Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic devices having housing-integrated dielectric resonator antennas
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Application No.: US17028871Application Date: 2020-09-22
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Publication No.: US11658404B2Publication Date: 2023-05-23
- Inventor: Lucas R. Compton
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Michael H. Lyons; Tianyi He
- Main IPC: H01Q1/38
- IPC: H01Q1/38 ; H01Q1/24 ; H01Q9/42 ; H01Q9/04

Abstract:
An electronic device may be provided with a conductive sidewall and a phased antenna array having a dielectric resonator antenna aligned with an aperture in the conductive sidewall. A feed probe may excite the antenna to radiate through the aperture at a frequency greater than 10 GHz. The antenna may include an injection-molded plastic substrate that affixes the antenna to the peripheral conductive housing structures, thereby integrating the antenna into the conductive sidewall. A hole or other machining operation may be used to expose the feed probe through the injection-molded plastic substrate. Conductive interconnect structures may be inserted into the substrate and coupled to the feed probe. The interconnect structures may be soldered to a circuit board. The circuit board may be coupled to the feed probe through the interconnect structures. The circuit board may be mounted to a rear surface or a side surface of the injection-molded plastic substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220094046A1 Electronic Devices Having Housing-Integrated Dielectric Resonator Antennas Public/Granted day:2022-03-24
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