EP1983607B1 - Slot-loaded-Mikrostreifenantenne und damit verbundene Verfahren - Google Patents

Slot-loaded-Mikrostreifenantenne und damit verbundene Verfahren Download PDF

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EP1983607B1
EP1983607B1 EP07106586A EP07106586A EP1983607B1 EP 1983607 B1 EP1983607 B1 EP 1983607B1 EP 07106586 A EP07106586 A EP 07106586A EP 07106586 A EP07106586 A EP 07106586A EP 1983607 B1 EP1983607 B1 EP 1983607B1
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Geyi Wen
Dong Wang
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
    • H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
    • H01Q1/243—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q13/00—Waveguide horns or mouths; Slot antennas; Leaky-waveguide antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
    • H01Q13/10—Resonant slot antennas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H01Q9/0442—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna with particular tuning means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H01Q9/045—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna with particular feeding means

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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications devices, and, more particularly, to mobile wireless communications devices and related methods.
  • Cellular communications systems continue to grow in popularity and have become an integral part of both personal and business communications.
  • Cellular telephones allow users to place and receive voice calls most anywhere they travel.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • many cellular devices now incorporate personal digital assistant (PDA) features such as calendars, address books, task lists, etc.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • multi-function devices may also allow users to wirelessly send and receive electronic mail (email) messages and access the Internet via a cellular network and/or a wireless local area network (WLAN), for example.
  • WLAN wireless local area network
  • Microstrip antennas are one type of antenna that have unique features such as low profile, low weight, low cost and relatively easy fabrication, which has led to their use in mobile wireless communications devices.
  • a typical prior art microstrip patch antenna 100 is shown in FIG. 1 which has a length L and width W.
  • the length L is usually chosen to be a half-wavelength of the operating frequency of the antenna 30.
  • the value of L typically has to be increased (i.e., the antenna 30 is made larger), which is undesirable within a mobile wireless communications device where space is at a premium.
  • FIG. 2 Another prior art microstrip patch antenna 200 is shown in FIG. 2 , which implements one common approach to obtain a lower resonant frequency while at the same time maintaining a relatively small antenna size.
  • the antenna 200 has shorted ground pins 201 positioned transversely across a vertical centerline of the antenna, as shown. This approach allows the physical length of the antenna 200 to be reduced to one-quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ . Yet, due to the reduced effective aperture, the antenna gain is also undesirably decreased.
  • Still another prior art approach for reducing the size of a microstrip antenna is to use a folded, multi-layer (i.e., non-planar) structure than can effectively reduce the antenna size to 1/8 th ⁇ or even more on its aperture plane.
  • a folded, multi-layer (i.e., non-planar) structure than can effectively reduce the antenna size to 1/8 th ⁇ or even more on its aperture plane.
  • One drawback of this approach is that it necessarily results in increased thickness, which may be particularly undesirable in small handsets.
  • Another drawback of this approach, as well as using shorting ground pins is that these structures may be somewhat difficult, and potentially more expensive, to manufacture.
  • new microstrip antenna designs may be desirable that allow the above-noted advantages to be achieved without significant increases in size/thickness or manufacturing difficulty.
  • Vani R.M. et al "A Study on Rectangular Microstrip Antenna with Group of Slots for Compact operation", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 40, No. 5, 5 March 2004, pages 396-398 , XP002448190 discloses a compact configuration of a microstrip antenna realized by embedding suitable slots on the radiating patch.
  • Fang Shyh-Tirng et al "Bandwidth enhancement of inset-microstrip-line-fed equilateral-triangular microstrip antenna", Electronic Letters, IEE Stevenage, U.K., Vol. 34, No. 2.3, 12 November 1998, pages 2184-2186 , XP006010612, ISSN: 0013-5194, discloses an equilateral-triangular microstrip patch antenna with an embedded pair of bent narrow slots. Broadband operation of microstrip antennas with an inset microstrip-line feed can be achieved.
