公开(公告)号：US08766858B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US12870766

申请日：2010-08-27

申请人： Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Adam D. Mittleman ,  Yi Jiang ,  Emily McMilin ,  Lijun Zhang

发明人： Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Adam D. Mittleman ,  Yi Jiang ,  Emily McMilin ,  Lijun Zhang

IPC分类号： H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/40

CPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/44 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q13/10

摘要： Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antennas such as inverted-F antennas that contain antenna resonating elements and antenna ground elements. Antenna resonating elements may be formed from patterned conductive traces on substrates such as flex circuit substrates. Antenna ground elements may be formed from conductive device structures such as metal housing walls. Support and biasing structures such as dielectric support members and layer of foam may be used to support and bias antenna resonating elements against planar device structures. The planar device structures against which the antenna resonating elements are biased may be planar dielectric members such as transparent layers of display cover glass or other planar structures. Adhesive may be interposed between the planar structures and the antenna resonating elements.

摘要翻译： 提供包含无线通信电路的电子设备。 无线通信电路可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以包括天线，例如包含天线谐振元件和天线接地元件的倒F天线。 天线谐振元件可以由诸如柔性电路基板的基板上的图案化导电迹线形成。 天线接地元件可以由诸如金属外壳壁的导电器件结构形成。 诸如电介质支撑构件和泡沫层的支撑和偏置结构可用于支撑和偏置天线谐振元件抵抗平面装置结构。 天线谐振元件被偏压的平面器件结构可以是诸如显示器盖玻璃或其它平面结构的透明层的平面电介质构件。 粘合剂可以介于平面结构和天线谐振元件之间。

公开(公告)号：US20130321012A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-05

申请号：US13487149

申请日：2012-06-01

申请人： Jayesh Nath ,  Liang Han ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Hagan O'Connor ,  Joshua G. Nickel ,  Peter Bevelacqua ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Ruben Caballero

发明人： Jayesh Nath ,  Liang Han ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Hagan O'Connor ,  Joshua G. Nickel ,  Peter Bevelacqua ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC分类号： G01R31/00 ,  G01R35/00

CPC分类号： G01R31/2808 ,  G01R1/0408 ,  G01R31/2822 ,  G01R31/2837

摘要： A test system for testing a device under test (DUT) is provided. The test system may include a DUT receiving structure configured to receive the DUT during testing and a DUT retention structure that is configured to press the DUT against the DUT receiving structure so that DUT cannot inadvertently shift around during testing. The DUT retention structure may include a pressure sensor operable to detect an amount of pressure that is applied to the DUT. The DUT retention structure may be raised and lowered vertically using a manually-controlled or a computer-controlled positioner. The positioner may be adjusted using a coarse tuning knob and a fine tuning knob. The positioner may be calibrated such that the DUT retention structure applies a sufficient amount of pressure on the DUT during production testing.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于测试被测器件（DUT）的测试系统。 测试系统可以包括被配置为在测试期间接收DUT的DUT接收结构和被配置成将DUT抵抗DUT接收结构按压的DUT保持结构，使得DUT在测试期间不会无意中移动。 DUT保持结构可以包括可操作以检测施加到DUT的压力量的压力传感器。 DUT保持结构可以使用手动控制或计算机控制的定位器垂直升高和降低。 可以使用粗调节旋钮和微调旋钮调节定位器。 可以对定位器进行校准，使得DUT保持结构在生产测试期间在DUT上施加足够的压力。

公开(公告)号：US20130293424A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13462268

申请日：2012-05-02

申请人： Jiang Zhu ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Miroslav Samardzija ,  Gordon Coutts ,  Rodney A. Gomez Angulo ,  Yi Jiang ,  Boon W. Shiu ,  Salih Yarga ,  Emily B. McMilin ,  Ruben Caballero

发明人： Jiang Zhu ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Miroslav Samardzija ,  Gordon Coutts ,  Rodney A. Gomez Angulo ,  Yi Jiang ,  Boon W. Shiu ,  Salih Yarga ,  Emily B. McMilin ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC分类号： H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q13/18

CPC分类号： H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/44 ,  H01Q13/10

摘要： A display cover layer may be mounted in an electronic device housing using housing structures such as corner brackets. A slot antenna may be formed from a corner bracket opening, metal traces on a hollow plastic support structure, or other conductive structures. The slot antenna may have a main portion with opposing ends. An antenna feed may be located at one of the ends. The slot antenna may have a slot with one or more bends. The bends may provide the slot antenna with a C-shaped outline. A side branch slot may extend from the main portion of the slot at a location between the two bends. The presence of the side branch slot may enhance antenna bandwidth. A hollow enclosure may serve as an antenna support structure and as a speaker box enclosing a speaker driver. The antenna feed may be positioned so as to overlap the speaker driver.

