, an operating band or a coverage band or a supported band of the antenna assembly 100 is increased, and a bandwidth of the antenna assembly 100 is also widened.
In the antenna assembly 100 is provided in implementations of the present disclosure provides, the first coupling piece 31 of the matching structure 30 is in the capacitive coupling with the radiating patch 20, the radiating patch 20 is excited to generate the multiple resonant modes, and the at least one resonant mode of the multiple resonant modes is generated by coupling between the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating patch 20. In this way, the first coupling piece 31 is in the capacitive coupling with the radiating patch 20, such that the number of resonant modes generated by the radiating patch can be increased, a band of the antenna assembly 100 is widened, and an ultra wideband (UWB) of the antenna assembly 100 is realized, thereby improving the communication quality of the electronic device 1000.
A specific antenna type of the antenna assembly 100 is not limited in the present disclosure. In other words, the antenna assembly 100 may be a fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication antenna, a fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication antenna, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) antenna, a global positioning system (GPS) antenna, an UWB antenna, etc. In the present disclosure, for example, the antenna assembly 100 is the UWB antenna, and other antennas may be reasonably combined with reference to this implementation.
In a short-range positioning technology, a UWB positioning technology, as an emerging technology, has relatively good performance and positioning accuracy, and is suitable for indoor positioning. It is a very good choice to integrate the UWB positioning technology in the mobile terminal (i.e., a portable electronic device 1000) most commonly used indoors. However, an internal space of the mobile terminal is relatively narrow (e.g., miniaturization development of a mobile phone has strict requirements for the internal space of the mobile phone), so there are strict requirements for a thickness of the UWB antenna (i.e., extremely thin). Under strict antenna thickness requirements, it is difficult for the UWB antenna to maintain a wideband characteristic.
In the antenna assembly 100 provided in the present disclosure, the first coupling piece 31 of the matching structure is in the capacitive coupling with the radiating patch 20, the number of resonant modes is increased, which can effectively ensure that the UWB antenna is able to maintain an UWB on condition that UWB is extremely thin, and improve application reliability and communication performance of the UWB antenna in the electronic device 1000. When the antenna assembly 100 is the 4G mobile communication antenna, the 5G mobile communication antenna, the WiFi antenna, the GPS antenna, etc., application reliability and communication performance of these antennas in the electronic device 1000 may be improved.
When the antenna assembly 100 is the UWB antenna, the RF signal circuit 50 includes a UWB RF front-end module. The UWB RF front-end module is configured to enable the radiating patch 20 to transmit and receive extremely narrow pluses with nanoseconds or less to transfer data.
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For example, the reflection coefficient of −10 dB is taken as the reference point. The band corresponding to the first resonant mode a is 6.25˜6.63 GHz, and the band corresponding to the second resonant mode b is 6.63˜6.75 GHz, such that the reflection coefficient of the antenna assembly 100 in a range of 6.25˜6.75 GHz is less than or equal to −10 dB, that is, the antenna assembly 100 is able to support a band of 6.25˜6.75 GHz.
Optionally, the first resonant mode a may be one resonant mode, or a combination of multiple resonant modes.
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It can be seen from comparison between the curve n1 and the curve n2 that in the present disclosure, the matching structure 30 is disposed on the radiating patch 20, and the first coupling piece 31 of the matching structure 30 is coupled with the radiating patch 20, such that not only a new resonant mode, i.e., the second resonant mode b, is generated, but also a reflection coefficient of a resonant band of the original first resonant sub-mode a1 and a reflection coefficient of a resonant band of the original second resonant sub-mode a2 are reduced, thereby widening an operating band of the original first resonant sub-mode a1 and an operating band of the original second resonant sub-mode a2. After the second resonant mode b is added, a continuous band formed by the first resonant sub-mode a1, the second resonant sub-mode a2, and the second resonant mode b is greatly widened.
In other implementations, the first resonant mode a may also include a combination of three, four, and other multiple resonant sub-modes.
Distribution forms of the first resonant sub-mode a1, the second resonant sub-mode a2, and the second resonant mode b provided in the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, following several implementations.
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In this implementation, the band of the first resonant sub-mode a1, the band of the second resonant sub-mode a2, and the band of the second resonant mode b are continuous in sequence to form a relatively wide operating band, thereby realizing the UWB of the antenna assembly 100.
For example, the reflection coefficient of −10 dB is taken as the reference point. The band corresponding to the first resonant sub-mode a1 is 6.25˜6.44 GHz, the band corresponding to the second resonant sub-mode a2 is 6.44˜6.63 GHz, and the band corresponding to the second resonant mode b is 6.63˜6.75 GHz, such that the reflection coefficient of the antenna assembly 100 in a range of 6.25˜6.75 GHz is less than or equal to −10 dB, that is, the antenna assembly 100 is able to support a band of 6.25˜6.75 GHz.
