Electronic device with millimeter wave antennas on stacked printed circuits
US9972892B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/28
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas and transceiver circuitry such as millimeter wave transceiver circuitry. The antennas may be formed from metal traces on a printed circuit. The printed circuit may be a stacked printed circuit including multiple stacked substrates. Metal traces may form an array of patch antennas, Yagi antennas, and other antennas. Antenna signals associated with the antennas may pass through an inactive area in a display and through a dielectric-filled slot in a metal housing for the electronic device. Waveguide structures may be used to guide antenna signals within interior portions of the electronic device.
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