US Patent Application 17828859. Electronic Devices with Interconnected Ground Structures simplified abstract
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Electronic Devices with Interconnected Ground Structures
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Inventor(s)
Siddharth Ravichandran of San Jose CA (US)
Puneeth Prahalad of Cupertino CA (US)
Vijaykrishnan Ramakrishnan of San Jose CA (US)
Sathish Shanbhag Kota of San Jose CA (US)
Electronic Devices with Interconnected Ground Structures - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17828859 titled 'Electronic Devices with Interconnected Ground Structures
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes an electronic device with wireless circuitry and antennas. - The device includes an antenna ground formed by two separate conductive ground structures connected by a conductive interconnect structure. - A slot element is created in one of the conductive ground structures to reject signals at certain frequencies caused by spurious signals from a non-ohmic contact between the conductive interconnect structure and the ground structure. - The conductive interconnect structure overlaps with and activates the slot element, which acts as an ineffective radiator at the specific frequencies. - The innovation aims to improve the performance and reliability of wireless circuitry in electronic devices.
Original Abstract Submitted
An electronic device may include wireless circuitry having one or more antennas. An antenna ground for an antenna may be formed from two separate conductive ground structures coupled to each other via a conductive interconnect structure. A slot element may be formed in one of the conductive ground structures to reject signals at one or more victim frequencies resulting from spurious signals generated by a non-ohmic contact formed between the conductive interconnect structure and the one of the conductive ground structures. The conductive interconnect structure may overlap and excite the slot element, which serves as an ineffective radiator at the one or more victim frequencies.