摘要翻译： 显示器盖层可以使用诸如角落托架的外壳结构安装在电子设备外壳中。 狭缝天线可以由角架支架开口，中空塑料支撑结构上的金属轨迹或其它导电结构形成。 缝隙天线可以具有相对端部的主要部分。 天线馈电可以位于其中一端。 缝隙天线可以具有带有一个或多个弯曲部的槽。 弯曲可以为狭缝天线提供C形轮廓。 侧分支槽可以在两个弯曲之间的位置处从槽的主要部分延伸。 侧分支插槽的存在可以增强天线带宽。 中空的外壳可以用作天线支撑结构和用作包围扬声器驱动器的扬声器盒。 天线馈电可以被定位成与扬声器驱动器重叠。

公开(公告)号：US20130293249A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13466017

申请日：2012-05-07

申请人： Liang Han ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Peter Bevelacqua ,  Joshua G. Nickel ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Ruben Caballero

发明人： Liang Han ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Peter Bevelacqua ,  Joshua G. Nickel ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC分类号： G01R31/00

CPC分类号： G01R1/045 ,  G01R31/2822 ,  G01R35/005

摘要： A test system for characterizing an antenna tuning element is provided. The test system may include a test host, a radio-frequency tester, and a test fixture. The test system may calibrate the radio-frequency tester using known coaxial standards. The test system may then calibrate transmission line effects associated with the test fixture using a THRU-REFLECT-LINE calibration algorithm. The antenna tuning element may be mounted on a test socket that is part of the test fixture. While the antenna tuning element is mounted on the test socket, scattering parameter measurements may be obtained using the radio-frequency tester. An equivalent circuit model for the test socket can be obtained based on the measured scattering parameters and known characteristics of the antenna tuning element. Once the test socket has been characterized, an equivalent circuit model for the antenna tuning element can be obtained by extracting suitable modeling parameters from the measured scattering parameters.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于表征天线调谐元件的测试系统。 测试系统可以包括测试主机，射频测试仪和测试夹具。 测试系统可以使用已知的同轴标准校准射频测试仪。 然后，测试系统可以使用THRU-REFLECT-LINE校准算法来校准与测试夹具相关联的传输线效应。 天线调谐元件可以安装在作为测试夹具的一部分的测试插座上。 当天线调谐元件安装在测试插座上时，可以使用射频测试仪获得散射参数测量值。 基于测量的散射参数和天线调谐元件的已知特性，可以获得用于测试插座的等效电路模型。 一旦测试插座被表征，可以通过从测量的散射参数中提取合适的建模参数来获得天线调谐元件的等效电路模型。

公开(公告)号：US08560262B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-15

申请号：US12969957

申请日：2010-12-16

申请人： Nanbo Jin ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Dean Darnell ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Ruben Caballero

发明人： Nanbo Jin ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Dean Darnell ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01R31/2818 ,  G01R31/021 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q9/0407 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H05K1/025 ,  H05K1/0268 ,  H05K1/0393 ,  H05K1/162 ,  H05K2203/1545

摘要： A flex circuit may have test structures and antenna structures. The test structures may include test capacitors and transmission lines. The performance of the test structures may be measured using test equipment. Pass/fail criteria may be applied to the flex circuit based on the measured values. If the flex circuit is a failing circuit, flex circuit manufacturing settings may be adjusted. The performance of a radio-frequency (RF) cable may also be measured using the test equipment. Sample portions of the RF cable may be obtained and measured. Pass/fail criteria may be applied to the RF cable based on measured cable loss values. If the RF cable is a failing cable, RF cable manufacturing settings may be adjusted. Antenna structures associated with passing flex circuits and RF cable segments associated with passing sample RF cable segments may be incorporated into a wireless device during production device assembly.

