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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2023
Strattec Security Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abdelmonem Salah, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Yi Ming Qu, Milwaukee, WI (US);
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for secure communication between a vehicle and a portable communication device. The system includes a PaaK transceiver module having an NFC antenna module with a multilayer PCB. The multilayer PCB includes a plurality of PCB layers arranged in a stacking direction. The NFC antenna module also includes an NFC antenna coil. On each respective PCB layer, the NFC antenna coil is wound around the respective PCB layer at or near a peripheral edge of the respective layer. Each winding entirely around the PCB layer forms a turn. The NFC antenna coil extends between adjacent PCB layers of the multilayer PCB through at least one via, and a total number of PCB layers is greater than two.