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- the present invention relates to an antenna module including an antenna element, an IC chip, and a laminate on which these are provided.
- This antenna module includes a laminate in which a plurality of insulating base materials are laminated in a predetermined direction. A spiral coil pattern is formed on the surface of each substrate. Coil patterns adjacent to each other in a predetermined direction are connected by via conductors to form an antenna element.
- the evacuation layout is made so that the via conductor is positioned near one corner of the multilayer body, and at least one other corner except the one corner where the evacuation layout is made is not made.
- Each insulating substrate is typically made of a resin material or a ceramic material, and the coil pattern and the via conductor are made of a metal material such as copper.
- a metal material has a smaller shape change due to heat than a resin material or a ceramic material. Therefore, stress is likely to occur at the location where the via conductor is disposed in the pressurizing / heating process which is a part of the manufacturing process of the antenna module.
- the interval between adjacent turns is becoming narrower.
- a thinner substrate may be used. Under such conditions, since the base material is first softened in the heating step, the base material may be distorted or cracked due to the influence of the via conductor having a small shape change. In addition, after that, the via conductor softens and breaks when flowing into the distortion or crack of the base material, or causes a short circuit between adjacent turns.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a more reliable antenna module.
- a laminated body having a main surface and made of an insulating material, an IC chip provided in the laminated body, and an antenna element connected to the IC chip.
- the antenna element includes a plurality of coil patterns arranged in a predetermined direction, and a plurality of via conductors that electrically connect two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, And at least one of the plurality of coil patterns has a spiral shape wound substantially parallel to the outer edge of the main surface and three or more turns, and the plurality of vias One of the conductors is bonded to the outer peripheral side end of the at least one coil pattern, and the other one of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the inner peripheral side end of the coil pattern.
- the coil pattern includes: a first partial pattern including the outer peripheral side end; a second partial pattern that is parallel to the first partial pattern and that is adjacent to the first partial pattern with a gap between the first lines; and the second part And at least a third partial pattern that is parallel to the pattern and that is adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second inter-line gap smaller than the first inter-line gap.
- the line width of the first partial pattern is larger than the line widths of the second partial pattern and the third partial pattern.
- the at least one coil pattern further includes a fourth partial pattern extending toward the outer peripheral side end and perpendicular to the first partial pattern.
- the line width of the first partial pattern and the line width of the fourth partial pattern are substantially the same.
- a via conductor joined to the outer peripheral end and the inner peripheral end are joined. The via conductor is provided in substantially the same direction as viewed from the spiral winding center.
- a fifth aspect is any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the IC chip is mounted on a main surface of the laminate, and the antenna module includes the IC chip mounted on the main surface.
- a sealing layer for sealing is further provided, and the surface of the sealing layer is attached to the object.
- the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively close to the object is larger than the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively far from the object.
- the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively close to the object is smaller than the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively far from the object.
- the eighth aspect is any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, wherein the thickness of the sealing layer along the predetermined direction is a distance between the coil patterns at both ends along the predetermined direction in the laminate. Bigger than.
- the dielectric constant of the sealing layer is smaller than the dielectric constant of the insulating base material.
- a tenth aspect according to any one of the first aspect to the ninth aspect, wherein the antenna element is arranged in a direction parallel to the first partial pattern from a turn on the innermost peripheral side of the at least one coil pattern. It further has a lead conductor pattern that is led out to the peripheral end position.
- An eleventh aspect is the tenth aspect, wherein the lead conductor pattern is provided on one and the other of the two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, and the lead conductor pattern provided on the one coil pattern; The lead conductor patterns provided on the other coil pattern are orthogonal to each other.
- the line width of the lead conductor pattern is larger than the line width of the innermost turn of the coil pattern.
- the antenna element includes at least three coil patterns arranged in the predetermined direction in the laminated body and two adjacent coil patterns in the predetermined direction.
- the plurality of coil patterns include at least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern in which currents in opposite directions flow, and each of the coil patterns The number of the first partial patterns is different from the number of the second partial patterns, and in the antenna element, the total number of the first partial patterns and the total number of the second partial patterns are the same.
- the plurality of coil patterns include at least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern in which currents in opposite directions flow, and in the antenna element The total number of the first partial patterns is different from the total number of the second partial patterns.
- the sixteenth aspect is an antenna module, which is a laminate having a main surface and made of an insulating material, an IC chip mounted on the main surface of the laminate, and connected to the IC chip.
