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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2021
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Please delete the Abstract of the Disclosure, and replace it with the following: Provided are a liquid crystal antenna capable of adapting a transmission/reception direction of a radio wave to 360° in a horizontal direction and reducing a size, a weight, and cost, and a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal antenna. A liquid crystal antenna of the present example embodiment includes a curved liquid crystal panel and is a phased array type, and the liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal layer and a plurality of antenna elements that transmit and receive signals having phases modulated by a variable dielectric constant element including the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer may be curved.