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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1999
Abstract
An antenna includes: a base having opposing first and second surfaces and opposing end surfaces; a radiation electrode covering at least a portion of the first major surface of the base; a power terminal disposed on the base and operable to conduct signal power which is at least one of received and transmitted by the antenna; a mounting substrate having spaced apart first and second major surfaces; a first ground electrode covering at least a portion of the second major surface of the base, wherein the base is disposed on the mounting substrate such that the second major surface of the base is coupled to the first major surface of the mounting substrate and a distance D is defined from the first major surface of the base to the second major surface of the mounting substrate, and the first ground electrode is electrically coupled to the first ground electrode such that a gain of the antenna is a function of the distance