- An antenna module including an antenna element and a sealing layer that seals the IC chip, the antenna module being attached to an object using a surface of the sealing layer, wherein the antenna elements are arranged in a predetermined direction Including a plurality of coil patterns and a plurality of via conductors that electrically connect two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, and the plurality of coil patterns are relatively close to the object.
- the number of turns of the coil pattern is larger than the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively far from the object.
- a seventeenth aspect is the sixteenth aspect, wherein at least one of the plurality of coil patterns has a spiral shape wound substantially parallel to the outer edge of the main surface and having three or more turns.
- One of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the outer peripheral side end of the at least one coil pattern, and the other one of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the inner peripheral side end of the coil pattern.
- the at least one coil pattern includes a first partial pattern including the outer peripheral end, a second partial pattern that is parallel to the first partial pattern and that is adjacent to the first partial pattern with a first inter-line gap therebetween, And a third partial pattern that is parallel to the second partial pattern and that is adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second inter-line gap smaller than the first inter-line gap.
- a line width of the first partial pattern is larger than a line width of the second partial pattern and the third partial pattern.
- a nineteenth aspect is the seventeenth aspect or the eighteenth aspect, wherein the at least one coil pattern further has a fourth partial pattern extending toward the outer peripheral side end and perpendicular to the first partial pattern.
- the line width of the first partial pattern is substantially the same as the line width of the fourth partial pattern.
- a via conductor joined to the outer peripheral end and the via conductor joined to the inner peripheral end in the at least one coil pattern Is provided in substantially the same direction as viewed from the winding center of the spiral.
- a thickness of the sealing layer along the predetermined direction is greater than a distance between coil patterns at both ends along the predetermined direction in the multilayer body. large.
- the dielectric constant of the sealing layer is smaller than the dielectric constant of the insulating base material.
- a twenty-third aspect is any one of the sixteenth to twenty-second aspects, in which the antenna element is arranged on the inner peripheral side in a direction parallel to the first partial pattern from a turn on the innermost peripheral side of the at least one coil pattern. It further has a lead conductor pattern drawn to the end position.
- the lead conductor pattern is provided on one and the other of two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the lead conductor pattern provided on the one coil pattern, and the other The lead conductor patterns provided in the coil patterns are orthogonal to each other.
- the line width of the lead conductor pattern is larger than the line width of the innermost turn of the coil pattern.
- the antenna element includes at least three coil patterns arranged in the predetermined direction in the laminated body and two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction.
- the positions of the via conductors provided at the outer peripheral end portions are the same in plan view from the predetermined direction.
- the positions of the via conductors provided at the inner peripheral end are the same.
- a twenty-seventh aspect is any one of the sixteenth to twenty-sixth aspects, wherein the plurality of coil patterns include at least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern in which currents in opposite directions flow, The number of the first partial patterns and the number of the second partial patterns are different, and in the antenna element, the total number of the first partial patterns and the total number of the second partial patterns are the same.
- the plurality of coil patterns include at least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern in which currents in opposite directions flow, and in the antenna element, The total number of the first partial patterns is different from the total number of the second partial patterns.
- a laminated body having a main surface and made of an insulating material, an IC chip mounted on the main surface of the laminated body, an antenna element connected to the IC chip, and the IC chip
- An antenna module attached to an object using a surface of the sealing layer, wherein the antenna element includes a plurality of coil patterns arranged in a predetermined direction, and the predetermined A plurality of via conductors that electrically connect two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the direction, and in the plurality of coil patterns, the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively close to the object is Less than the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively far from the object.
- a thirtieth aspect is the twenty-ninth aspect, wherein at least one of the plurality of coil patterns has a spiral shape wound substantially parallel to the outer edge of the main surface and having three or more turns.
- One of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the outer peripheral side end of the at least one coil pattern, and the other one of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the inner peripheral side end of the coil pattern.
- the at least one coil pattern includes a first partial pattern including the outer peripheral end, a second partial pattern that is parallel to the first partial pattern and that is adjacent to the first partial pattern with a first inter-line gap therebetween, And a third partial pattern that is parallel to the second partial pattern and that is adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second inter-line gap smaller than the first inter-line gap.
- the line width of the first partial pattern is greater than the line widths of the second partial pattern and the third partial pattern.
- a thirty-second aspect is the thirty-first or thirty-first aspect, wherein the at least one coil pattern further has a fourth partial pattern extending toward the outer peripheral side end and perpendicular to the first partial pattern. The line width of the first partial pattern is substantially the same as the line width of the fourth partial pattern.
- a via conductor joined to the outer peripheral end and a via conductor joined to the inner peripheral end Is provided in substantially the same direction as viewed from the winding center of the spiral.
