公开(公告)号：US10103424B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15138684

申请日：2016-04-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Basim Noori ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Boon Wai Shiu ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q5/49 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q19/30

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays each of which includes multiple antenna elements. Phased antenna arrays may be formed from printed circuit board Yagi antennas or other antennas. A millimeter wave transceiver may use the antennas to transmit and receive wireless signals. The antennas may be mounted at the corners of an electronic device housing or elsewhere in an electronic device. An electronic device housing may be formed from metal and may have an opening filled with dielectric. The antennas may be aligned with portions of the dielectric. Printed circuit board antennas may have reflectors, radiators, and directors. The reflectors, radiators, and directors may be arranged to align radiation patterns for the antennas with the plastic-filled slots or other dielectric regions in the metal housing.

公开(公告)号：US09960864B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US15495732

申请日：2017-04-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew A. Mow ,  Basim Noori ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Yi Jiang ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H04B17/00 ,  H04B17/14 ,  H04B17/19

CPC classification number: H04B17/14 ,  H04B17/19

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays for handling millimeter wave signals. Antennas may be located in antenna signal paths. The antenna signal paths may include adjustable components such as adjustable filters, adjustable gain amplifiers, and adjustable phase shifters. Circuitry may be incorporated into an electronic device to facilitate wireless self-testing operations. Wireless self-testing may involve use of one antenna to transmit an over-the-air antenna test signal that is received by another antenna. The circuitry that facilitates the wireless self-testing operations may include couplers, adjustable switches for temporarily shorting antenna signal paths together, mixers for mixing down radio-frequency signals to allow digitization with analog-to-digital converters, and other circuitry for supporting self-testing operations.

公开(公告)号：US20180115071A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15848833

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Basim H. Noori ,  Khan M. Salam ,  Liang Han ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Thomas E. Biedka ,  Yi Jiang ,  Yuehui Ouyang

IPC: H01Q9/04 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: H01Q9/0407 ,  H01Q5/35 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more dual-frequency dual-polarization patch antennas. Each patch antenna may have a patch antenna resonating element that lies in a plane and a ground that lies in a different parallel plane. The patch antenna resonating element may have a first feed located along a first central axis and a second feed located along a second central axis that is perpendicular to the first central axis. The patch antenna resonating element may be rectangular, may be oval, or may have other shapes. A shorting pin may be located at an intersecting point between the first and second axes. The patch antennas may be used in beam steering arrays. The patch antennas may be used for wireless power transfer at microwave frequencies or other frequencies and may be used to support millimeter wave communications.

公开(公告)号：US09742459B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14283039

申请日：2014-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Salih Yarga ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Erdinc Irci ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Liang Han ,  James G. Judkins ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H04B1/04 ,  H01Q11/12 ,  H04B1/40 ,  H04B1/18

CPC classification number: H04B1/40 ,  H04B1/0458 ,  H04B1/18

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. Control circuitry may be used to adjust the wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include an antenna that is tuned using tunable components. The control circuitry may gather information on the current operating mode of the electronic device, sensor data from a proximity sensor, accelerometer, microphone, and other sensors, antenna impedance information for the antenna, and information on the use of connectors in the electronic device. Based on this gathered data, the control circuitry can adjust the tunable components to compensate for antenna detuning due to loading from nearby external objects, may adjust transmit power levels, and may make other wireless circuit adjustments.

公开(公告)号：US09667290B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US15097868

申请日：2016-04-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuehui Ouyang ,  Yi Jiang ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Basim Noori ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H04M1/00 ,  H04B1/10 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q21/28

CPC classification number: H04B1/04 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q21/0025 ,  H01Q21/065 ,  H01Q21/28 ,  H04B1/03 ,  H04B1/1081 ,  H04B2001/0408

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays each of which includes multiple antenna elements. Phased antenna arrays may be mounted along edges of a housing for the electronic device, behind a dielectric window such as a dielectric logo window in the housing, in alignment with dielectric housing portions at corners of the housing, or elsewhere in the electronic device. A phased antenna array may include arrays of patch antenna elements on dielectric layers separated by a ground layer. A baseband processor may distribute wireless signals to the phased antenna arrays at intermediate frequencies over intermediate frequency signal paths. Transceiver circuits at the phased antenna arrays may include upconverters and downconverters coupled to the intermediate frequency signal paths.

公开(公告)号：US20160211570A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-21

申请号：US15085095

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nanbo Jin ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Anand Lakshmanan ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Matthew A. Mow

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q5/314 ,  H01Q5/15

CPC classification number: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q5/10 ,  H01Q5/15 ,  H01Q5/314 ,  H01Q9/06 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna. The antenna may have a resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. A short circuit path may bridge the gap. An antenna feed may be coupled across the gap in parallel with the short circuit path. Low band tuning may be provided using an adjustable inductor that bridges the gap. The antenna may have a slot-based parasitic antenna resonating element with a slot formed between portions of the peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and the antenna ground. An adjustable capacitor may bridge the slot to provide high band tuning.