  • a microstrip antenna may include an electrically conductive ground plane layer, a dielectric layer adjacent the electrically conductive ground plane layer, and an electrically conductive patch layer adjacent the dielectric layer on a side thereof opposite the electrically conducive ground plane layer.
  • the electrically conductive patch layer may be electrically floating with respect to the electrically conductive ground plane layer and may comprise a body portion and a feed strip extending outwardly from an interior medial portion of the body portion. More particularly, the feed strip may have opposing first and second sides and an end electrically connected to the body portion. Also, the body portion may have spaced apart first and second slots adjacent respective ones of the first and second opposite sides of the feed strip, and a third slot adjacent the end of the feed strip and spaced from the first and second slots.
  • the electrically conductive patch layer may be a planar electrically conductive layer, for example.
  • the planar electrically conductive patch layer may have a rectangular shape.
  • the first and second slots may each be elongate and extend parallel to the feed strip.
  • the first and second slots may also have identical shapes and be symmetrically positioned with respect to the feed strip.
  • the third slot may have an elongate shape and extend in a direction transverse to a direction of the feed strip. More particularly, the third slot may have opposing ends symmetrically positioned with respect to the feed strip. Alternatively, the third slot may have opposing ends asymmetrically positioned with respect to the feed strip.
  • the feed strip may comprise an elongate electrically conductive strip with the opposing sides in spaced relation from adjacent portions of the body portion. The feed strip may extend along a vertical centerline of the body portion, for example.
  • a mobile wireless communications device which generally includes a housing and a microstrip antenna carried by the housing, such as the one described briefly above. Moreover, a wireless communications circuit may be carried by the housing and coupled to the microstrip antenna.
  • a method aspect for making a microstrip antenna may include positioning a dielectric layer adjacent an electrically conductive ground plane layer, and positioning an electrically conductive patch layer, such as the one described briefly above, adjacent the dielectric layer on a side thereof opposite the electrically conducive ground plane layer.
  • the antenna 30 illustratively includes an electrically conductive ground plane layer 32, a dielectric substrate or layer 33 adjacent the electrically conductive ground plane layer 32, and an electrically conductive patch layer 34 adjacent the dielectric layer 33 on a side thereof opposite the electrically conducive ground plane layer 32, as shown.
  • the antenna 30 is preferably carried within a housing 35 of the device 31.
  • the patch layer 34 may be positioned at various locations within the device 31, such as adjacent the top (i.e., near the output speaker), or adjacent the bottom (i.e., near the input microphone), or therebetween.
  • the antenna 30 may be used for different types of wireless communication beside cellular, such as WLAN communications (e.g., 802.11x, Bluetooth), etc., as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
  • one or more wireless communications circuits 41 e.g., transmitter/receiver
  • the patch layer 34 is electrically floating with respect to the ground plane layer 32, although a connection or "short" to the ground plane may be used in some embodiments if desired.
  • the patch layer 34 illustratively includes a body portion 36 and a feed strip 37 extending outwardly from an interior medial portion of the body portion along a centerline 49 thereof, as shown.
  • the feed strip 37 is an elongate electrically conductive strip having opposing first and second sides 38, 39 and an end 40 electrically connected to the body portion at the interior medial portion.
  • the opposing sides of the feed strip 37 are in spaced relation from adjacent portions of the body portion (i.e., vertical slots 42, 43 separate the first and second sides 38, 39 from the body portion 36).
  • the feed strip 37 is also symmetrically positioned with respect to the centerline 49 in the exemplary embodiment, although this need not be the case in all embodiments, and other placements of the feed strip are also possible.
  • the patch layer 34 is advantageously a planar electrically conductive layer having a rectangular shape defined by length L and width W. More particularly, in the present example the length L and width W are equal to define a square patch, but other dimensions may be chosen in different embodiments to provide other rectangular shapes.
