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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Qorvo Us, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Jan-Willem Zweers, Nieuwleusen, NL;
Qorvo US, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
An edge enabled void antenna (EEVA) apparatus is provided. The EEVA apparatus includes a conductive plane and a void is created on a geometric perimeter of the conductive plane to form an EEVA. A radio frequency (RF) port is coupled to the void to receive an RF signal. The RF signal excites the conductive plane to induce an electrical current along the geometric perimeter of the conductive plane. The void can cause the electrical current to increase and decrease on the geometric perimeter of the conductive plane, thus causing an electromagnetic wave corresponding to the RF signal being radiated from the EEVA. By forming the EEVA on the geometric perimeter of the conductive plane, it may be possible to enable a well-functioning antenna apparatus with a small effective footprint, thus allowing multiple EEVAs to be provided in a space confined wireless device with sufficient isolation for improved RF performance.