Abstract translation: 可以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。 天线结构可以形成双臂倒F天线。 天线可以具有由外围导电电子器件壳体部件的部分形成的谐振元件，并且可以具有通过间隙与天线谐振元件分离的天线接地。 短路路径可以桥接间隙。 天线馈送可以与短路路径平行地跨越间隙耦合。 可以使用桥接间隙的可调电感器来提供低频调谐。 天线可以具有基于槽的寄生天线谐振元件，在外围导电电子器件壳体部件和天线接地部分之间形成有槽。 可调电容器可以桥接插槽以提供高频带调谐。

公开(公告)号：US09153874B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US13846459

申请日：2013-03-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuehui Ouyang ,  Nanbo Jin ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Anand Lakshmanan ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Matthew A. Mow

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q21/28 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q5/321 ,  H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q5/335 ,  H01Q5/378

CPC classification number: H01Q21/28 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q5/321 ,  H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q5/335 ,  H01Q5/378 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q13/106

Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include an inverted-F antenna resonating element and an antenna ground that form an inverted-F antenna having first and second antenna ports. The antenna structures may include a slot antenna resonating element. The slot antenna resonating element may serve as a parasitic antenna resonating element for the inverted-F antenna at frequencies in a first communications band and may serve as a slot antenna at frequencies in a second communications band. The slot antenna may be directly fed using a third antenna port. An adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the first port to tune the inverted-F antenna. The inverted-F antenna may also be tuned using an adjustable capacitor bridging the slot antenna resonating element.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以包括反F天线谐振元件和形成具有第一和第二天线端口的倒F天线的天线接地。 天线结构可以包括缝隙天线谐振元件。 时隙天线谐振元件可以用作第一通信频带中的频率处的倒F天线的寄生天线谐振元件，并且可以用作第二通信频带中的频率处的时隙天线。 可以使用第三天线端口直接馈送缝隙天线。 可调电容器可以耦合到第一端口以调谐倒F天线。 倒F天线也可以使用桥接天线槽谐振元件的可调节电容进行调谐。

公开(公告)号：US20140266923A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13846481

申请日：2013-03-18

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Yijun Zhou ,  Nanbo Jin ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Anand Lakshmanan ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Matthew A. Mow

IPC: H01Q21/28 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q9/06

CPC classification number: H01Q21/28 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q5/35 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/06

Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna and a monopole antenna sharing a common antenna ground. The antenna structures may have three ports. A first antenna port may be coupled to an inverted-F antenna resonating element at a first location and a second antenna port may be coupled to the inverted-F antenna resonating element at a second location. A third antenna port may be coupled to the monopole antenna. Tunable circuitry can be used to tune the antenna structures. An adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the first port to tune the inverted-F antenna. An additional adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the third port to tune the monopole antenna. Transceiver circuitry for supporting wireless local area network communications, satellite navigation system communications, and cellular communications may be coupled to the first, second, and third antenna ports.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以形成双臂倒F天线和共享共同天线接地的单极天线。 天线结构可以具有三个端口。 第一天线端口可以在第一位置处耦合到倒F天线谐振元件，并且第二天线端口可以在第二位置处耦合到倒F天线谐振元件。 第三天线端口可以耦合到单极天线。 可调电路可用于调谐天线结构。 可调电容器可以耦合到第一端口以调谐倒F天线。 附加可调电容器可以耦合到第三端口以调谐单极天线。 用于支持无线局域网通信，卫星导航系统通信和蜂窝通信的收发器电路可以耦合到第一，第二和第三天线端口。

公开(公告)号：US11894600B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17527906

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Miroslav Samardzija ,  Yiren Wang ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Joseph Hakim ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Siwen Yong ,  Erik G. de Jong

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  G04R60/10 ,  G04G21/04 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q21/28 ,  H10K59/40 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04B5/02 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H01Q9/04

CPC classification number: H01Q1/22 ,  G04G21/04 ,  G04R60/10 ,  G06F1/163 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q1/526 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q21/28 ,  H04B5/0025 ,  H04B5/0081 ,  H04B5/02 ,  H05K1/0278 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H04B5/0031

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. A display cover layer and a transparent inner display member may overlap a display pixel layer. The display pixel layer may have an array of display pixels for displaying images for a user. A touch sensor layer may be interposed between the display pixel layer and the transparent display member. A ferromagnetic shielding layer may be mounted below the display pixel layer. A flexible printed circuit containing coils of metal signal lines that form a near-field communications loop antenna may be interposed between the ferromagnetic shielding layer and the display pixel layer. A non-near-field antenna such as an inverted-F antenna may have a resonating element mounted on an inner surface of the display cover layer. The resonating element may be interposed between the transparent display member and the display cover layer.

公开(公告)号：US20190214708A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16357165

申请日：2019-03-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuehui Ouyang ,  Yi Jiang ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Basim Noori

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q21/28 ,  H01Q1/40

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/16 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include millimeter wave antenna arrays. Non-millimeter-wave antennas such as cellular telephone antennas may have conductive structures separated by a dielectric gap. In a device with a metal housing, a plastic-filled slot may form the dielectric gap. The conductive structures may be slot antenna structures, inverted-F antenna structures such as an inverted-F antenna resonating element and a ground, or other antenna structures. The plastic-filled slot may serve as a millimeter wave antenna window. A millimeter wave antenna array may be mounted in alignment with the millimeter wave antenna window to transmit and receive signals through the window. Millimeter wave antenna windows may also be formed from air-filled openings in a metal housing such as audio port openings.