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In this implementation, the band of the second resonant mode b, the band of the first resonant sub-mode a1, and the band of the second resonant sub-mode a2 are continuous in sequence to form a relatively wide operating band, thereby realizing the UWB of the antenna assembly 100.
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In this implementation, the band of the first resonant sub-mode a1, the band of the second resonant mode b, and the band of the second resonant sub-mode a2 are continuous in sequence to form a relatively wide operating band, thereby realizing the UWB of the antenna assembly 100.
Optionally, a bandwidth supported by the first resonant mode a and the second resonant mode b is greater than or equal to 500M.
In this implementation, a band supported by the first resonant mode a and the second resonant mode b covers 6.25 GHz˜6.75 GHz.
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In an implementation, a distance between the feeding position A and an edge of the radiating patch 20 in a first-axis direction is greater than or less than a distance between the feeding position A and the edge of the radiating patch 20 in a second-axis direction. The first-axis direction intersects the second-axis direction.
In this implementation, a plane where the radiating patch 20 is disposed is plane XOY, and the thickness direction of the substrate 10 is a direction of axis Z. The first-axis direction is a forward direction of axis X, and the second-axis direction is a forward direction of axis Y Optionally, the radiating patch 20 is axisymmetric, that is, symmetric in the first-axis direction and the second-axis direction. In other words, a first axis and a second axis each are a symmetry axis of the present disclosure. In this implementation, the first-axis direction is perpendicular to the second-axis direction. Specifically, the radiating patch 20 is rectangular, elliptical, etc.
In the present disclosure, by setting a distance h1 between the feeding position A and the edge of the radiating patch 20 in the first-axis direction to be greater than or less than a distance h2 between the feeding position A and the edge of the radiating patch 20 in the second-axis direction, an effective electrical length of the feeding position A in the first-axis direction is different from an effective electrical length of the feeding position A in the second-axis direction, such that the radiating patch 20 forms different resonances in the first-axis direction and the second-axis direction, thereby making the radiating patch 20 generate the first resonant sub-mode a1 and the second resonant sub-mode a2.
It can be understood that a difference between the distance h1 between the feeding position A and the edge of the radiating patch 20 in the first-axis direction and the distance h2 between the feeding position A and the edge of the radiating patch 20 in the second-axis direction is less than or equal to 1 mm, such that the resonant frequency-point of the first resonant sub-mode a1 and the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant sub-mode a2 are close to each other, and then the band of the first resonant sub-mode a1 is continuous with the band of the second resonant sub-mode a2; or the band of the first resonant sub-mode a1, the band of the second resonant mode b, and the band of the second resonant sub-mode a2 are continuous in sequence to form a relatively wide bandwidth.
For example, the length of the radiating patch 20 may be, but is not limited to, 12.2 mm, and the width of the radiating patch 20 may be, but is not limited to, 11.85 mm. The resonant frequency-point of the first resonant sub-mode a1 and the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant sub-mode a2 each may be adjusted by adjusting the length of the radiating patch 20 and width of the radiating patch 20, such that the resonant frequency-point of the first resonant sub-mode a1 and the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant sub-mode a2 are adjusted to be in a band that needs to be supported. The length of the radiating patch 20 and the width of the radiating patch 20 may also be adjusted, such that the band of the first resonant sub-mode a1 is continuous with the band of the second resonant sub-mode a2, or there is a relatively small interval between the band of the first resonant sub-mode a1 and the band of the second resonant sub-mode a2, such that the band of the first resonant sub-mode a1, the band of the second resonant mode b, and the band of the second resonant sub-mode a2 are continuous in sequence.
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In this implementation, there may be multiple radiating patches 20 and multiple matching structures 30, and the multiple radiating patches 20 are all disposed on the top surface 101 of the substrate 10. Each matching structure 30 is disposed corresponding to one radiating patch 20. The multiple matching structures 30 may be electrically connected with the same RF signal circuit 50 or electrically connected with different RF signal circuits 50. Optionally, the multiple radiating patch 20 may be arranged linearly in a direction of axis X, arranged linearly in a direction of axis Y, or arranged in an array in both the direction of axis X and the direction of axis Y, such that the antenna assembly 100 has a relatively good communication performance in the direction of axis X or the direction of axis Y. An arrangement direction of the multiple radiating patches 20 may also be deviated from axis X by 0˜90°. For example, the arrangement direction of the multiple radiating patches 20 may also be deviated from axis X by 45°, such that the antenna assembly 100 has the relatively good communication performance in the direction of axis X or the direction of axis Y.