  • the body portion 36 also advantageously includes spaced apart first and second slots B, C adjacent respective ones of the first and second opposite sides 38, 39 of the feed strip 37, and a third slot A adjacent the end 40 of the feed strip and spaced from the first and second slots B, C to advantageously define a slot-loaded patch element.
  • the slots may be etched in the body portion 36, for example, during manufacturing, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
  • the first and second slots B, C are each elongate with a same vertical length L s2 and extend parallel to the feed strip 37.
  • the first and second slots B, C also have a same width W s2 . While in the example embodiment the first and second slots B, C are rectangular, it should be noted that in other embodiments the first and second slots B, C need not have a same shape (i.e., one or both of the slots may have a shape other than rectangular), nor the same dimensions.
  • first and second slots B, C are also symmetrically positioned with respect to the feed strip 37.
  • the third slot A also has an elongate rectangular shape and extends in a direction transverse to a direction of the feed strip 37.
  • the third slot A has a horizontal width W s1 and a vertical length L s1 , as shown.
  • the third slot A may have a shape other than rectangular, as well as different dimensions and placements on the body 36.
  • the third slot A is positioned a vertical distance d s1 from the top of the body portion 36, and a horizontal distance d x from the right side of the body portion.
  • the horizontal distance d x is chosen so that the opposing ends of the third slot A are symmetrically positioned with respect to the feed strip 37.
  • the third slot A may have opposing ends that are asymmetrically positioned with respect to the feed strip 37.
  • the first and second slots B, C of the example embodiment depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4 are positioned a vertical distance d s2 from the bottom of the body portion 36, and a horizontal distance d s3 from the sides of the body portion. While these distances are the same in the embodiment of FIG. 3 , the slots B, C need not be symmetrically positioned in all embodiments with respect to the feed strip 37.
  • a prior art microstrip patch antenna 100 as shown in FIG. 1 having a resonant frequency of around 2 GHz was compared with a microstrip antenna 30 in accordance with one embodiment having substantially the same dimensions (i.e., the same length L and width W). From the simulated and measured results described below it will be appreciated that with loaded slots the resonant frequency of the antenna 30 is decreased to 1.5 GHz without introducing any shorted ground pins or folded multi-layered structures, as typically required with prior art microstrip antenna configurations.
  • the length W s1 and the distances d s1 and d x of slot A control the main current distributions, and hence define the effective electrical length and resonant frequency of the antenna 30.
  • the dimensions of slots B and C are identical in the present embodiment, and they are symmetrically placed on the opposing sides 38, 39 of the feed line 37 for finely adjusting the resonant frequency and improving impedance matching.
  • the graph of FIG. 5 illustrates the influence of the width W s1 on resonant frequency.
  • Plots 51-53 respectively correspond to lengths L of 29mm, 23mm, and 17mm all with a same distance d s1 of 5mm.
  • plots 61-64 FIG.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 simulated and measured return losses are respectively shown for the prior art microstrip antenna 100, the microstrip antenna 30 including a symmetrical slot A with respect to the feed strip 37, and an alternative microstrip antenna 30' with an asymmetrical slot A ( FIG. 12 ).
  • the simulated and measured results demonstrate good correlation therebetween.
  • the plots 81, 91 correspond to the microstrip antenna 30 including a symmetrical slot A
  • the plots 82, 92 correspond to the microstrip antenna 30' with an asymmetrical slot A
  • the plots 83, 93 correspond to the prior art microstrip antenna 100.
  • the loaded slots A-C provide lower resonant frequency, which will be further understood with reference to the current distributions illustrated in FIGS. 10-12 for the prior art microstrip antenna 100, the microstrip antenna 30 including a symmetrical slot A, and the microstrip antenna 30' with an asymmetrical slot A, respectively.
  • the currents in FIG. 11 flow through longer paths due to the loaded slots, especially slot A.
  • the two lower resonant frequencies occur at 1.42 and 1.49 GHz as slot A moves from the center toward the edge.