摘要翻译： 柔性电路可以具有测试结构和天线结构。 测试结构可以包括测试电容器和传输线。 可以使用测试设备测量测试结构的性能。 通过/失败标准可以基于测量值应用于柔性电路。 如果柔性电路是故障电路，则可以调整柔性电路制造设置。 也可以使用测试设备测量射频（RF）电缆的性能。 可以获得并测量RF电缆的样品部分。 通过/失败标准可以根据测量的电缆损耗值应用于RF电缆。 如果RF电缆是故障电缆，则可能会调整射频电缆制造设置。 与通过的样本RF电缆段相关联的通过柔性电路和RF电缆段相关联的天线结构可以在生产设备组装期间被并入到无线设备中。

公开(公告)号：US20130234741A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-12

申请号：US13415195

申请日：2012-03-08

申请人： Matthew A. Mow ,  Thomas E. Biedka ,  Liang Han ,  Rocco V. Dragone, JR. ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Dean F. Darnell ,  Joshua G. Nickel ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

发明人： Matthew A. Mow ,  Thomas E. Biedka ,  Liang Han ,  Rocco V. Dragone, JR. ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Dean F. Darnell ,  Joshua G. Nickel ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC分类号： G01R31/02

CPC分类号： H01Q1/243 ,  G01R27/32 ,  G01R31/2822 ,  H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H04B17/12 ,  H04B17/16

摘要： A wireless electronic device may contain at least one antenna tuning element for use in tuning the operating frequency range of the device. The antenna tuning element may include radio-frequency switches, continuously/semi-continuously adjustable components such as tunable resistors, inductors, and capacitors, and other load circuits that provide desired impedance characteristics. A test station may be used to measure the radio-frequency characteristics associated with the tuning element. The test station may provide adjustable temperature, power, and impedance control to help emulate a true application environment for the tuning element without having to place the tuning element within an actual device during testing. The test system may include at least one signal generator and a tester for measuring harmonic distortion values and may include at least two signal generators and a tester for measuring intermodulation distortion values. During testing, the antenna tuning element may be placed in a series or shunt configuration.

摘要翻译： 无线电子设备可以包含用于调整设备的工作频率范围的至少一个天线调谐元件。 天线调谐元件可以包括射频开关，连续/半连续可调组件，例如可调电阻器，电感器和电容器，以及提供所需阻抗特性的其它负载电路。 可以使用测试台来测量与调谐元件相关联的射频特性。 测试台可以提供可调节的温度，功率和阻抗控制，以帮助模拟调谐元件的真实应用环境，而不必在测试期间将调谐元件放置在实际设备内。 测试系统可以包括至少一个信号发生器和用于测量谐波失真值的测试器，并且可以包括用于测量互调失真值的至少两个信号发生器和测试器。 在测试期间，天线调谐元件可以被放置成串联或分流配置。

公开(公告)号：US08478549B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-02

申请号：US12869617

申请日：2010-08-26

申请人： Joshua G. Nickel ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Jason Flickinger ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Trent Weber

发明人： Joshua G. Nickel ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Jason Flickinger ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Trent Weber

IPC分类号： G01B5/28 ,  G01R31/00

CPC分类号： G01R31/04

摘要： A method of manufacture for a portable computing device is described. In particular, methods and apparatus for assessing a quality of weld joints used to connect one or more components of the portable computing device are described. The weld joints can include one or more weld points. At a weld check station, using a vector network analyzer, a test signal generated can be passed through the weld joint and a response signal can be measured. The measured characteristics can be used to assess a quality of the weld joint. In one embodiment, the vector network analyzer can be used to generate a number of high frequency test signals that are passed through the weld to perform a time domain reflectometry measurement where the weld joint can be accepted or rejected based upon the measurement.

摘要翻译： 描述了便携式计算设备的制造方法。 特别地，描述了用于评估用于连接便携式计算设备的一个或多个部件的焊接接头的质量的方法和设备。 焊缝可以包括一个或多个焊接点。 在焊接检查站，使用矢量网络分析仪，产生的测试信号可以通过焊接接头，并且可以测量响应信号。 测量的特性可用于评估焊缝的质量。 在一个实施例中，矢量网络分析器可以用于产生通过焊缝的多个高频测试信号，以执行时域反射测量，其中基于测量能够接受或拒绝焊接接头。

公开(公告)号：US08466839B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-18

申请号：US12632697

申请日：2009-12-07

申请人： Robert W. Schlub ,  David T. Amm ,  Omar S. Leung ,  Brian M. King ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Rodney Andres Gomez Angulo ,  Yi Jiang ,  Ruben Caballero