In another implementation, the distance between the feeding position A and the edge of the radiating patch 20 in the first-axis direction is equal to the distance between the feeding position A and the edge of the radiating patch 20 in the second-axis direction, such that the first resonant mode a is one resonant mode in which the antenna assembly 100 has a relatively high gain and a relatively good directivity, thereby improving the communication performance of the antenna assembly 100.
An equivalent circuit of the matching structure 30 is not specifically limited in the present disclosure. The equivalent circuit of the matching structure 30 provided in the present disclosure includes, but is not limited to, following implementations.
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The present disclosure includes, but is not limited to, the above equivalent circuit of the matching structure 30. In the present disclosure, it may also set that the first inductor 62 is connected with the first capacitor 61 in series, the first inductor 62 is connected with the second inductor 64 in series, the first capacitor 61 is connected with the second capacitor 63 in parallel, etc.
A forming structure of the capacitor and a forming structure of the inductor are not specifically limited in the present disclosure.
It can be understood that the first capacitor 61 includes, but is not limited to, two parallel or approximately parallel conductive layers/conductive pieces/conductive plates, and the two conductive plates are the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating patch 20, respectively. The second capacitor 63 includes, but is not limited to, two parallel or approximately parallel conductive layers/conductive pieces/conductive plates. The first inductor 62 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a conductive pillar, a conductive line, or a conductive piece. The second inductor 64 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a conductive pillar, a conductive line, or a conductive piece.
In the present disclosure, a specific structure of the first capacitor 61, a specific structure of the second capacitor 63, a specific structure of the first inductor 62, and a specific structure of the second inductor 64 include, but are not limited to, following implementations.
In an implementation, the first capacitor 61 is formed by the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating piece 20. The shape and size of the first coupling piece 31 and a spacing between the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating piece 20 are not limited in the present disclosure. In other words, the shape of the first coupling piece 31 includes, but is not limited to, a circle, a rectangle, a square, a triangle, etc. By adjusting an area of the first coupling piece 31 and the spacing between the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating patch 20, the first coupling capacitance C1 of the first coupling capacitor 61 may be adjusted, so as to adjust the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant mode b.
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Accordingly, an area and a shape of the second coupling piece 32 and an area and a shape of the third coupling piece 33 each are not specifically limited in the present disclosure. A distance between the second coupling piece 32 and the third coupling piece 33 is not specifically limited in the present disclosure. By adjusting a facing area between the second coupling piece 32 and the third coupling piece 33 and the distance between the second coupling piece 32 and the third coupling piece 33, the capacitance of the second capacitor 63 can be adjusted, and then the impedance matching of the matching structure 30 for the radiating patch 20 is adjusted, so as to adjust the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant mode b.
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The matching structure 30 provided in the present disclosure includes the first coupling piece 31, and the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating patch 20 form the first capacitor 61 with a coupling capacitance, such that the radiating patch 20 generates the second resonant mode b. The matching structure 30 further includes the second capacitor 63 formed by the second coupling piece 32 and the third coupling piece 33, the first inductor 62 formed by the first conductive line 35 and the first conductive pillar 36, and the second inductor 64 formed by the second conductive line 37 and the second conductive pillar 38. The first capacitor 61 and the second capacitor 63 are disposed in a staggered manner, such that the first capacitor 61 and the second capacitor 63 do not affect each other, and the first capacitor 61 and the second capacitor 63 can be independently adjusted to adjust parameters of the matching structure 30. By adjusting the first coupling capacitance C1 of the first capacitor 61, the second coupling capacitance C2 of the second capacitor 63, the first inductance L1 of the first inductor 62, and the second inductance L2 of the second inductor 64, the parameters of the matching structure 30 can be effectively adjusted to adjust the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant mode b, such that the second resonant mode b is continuous with the first resonant sub-mode a1 and the second resonant sub-mode a2, and the UWB is formed.
In the present disclosure, the substrate 10 includes multiple dielectric layers. The reference ground layer 40 is disposed opposite to the radiating patch 20. The matching structure 30 is embedded in the substrate 10 and is disposed between the radiating patch 20 and the reference ground layer 40.
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The second coupling piece 32, the transmission line 34, and the first conductive line 35 are disposed on a surface of the third dielectric layer 13 facing the second dielectric layer 12. The antenna assembly 100 further includes a first conductive portion 41 and a second conductive portion 42. The first conductive portion 41 penetrates through the second dielectric layer 12 and is electrically connected between the first coupling piece 31 and the transmission line 34.