  • the corresponding current distributions at 1.49 GHz are illustrated in FIG. 12 for the microstrip antenna 30' with the asymmetrical slot A.
  • Simulated 3D far-field radiation patterns (with infinite ground planes) at 1.9 GHz, 1.52 GHz, and 1.49 GHz are respectively shown in FIGS. 13-15 for the prior art microstrip antenna 100, the microstrip antenna 30 including a symmetrical slot A, and the microstrip antenna 30' with the asymmetrical slot A. It can be seen that the loaded slots A-C only slightly disturb the gain patterns.
  • the above-described slot loaded microstrip antenna embodiments therefore advantageously provide a relatively easy and low cost approach to reduce the size (and potentially weight in some implementations) of a typical prior art microstrip antenna while maintaining a desired operating frequency and a relatively high gain.
  • the resonant frequency of such a microstrip antenna can be shifted to a lower value, or for a given resonant frequency a slot loaded microstrip antenna has a smaller aperture size than a full (i.e., non-slotted) microstrip patch.
  • the slot loaded patch structure may also be relatively easily implemented/manufactured, as compared to more complicated prior art approaches such as multi-layer (i.e., non-planar) patch structures.
  • the above-noted features may also be obtained without the drawbacks associated with using ground pins as discussed in the background above.
  • the device 1000 illustratively includes a housing 1200, a keypad 1400 and an output device 1600.
  • the output device shown is a display 1600, which is preferably a full graphic LCD. Other types of output devices may alternatively be utilized.
  • a processing device 1800 is contained within the housing 1200 and is coupled between the keypad 1400 and the display 1600. The processing device 1800 controls the operation of the display 1600, as well as the overall operation of the mobile device 1000, in response to actuation of keys on the keypad 1400 by the user.
  • the housing 1200 may be elongated vertically, or may take on other sizes and shapes (including clamshell housing structures).
  • the keypad may include a mode selection key, or other hardware or software for switching between text entry and telephony entry.
  • FIG. 18 In addition to the processing device 1800, other parts of the mobile device 1000 are shown schematically in FIG. 18 . These include a communications subsystem 1001; a short-range communications subsystem 1020; the keypad 1400 and the display 1600, along with other input/output devices 1060, 1080, 1100 and 1120; as well as memory devices 1160, 1180 and various other device subsystems 1201.
  • the mobile device 1000 is preferably a two-way RF communications device having voice and data communications capabilities.
  • the mobile device 1000 preferably has the capability to communicate with other computer systems via the Internet.
  • Operating system software executed by the processing device 1800 is preferably stored in a persistent store, such as the flash memory 1160, but may be stored in other types of memory devices, such as a read only memory (ROM) or similar storage element.
  • system software, specific device applications, or parts thereof may be temporarily loaded into a volatile store, such as the random access memory (RAM) 1180. Communications signals received by the mobile device may also be stored in the RAM 1180.
  • the processing device 1800 in addition to its operating system functions, enables execution of software applications 1300A-1300N on the device 1000.
  • a predetermined set of applications that control basic device operations, such as data and voice communications 1300A and 1300B, may be installed on the device 1000 during manufacture.
  • a personal information manager (PIM) application may be installed during manufacture.
  • the PIM is preferably capable of organizing and managing data items, such as e-mail, calendar events, voice mails, appointments, and task items.
  • the PIM application is also preferably capable of sending and receiving data items via a wireless network 1401.
  • the PIM data items are seamlessly integrated, synchronized and updated via the wireless network 1401 with the device user's corresponding data items stored or associated with a host computer system.
  • the communications subsystem 1001 includes a receiver 1500, a transmitter 1520, and one or more antennas 1540 and 1560.
