Blackberry Corporation

Nxp Usa, Inc.

Jeffrey Neal Schroeder

Gregory Mendolia

Daniel Charles Boire

Yongfei Zhu

Greg Mendolia

James Dilorenzo

Andrew Joseph Sekelsky

A device may include a housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, and an antenna element carried by the housing and having first and second feeds, and a split antenna feed network carried by the housing and providing a phase shift between the first and second feeds. The split antenna feed network may include a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first feed and a second terminal coupled to the wireless transceiver, a second capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the second feed and a second terminal, a first inductor having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor and a second terminal coupled to the second terminal of the second capacitor, and a second inductor having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the second capacitor and a second terminal coupled to a voltage reference.

Mobile wireless communications device with split antenna feed network and related methods

A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a communication device including a matching network for impedance tuning and pairs of antennas that can be utilized as primary and diversity antennas, respectively, and can provide high radiation efficiency. An RF switch can be utilized for re-configuring the primary and diversity antennas. Other embodiments are disclosed.

High radiation efficiency antenna systems

Wide band antenna systems

Growing community of inventors

Nashua, NH, United States of America

Jeffrey Neal Schroeder