The third coupling piece 33 and the second conductive line 37 are disposed on the surface of the fourth dielectric layer 14 facing the third dielectric layer 13.
The first conductive pillar 36 has one end electrically connected with the first conductive line 35, and the first conductive pillar 36 has the other end that penetrates through the third dielectric layer 13 and the fourth dielectric layer 14 and is electrically connected with the reference ground layer 40.
The second conductive pillar 38 has one end electrically connected with the second conductive line 37, and the second conductive pillar 38 has the other end that penetrates through the fourth dielectric layer 14 and is electrically connected with the reference ground layer 40.
The reference ground layer 40 defines a through hole 43. The second conductive portion 42 has one end electrically connected with the third coupling piece 33, and the second conductive portion 42 has the other end that penetrates through the through hole 43 and is electrically connected with the RF signal circuit 50 (with reference to
During manufacturing of the antenna assembly 100, the reference ground layer 40 is disposed on one surface of the fourth dielectric layer 14, and the reference ground layer 40 defines the through hole 43; the second conductive pillar 38 and the second conductive portion 42 each penetrate through the fourth dielectric layer 14, one end of the first conductive pillar 36 is electrically connected with the reference ground layer 40, and one end of the second conductive portion 42 penetrates through the through hole 43 and is electrically connected with the RF signal circuit 50; the second conductive pillar 38 and the second conductive portion 42 each are, but are not limited to, a metalized via hole or a metalized side wall; the third coupling piece 33 and the second conductive line 37 are disposed on the other surface of the fourth dielectric layer 14, the third coupling piece 33 covers one end of the second conductive portion 42 and is electrically connected with the second conductive portion 42, and the second conductive line 37 is electrically connected with the third coupling piece 33 and one end of the second conductive pillar 38; the third dielectric layer 13 is disposed on the third coupling piece 33 and the second conductive line 37, the first conductive pillar 36 penetrates through the third dielectric layer 13 and the fourth dielectric layer 14, and one end of the first conductive pillar 36 is electrically connected with the reference ground layer 40; the second coupling piece 32, the transmission line 34, and the first conductive line 35 are disposed on the third dielectric layer 13, one end of the first conductive line 35 is electrically connected with the other end of the first conductive pillar 36, the other end of the first conductive line 35 is electrically connected with the transmission line 34 at the middle of the transmission line 34, one end of the transmission line 34 is electrically connected with the second coupling piece 32, and the second coupling piece 32 is opposite to the third coupling piece 33; the second dielectric layer 12 is disposed on the second coupling piece 32, the transmission line 34, and the first conductive line 35, the first conductive portion 41 is disposed on the second dielectric layer 12 and penetrates through the second dielectric layer 12, one end of the first conductive portion 41 is electrically connected with one end of the transmission line 34, the first coupling piece 31 is disposed on the second dielectric layer 12, and the first coupling piece 31 covers the other end of the first conductive portion 41; and the first dielectric layer 11 is disposed on the first coupling piece 31, and the radiating patch 20 is disposed on the first dielectric layer 11.
Optionally, the reference ground layer 40, the first conductive portion 41, the second conductive portion 42, the first conductive pillar 36, the first conductive line 35, the second conductive pillar 38, the second conductive line 37, the first coupling piece 31, the second coupling piece 32, the third coupling piece 33, and the radiating patch 20 each are a metal conductive layer, such as metal copper, etc., and a forming manner thereof includes, but is not limited to, printing, etc. The first dielectric layer 11, the second dielectric layer 12, the third dielectric layer 13, and the fourth dielectric layer 14 each are made of an insulating material.
In the present disclosure, the matching structure 30 is integrated into the substrate 10 having multiple dielectric layers to form multiple matching structures, thereby realizing effective integration of the matching structure 30 and the multiple dielectric layers. The matching structure 30 has sufficient arrangement space in plane XOY, such that the thickness of the matching structure 30 in the direction of axis Z is reduced, and the antenna assembly 100 is light and thin.
Optionally, a sum of a thickness of the radiating patch 20, a thickness of the substrate 10, and a thickness of the reference ground layer 40 in the direction of axis Z is less than or equal to 0.3˜0.5 mm. For example, the sum of the thickness of the radiating patch 20, the thickness of the substrate 10, and the thickness of the reference ground layer 40 in the direction of axis Z is 0.38 mm. The matching structure 30 is disposed in multiple dielectric layers, such that the antenna assembly 100 has a relatively small thickness, and can support a relatively wide bandwidth.