  • the communications subsystem 1001 also includes a processing module, such as a digital signal processor (DSP) 1580, and local oscillators (LOs) 1601.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • LOs local oscillators
  • a mobile device 1000 may include a communications subsystem 1001 designed to operate with the Mobitex TM , Data TAC TM or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) mobile data communications networks, and also designed to operate with any of a variety of voice communications networks, such as AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, WCDMA, PCS, GSM, EDGE, etc. Other types of data and voice networks, both separate and integrated, may also be utilized with the mobile device 1000.
  • the mobile device 1000 may also be compliant with other communications standards such as 3GSM, 3GPP, UMTS, etc.
  • Network access requirements vary depending upon the type of communication system. For example, in the Mobitex and DataTAC networks, mobile devices are registered on the network using a unique personal identification number or PIN associated with each device. In GPRS networks, however, network access is associated with a subscriber or user of a device. A GPRS device therefore requires a subscriber identity module, commonly referred to as a SIM card, in order to operate on a GPRS network.
  • SIM card subscriber identity module
  • the mobile device 1000 may send and receive communications signals over the communication network 1401.
  • Signals received from the communications network 1401 by the antenna 1540 are routed to the receiver 1500, which provides for signal amplification, frequency down conversion, filtering, channel selection, etc., and may also provide analog to digital conversion. Analog-to-digital conversion of the received signal allows the DSP 1580 to perform more complex communications functions, such as demodulation and decoding.
  • signals to be transmitted to the network 1401 are processed (e.g. modulated and encoded) by the DSP 1580 and are then provided to the transmitter 1520 for digital to analog conversion, frequency up conversion, filtering, amplification and transmission to the communication network 1401 (or networks) via the antenna 1560.
  • the DSP 1580 provides for control of the receiver 1500 and the transmitter 1520. For example, gains applied to communications signals in the receiver 1500 and transmitter 1520 may be adaptively controlled through automatic gain control algorithms implemented in the DSP 1580.
  • a received signal such as a text message or web page download
  • the communications subsystem 1001 is input to the processing device 1800.
  • the received signal is then further processed by the processing device 1800 for an output to the display 1600, or alternatively to some other auxiliary I/O device 1060.
  • a device user may also compose data items, such as e-mail messages, using the keypad 1400 and/or some other auxiliary I/O device 1060, such as a touchpad, a rocker switch, a thumb-wheel, or some other type of input device.
  • the composed data items may then be transmitted over the communications network 1401 via the communications subsystem 1001.
  • a voice communications mode In a voice communications mode, overall operation of the device is substantially similar to the data communications mode, except that received signals are output to a speaker 1100, and signals for transmission are generated by a microphone 1120.
  • Alternative voice or audio I/O subsystems such as a voice message recording subsystem, may also be implemented on the device 1000.
  • the display 1600 may also be utilized in voice communications mode, for example to display the identity of a calling party, the duration of a voice call, or other voice call related information.
  • the short-range communications subsystem enables communication between the mobile device 1000 and other proximate systems or devices, which need not necessarily be similar devices.
  • the short-range communications subsystem may include an infrared device and associated circuits and components, or a Bluetooth TM communications module to provide for communication with similarly-enabled systems and devices.

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  1. Mikrostreifenantenne (30), die aufweist:
    eine elektrisch leitende Masseebeneschicht (32);
    eine dielektrische Schicht (33), angrenzend an die elektrisch leitende Masseebeneschicht; und
    eine elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34), angrenzend an die dielektrische Schicht (33) an einer Seite davon, gegenüberliegend der elektrisch leitenden Masseebeneschicht (32);
    wobei die elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34) elektrisch nicht geerdet ist (floating) hinsichtlich der elektrisch leitenden Masseebeneschicht (32) und aufweist:
    einen Körper- bzw. Hauptteil (36); und
    einen Zufuhr-Streifen (37), der sich in eine Richtung nach außen von einem inneren Mittelteil des Hauptteils (36) erstreckt, wobei der Zufuhr-Streifen gegenüberliegende erste und zweite Seiten (38, 39) und ein Ende (40) hat, das elektrisch mit dem Hauptteil verbunden ist; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    der Hauptteil darin eingeschlossene erste und zweite, mit Abstand zueinander angeordnete, Langschlitze (B, C) hat, die angrenzend sind zu jeweiligen der ersten und zweiten gegenüberliegenden Seiten (38, 39) des Zufuhr-Streifens (37), wobei sich die ersten und zweiten Schlitze parallel zu dem Zufuhr-Streifen erstrecken, und gekennzeichnet durch einen dritten Langschlitz (A), der in dem Hauptteil (36) eingeschlossen ist, wobei der dritte Schlitz (A) angrenzend an das Ende (40) des Zufuhr-Streifens ist, mit Abstand von den ersten und zweiten Schlitzen und sich in eine Richtung erstreckt, die transversal ist zu der Richtung der Lage des Zufuhr-Streifens.