- a thickness of the sealing layer along the predetermined direction is greater than a distance between coil patterns at both ends along the predetermined direction in the stacked body. large.
- a thirty-fifth aspect is any one of the twenty-ninth to thirty-fourth aspects, wherein a dielectric constant of the sealing layer is smaller than a dielectric constant of the insulating base material.
- a thirty-sixth aspect is any one of the twenty-ninth to thirty-fifth aspects, wherein the antenna element is arranged on the inner peripheral side in a direction parallel to the first partial pattern from a turn on the innermost peripheral side of the at least one coil pattern. It further has a lead conductor pattern drawn to the end position.
- a thirty-seventh aspect is the thirty-sixth aspect, wherein the lead conductor pattern is provided on one and the other of two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the lead conductor pattern provided on the one coil pattern, and the other The lead conductor patterns provided in the coil patterns are orthogonal to each other.
- the line width of the lead conductor pattern is larger than the line width of the innermost turn of the coil pattern.
- a thirty-ninth aspect is any one of the twenty-ninth to thirty-eighth aspects, wherein the antenna element includes at least three coil patterns arranged in the predetermined direction in the laminated body and two coil patterns adjacent in the predetermined direction. In the two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the positions of the via conductors provided at the outer peripheral end portions are the same in plan view from the predetermined direction. In addition, the positions of the via conductors provided at the inner peripheral end are the same.
- the plurality of coil patterns include at least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern in which currents in opposite directions flow, The number of the first partial patterns and the number of the second partial patterns are different, and in the antenna element, the total number of the first partial patterns and the total number of the second partial patterns are the same.
- the plurality of coil patterns include at least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern in which currents in opposite directions flow, and in the antenna element, The total number of the first partial patterns is different from the total number of the second partial patterns.
- a forty-second aspect includes a laminate having a main surface and made of an insulating material, an IC chip mounted on the main surface of the laminate, an antenna element connected to the IC chip, and the IC chip.
- An antenna module attached to an object using a surface of the sealing layer, wherein the antenna element includes a plurality of coil patterns arranged in a predetermined direction, and the predetermined A plurality of via conductors that electrically connect two coil patterns adjacent to each other in a direction, and the thickness of the sealing layer along the predetermined direction is within the stacked body in the predetermined direction. It is larger than the distance between the coil patterns at both ends along.
- At least one of the plurality of coil patterns has a spiral shape wound substantially parallel to the outer edge of the main surface and having three or more turns.
- One of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the outer peripheral side end of the at least one coil pattern, and the other one of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the inner peripheral side end of the coil pattern.
- the at least one coil pattern includes a first partial pattern including the outer peripheral end, a second partial pattern that is parallel to the first partial pattern and that is adjacent to the first partial pattern with a first inter-line gap therebetween, And a third partial pattern that is parallel to the second partial pattern and that is adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second inter-line gap smaller than the first inter-line gap.
- the line width of the first partial pattern is larger than the line widths of the second partial pattern and the third partial pattern.
- the at least one coil pattern further has a fourth partial pattern extending toward the outer peripheral side end and perpendicular to the first partial pattern.
- the line width of the first partial pattern is substantially the same as the line width of the fourth partial pattern.
- a forty-sixth aspect is any one of the forty-third to forty-fifth aspects, in the at least one coil pattern, a via conductor joined to the outer peripheral end and a via conductor joined to the inner peripheral end.
- a forty-seventh aspect is any one of the forty-third to forty-sixth aspects, wherein the thickness of the sealing layer along the predetermined direction is greater than the distance between the coil patterns at both ends along the predetermined direction in the laminate. large.
- a forty-eighth aspect is any one of the forty-second to forty-seventh aspects, wherein a dielectric constant of the sealing layer is smaller than a dielectric constant of the insulating base material.
- a forty-ninth aspect is any one of the forty-second to forty-eighth aspects, wherein the antenna element is arranged on the inner peripheral side in a direction parallel to the first partial pattern from a turn on the innermost peripheral side of the at least one coil pattern. It further has a lead conductor pattern drawn to the end position.
- a 50th aspect is the 49th aspect, wherein the lead conductor pattern is provided on one and the other of the two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the lead conductor pattern provided on the one coil pattern, and the other The lead conductor patterns provided in the coil patterns are orthogonal to each other.
- the line width of the lead conductor pattern is larger than the line width of the innermost turn of the coil pattern.
