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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Martin Da Silveira, Ottawa, CA;
Neil McGowan, Stittsville, CA;
Andrew McNair, Ottawa, CA;
Weigang Zeng, Nepean, CA;
Chunyun Jian, Ottawa, CA;
Martin Ethier, Ottawa, CA;
Francis Marion, Gatineau, CA;
Zhen Hong Wang, Stittsville, CA;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
According to one aspect, an integrated antenna and filter unit, IAFU, is provided. The IAFU includes a filter portion including at least one filter configured to filter RF signals to generate filtered RF signals and a plurality of filter pins configured to output filtered RF signals, and an antenna portion securable to the filter portion where the antenna portion includes a PCB including a plurality of conductor traces each mateable with a corresponding one of the plurality of filter pins to electrically couple the plurality of filter pins directly to corresponding ones of the plurality of conductor traces on the PCB, and a plurality of antennas securable to the PCB where the plurality of antennas are electrically coupled to the plurality of conductor traces.