  2. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34) eine planare elektrisch leitende Schicht aufweist.
  3. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 2, wobei die planare elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34) eine rechteckige Form hat.
  4. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die ersten und zweiten Schlitze (B, C) jeweils länglich sind.
  5. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die ersten und zweiten Schlitze (B, C) identische Formen haben und hinsichtlich des Zufuhr-Streifens (37) symmetrisch positioniert sind.
  6. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei der dritte Schlitz (A) eine längliche Form hat.
  7. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 6, wobei der dritte Schlitz (A) gegenüberliegenden Enden hat, die hinsichtlich des Zufuhr-Streifens (37) symmetrisch positioniert sind.
  8. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 6, wobei der dritte Schlitz (A) gegenüberliegenden Enden hat, die hinsichtlich des Zufuhr-Streifens (37) asymmetrisch positioniert sind.
  9. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei der Zufuhr-Streifen (37) einen länglichen elektrisch leitenden Streifen aufweist, wobei die gegenüberliegenden Seiten (38, 39) mit Abstand von angrenzenden Teilen des Hauptteils (36) angeordnet sind.
  10. Antenne gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei sich der Zufuhr-Streifen (37) entlang einer vertikalen Mittellinie (49) des Hauptteils (36) erstreckt.
  11. Mobile drahtlose Kommunikationsvorrichtung (31), die aufweist:
    ein Gehäuse (35);
    eine Mikrostreifenantenne (30), die durch das Gehäuse (35) getragen wird und aufweist:
    eine elektrisch leitende Masseebeneschicht (32);
    eine dielektrische Schicht (33), angrenzend an die elektrisch leitende Masseebeneschicht; und
    eine elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34), angrenzend an die dielektrische Schicht (33) an einer Seite davon, gegenüberliegend der elektrisch leitenden Masseebeneschicht (32);
    wobei die elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34) elektrisch nicht geerdet ist (floating) hinsichtlich der elektrisch leitenden Masseebeneschicht (32) und aufweist:
    einen Körper- bzw. Hauptteil (36); und
    einen Zufuhr-Streifen (37), der sich in eine Richtung nach außen von einem inneren Mittelteil des Hauptteils erstreckt, wobei der Zufuhr-Streifen (37) gegenüberliegende erste und zweite Seiten (38, 39) und ein Ende (40) hat, das elektrisch mit dem Hauptteil verbunden ist; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    der Hauptteil (36) darin eingeschlossene erste und zweite, mit Abstand zueinander angeordnete, Langschlitze (B, C) hat, die angrenzend sind zu jeweiligen der ersten und zweiten gegenüberliegenden Seiten (38, 39) des Zufuhr-Streifens, wobei sich die ersten und zweiten Schlitze parallel zu dem Zufuhr-Streifen erstrecken, und gekennzeichnet durch einen dritten Langschlitz (A), der in dem Hauptteil (36) eingeschlossen ist, wobei der dritte Schlitz (A) angrenzend an das Ende (40) des Zufuhr-Streifens ist, mit Abstand von den ersten und zweiten Schlitzen und sich in eine Richtung erstreckt, die transversal ist zu der Richtung der Lage des Zufuhr-Streifens; und
    eine drahtlose Kommunikationsschaltung (41), die durch das Gehäuse (35) getragen wird und mit der Mikrostreifenantenne (30) verbunden ist.