发明人： Robert W. Schlub ,  David T. Amm ,  Omar S. Leung ,  Brian M. King ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Rodney Andres Gomez Angulo ,  Yi Jiang ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC分类号： H01Q1/24

CPC分类号： H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/245 ,  H01Q1/44

摘要： Antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. The housing may be formed of conductive materials. A dielectric antenna window may be mounted in the housing to allow radio-frequency signals to be transmitted from the antenna and to allow the antenna to receive radio-frequency signals. Near-field radiation limits may be satisfied by reducing transmit power when an external object is detected in the vicinity of the dielectric antenna window and the antenna. A proximity sensor may be used in detecting external objects. A parasitic antenna resonating element may be interposed between the antenna resonating element and the dielectric antenna window to minimize near-field radiation hotspots. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed using a capacitor electrode for the proximity sensor. A ferrite layer may be interposed between the parasitic element and the antenna window.

摘要翻译： 为便携式电脑等电子设备提供天线。 电子设备可以具有安装天线的壳体。 壳体可以由导电材料形成。 电介质天线窗口可以安装在外壳中，以允许从天线发射射频信号，并允许天线接收射频信号。 当在电介质天线窗口和天线附近检测到外部物体时，可以通过降低发射功率来满足近场辐射限制。 接近传感器可用于检测外部物体。 可以在天线谐振元件和电介质天线窗口之间插入寄生天线谐振元件，以最小化近场辐射热点。 可以使用用于接近传感器的电容器电极来形成寄生天线谐振元件。 可以在寄生元件和天线窗口之间插入铁氧体层。

公开(公告)号：US08427376B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-23

申请号：US12632697

申请日：2009-12-07

申请人： Robert W. Schlub ,  David T. Amm ,  Omar S. Leung ,  Brian M. King ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Rodney Andres Gomez Angulo ,  Yi Jiang ,  Ruben Caballero

发明人： Robert W. Schlub ,  David T. Amm ,  Omar S. Leung ,  Brian M. King ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Rodney Andres Gomez Angulo ,  Yi Jiang ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC分类号： H01Q1/24

摘要： Antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. The housing may be formed of conductive materials. A dielectric antenna window may be mounted in the housing to allow radio-frequency signals to be transmitted from the antenna and to allow the antenna to receive radio-frequency signals. Near-field radiation limits may be satisfied by reducing transmit power when an external object is detected in the vicinity of the dielectric antenna window and the antenna. A proximity sensor may be used in detecting external objects. A parasitic antenna resonating element may be interposed between the antenna resonating element and the dielectric antenna window to minimize near-field radiation hotspots. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed using a capacitor electrode for the proximity sensor. A ferrite layer may be interposed between the parasitic element and the antenna window.

公开(公告)号：US08350761B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-08

申请号：US11650187

申请日：2007-01-04

申请人： Robert J. Hill ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Juan Zavala ,  Ruben Caballero

发明人： Robert J. Hill ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Juan Zavala ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC分类号： H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/38

CPC分类号： H01Q21/30 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q5/371 ,  H01Q5/40 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q21/29

摘要： Handheld electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry having at least one antenna. The antenna may have a planar ground element and a planar resonating element. The planar ground element may have a rectangular shape that matches a rectangular housing shape for a handheld electronic device. A dielectric-filled slot may be formed in one end of the planar ground element. The planar resonating element may be located above the slot. The antenna may be a hybrid antenna that contains both a slot antenna structure formed from the slot and a planar inverted-F structure formed from the planar resonating element and the planar ground element. The antenna may be fed using a single transmission line or two transmission lines. With two transmission lines, one transmission line may be associated with the slot antenna structure and one transmission line may be associated with the planar inverted-F antenna structure.

摘要翻译： 提供了包含具有至少一个天线的无线通信电路的手持电子设备。 天线可以具有平面接地元件和平面谐振元件。 平面接地元件可以具有与用于手持电子设备的矩形壳体形状匹配的矩形形状。 电介质填充的槽可以形成在平面接地元件的一端中。 平面谐振元件可以位于槽的上方。 天线可以是包含从槽形成的槽天线结构和由平面谐振元件和平面接地元件形成的平面倒F结构的混合天线。 可以使用单个传输线或两条传输线来馈送天线。 对于两条传输线，一条传输线可以与缝隙天线结构相关联，一条传输线可以与平面倒F天线结构相关联。