Antenna array for wide angle beam steering
US11258187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/24
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna array and a wireless communication device including the antenna array. The antenna array includes a plurality of unit cells and a termination unit cell. The plurality of unit cells are connected in series via respective transmission lines. Each of the unit cells include a microstrip patch having two insets on a diagonal axis of the microstrip patch. The microstrip patch is connected to two of the transmission lines at the two insets, respectively. The termination unit cell is connected in series to one of the plurality of unit cells via one of the transmission lines. The termination unit cell includes a microstrip patch having an inset on a diagonal axis of the microstrip patch. The microstrip patch is connected to the one transmission line at the inset.
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