  12. Mobile drahtlose Kommunikationsvorrichtung (31) gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei die elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34) eine planare elektrisch leitende Schicht mit einer rechteckigen Form aufweist.
  13. Mobile drahtlose Kommunikationsvorrichtung (31) gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei die ersten und zweiten Schlitze (B, C) jeweils länglich sind.
  14. Mobile drahtlose Kommunikationsvorrichtung (31) gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei die ersten und zweiten Schlitze (B, C) identische Formen haben und hinsichtlich des Zufuhr-Streifens symmetrisch positioniert sind.
  15. Mobile drahtlose Kommunikationsvorrichtung (31) gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei der dritte Schlitz (A) eine längliche Form hat.
  16. Mobile drahtlose Kommunikationsvorrichtung (31) gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei der Zufuhr-Streifen (37) einen länglichen elektrisch leitenden Streifen aufweist, wobei die gegenüberliegenden Seiten (38, 39) mit Abstand von angrenzenden Teilen des Hauptteils (36) angeordnet sind.
  17. Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Mikrostreifenantenne (30), das aufweist:
    Positionieren einer dielektrischen Schicht (33) angrenzend an eine elektrisch leitende Masseebeneschicht (32); und
    Positionieren einer elektrisch leitenden Patch-Schicht (34) angrenzend an die dielektrische Schicht (33) an einer Seite davon, gegenüberliegend der elektrisch leitenden Masseebeneschicht;
    wobei die elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34) elektrisch nicht geerdet ist (floating) hinsichtlich der elektrisch leitenden Masseebeneschicht und aufweist:
    einen Körper- bzw. Hauptteil (36); und
    einen Zufuhr-Streifen (37), der sich in eine Richtung nach außen von einem inneren Mittelteil des Hauptteils (36) erstreckt, wobei der Zufuhr-Streifen gegenüberliegende erste und zweite Seiten (38, 39) und ein Ende (40) hat, das elektrisch mit dem Hauptteil verbunden ist; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    der Hauptteil darin eingeschlossene erste und zweite, mit Abstand zueinander angeordnete, Langschlitze (B, C) hat, die angrenzend sind zu jeweiligen der ersten und zweiten gegenüberliegenden Seiten (38, 39) des Zufuhr-Streifens (37), wobei sich die ersten und zweiten Schlitze parallel zu dem Zufuhr-Streifen erstrecken, und gekennzeichnet durch einen dritten Langschlitz (A), der in dem Hauptteil (36) eingeschlossen ist, wobei der dritte Schlitz angrenzend an das Ende (40) des Zufuhr-Streifens ist, mit Abstand von den ersten und zweiten Schlitzen und sich in eine Richtung erstreckt, die transversal ist zu der Richtung der Lage des Zufuhr-Streifens.
  18. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 17, wobei die elektrisch leitende Patch-Schicht (34) eine planare elektrisch leitende Schicht mit einer rechteckigen Form aufweist.
  19. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 17, wobei die ersten und zweiten Schlitze (B, C) jeweils länglich sind.
  20. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 17, wobei die ersten und zweiten Schlitze (B, C) identische Formen haben und hinsichtlich des Zufuhr-Streifens (37) symmetrisch positioniert sind.
  21. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 17, wobei der dritte Schlitz (A) eine längliche Form hat.
  22. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 20, wobei der Zufuhr-Streifen (37) einen länglichen elektrisch leitenden Streifen aufweist, wobei die gegenüberliegenden Seiten (38, 39) mit Abstand von angrenzenden Teilen des Hauptteils (36) angeordnet sind.
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