The matching structure 30 is embedded in the multilayer substrate 10, the coupling capacitance of the first capacitor 61 can be adjusted by adjusting an area of the first coupling piece 31, the coupling capacitance of the second capacitor 63 can be adjusted by adjusting the facing area between the second coupling piece 32 and the third coupling piece 33, the inductance of the first inductor 62 can be adjusted by adjusting the length and the width of the first conductive line 35, and the inductance of the second inductor 64 can be adjusted by adjusting the length and the width of the second conductive line 37. All the above adjustments can be made in plane XOY, such that the sum of the thickness of the radiating patch 20, the thickness of the substrate 10, and the thickness of the reference ground layer 40 in the direction of axis Z is not increased. In other words, in the present disclosure, the matching structure 30 is embedded in the multilayer substrate 10, such that not only can the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant mode b be adjusted to make the second resonant mode b continuous with the first resonant sub-mode a1 and the second resonant sub-mode a2 and realize the UWB, but also the thickness of the substrate 10 is not increased while the area of the coupling piece, the length and the width of the first conductive line 35, and the length and the width of the second conductive line 37 need to be increased. In this way, the UWB is realized on condition that the antenna assembly 100 is extremely thin, and a problem that it is difficult for the UWB antenna to maintain a wideband characteristic due to relatively narrow internal space of the electronic device 1000 and strict requirement for the thickness of the UWB antenna is effectively solved.
When a UWB positioning system is applied to the current electronic device 1000, there are very high requirements for the thickness of the UWB antenna. According to the present disclosure, it is proposed that requirements for a complete bandwidth of 6.25 GHz˜6.75 GHz of the UWB positioning are met with a small thickness. In the present disclosure, on a multilayer dielectric substrate 10, a bandwidth of a conventional UWB antenna is greatly widened by using a multilayer matching structure.
In the present disclosure, the first coupling piece 31 is coupled with and configured to feed the radiating patch 20, such that the multilayer matching structure and the first coupling capacitance C1 between the first coupling piece 31 and the radiating patch 20 can form an additional resonant frequency-point of the second resonant mode b, as illustrated by curve n2 in
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As can be seen from the far-field pattern of the antenna assembly 100 at the resonant frequency-point of the first resonant sub-mode a1, the far-field pattern of the antenna assembly 100 at the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant sub-mode a2, and the far-field pattern of the antenna assembly 100 at the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant mode b, a directivity value of the antenna assembly 100 at the resonant frequency-point of the first resonant sub-mode a1 is 7.76 dBi, a directivity value of the antenna assembly 100 at the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant sub-mode a2 is 7.77 dBi, and a directivity value of the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant mode b of the antenna assembly 100 is 7.78 dBi. The above indicates that the directivity of the antenna assembly 100 is very stable, the directivity value of the antenna assembly is about 7.77 dBi, a radiation intensity of the antenna assembly 100 in axis X of the far-field pattern is similar to a radiation intensity of the antenna assembly 100 in axis Y of the far-field pattern, and the antenna assembly 100 also has a certain radiation intensity in a large angle direction, such that the requirements of the antenna assembly 100 are met.
In this scheme, by utilizing the multilayer dielectric substrate 10 as the matching structure of the antenna assembly 100, wideband requirements of the antenna assembly 100 are met, and additional matching structures, such as some lumped elements, between the RF signal circuit 50 and the radiating patch 20 are avoided, such that the structure of the antenna assembly 100 can be simplified, miniaturization and lightening and thinning of the antenna assembly 100 can be promoted, and the power consumption can be reduced by reducing the number of components. In the meanwhile, the thickness of the antenna assembly 100 is not increased when using the multilayer matching structure, which meets present strict requirements of mobile devices, such as mobile phones, for the thickness of the antenna assembly 100.
In the present disclosure, by utilizing a process of the multilayer dielectric substrate 10, an equivalent inductor and an equivalent capacitor are formed on the multilayer dielectric substrate 10 with the aid of the conductive line, the conductive pillar, and the coupling piece, such that the resonant frequency-point of the second resonant mode b of the antenna assembly 100 is excited, thereby widening the bandwidth of an original antenna assembly 100, and effectively solving a problem of an excessively narrow antenna bandwidth.
The above are some implementations of the present disclosure, and it should be noted that those of ordinary skill in the art may further make improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of the present disclosure, and these improvements and modifications shall also belong to the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
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202110021880.0 | Jan 2021 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2021/130363, filed Nov. 12, 2021, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202110021880.0, filed Jan. 7, 2021, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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Parent | PCT/CN2021/130363 | Nov 2021 | US |
Child | 18346432 | US |