- the antenna element includes at least three coil patterns arranged in the predetermined direction in the stacked body and two coil patterns adjacent in the predetermined direction. In the two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the positions of the via conductors provided at the outer peripheral end portions are the same in plan view from the predetermined direction. In addition, the positions of the via conductors provided at the inner peripheral end are the same.
- the 53rd aspect is any one of the 42nd aspect to the 52nd aspect, wherein the plurality of coil patterns have at least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern in which currents flowing in opposite directions flow, The number of the first partial patterns and the number of the second partial patterns are different, and in the antenna element, the total number of the first partial patterns and the total number of the second partial patterns are the same.
- a 55th aspect is an antenna module comprising a laminate having a main surface and made of an insulating material, an IC chip provided in the laminate, and an antenna element connected to the IC chip,
- the antenna element includes a plurality of coil patterns arranged in a predetermined direction, and a plurality of via conductors that electrically connect two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction. At least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern through which currents flowing in opposite directions flow, and in each of the coil patterns, the number of the first partial patterns and the number of the second partial patterns are different, and the antenna In the element, the total number of the first partial patterns and the total number of the second partial patterns are the same.
- a fifty-sixth aspect is the fifty-fifth aspect, wherein at least one of the plurality of coil patterns has a spiral shape wound substantially parallel to the outer edge of the main surface and three or more turns.
- One of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the outer peripheral side end of the at least one coil pattern, and the other one of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the inner peripheral side end of the coil pattern.
- the at least one coil pattern includes a first partial pattern including the outer peripheral end, a second partial pattern that is parallel to the first partial pattern and that is adjacent to the first partial pattern with a first inter-line gap therebetween, And a third partial pattern that is parallel to the second partial pattern and that is adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second inter-line gap smaller than the first inter-line gap.
- a line width of the first partial pattern is larger than a line width of the second partial pattern and the third partial pattern.
- a 58th aspect is the 56th aspect or the 57th aspect, wherein the at least one coil pattern further has a fourth partial pattern extending toward the outer peripheral end and perpendicular to the first partial pattern.
- the line width of the first partial pattern is substantially the same as the line width of the fourth partial pattern.
- a 59th aspect according to any one of the 56th to 58th aspects in the at least one coil pattern, a via conductor joined to the outer peripheral end and a via conductor joined to the inner peripheral end. Is provided in substantially the same direction as viewed from the winding center of the spiral.
- the IC chip is mounted on a main surface of the laminate, and the antenna module seals the IC chip mounted on the main surface. A sealing layer to be attached, and a surface of the sealing layer is attached to the object.
- the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively close to the object is larger than the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively distant from the object.
- the number of turns of a coil pattern relatively close to the object is smaller than the number of turns of a coil pattern relatively far from the object.
- a thickness of the sealing layer along the predetermined direction is greater than a distance between coil patterns at both ends along the predetermined direction in the stacked body. large.
- a sixty-fourth aspect is any one of the sixty-sixth to sixty-third aspects, wherein the dielectric constant of the sealing layer is smaller than the dielectric constant of the insulating base material.
- a 65th aspect according to any one of the 56th to 64th aspects, wherein the antenna element is arranged on the inner peripheral side in a direction parallel to the first partial pattern from a turn on the innermost peripheral side of the at least one coil pattern. It further has a lead conductor pattern drawn to the end position.
- a 66th aspect is the 65th aspect, wherein the lead conductor pattern is provided on one and the other of the two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the lead conductor pattern provided on the one coil pattern, and the other The lead conductor patterns provided in the coil patterns are orthogonal to each other.
- the line width of the lead conductor pattern is larger than the line width of the innermost turn of the coil pattern.
- the 68th aspect is any one of the 55th to 67th aspects, wherein the antenna element includes at least three coil patterns arranged in the predetermined direction in the laminated body and two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction. In the two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the positions of the via conductors provided at the outer peripheral end portions are the same in plan view from the predetermined direction. In addition, the positions of the via conductors provided at the inner peripheral end are the same.
- a 69th aspect is an antenna module comprising a laminate having a main surface and made of an insulating material, an IC chip provided in the laminate, and an antenna element connected to the IC chip,
- the antenna element includes a plurality of coil patterns arranged in a predetermined direction, and a plurality of via conductors that electrically connect two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction. , Having at least a first partial pattern and a second partial pattern through which currents in opposite directions flow, In each of the coil patterns, the number of the first partial patterns and the number of the second partial patterns are different, and in the antenna element, the total number of the first partial patterns and the total number of the second partial patterns are different. Yes.
- a 70th aspect is the 69th aspect, wherein at least one of the plurality of coil patterns has a spiral shape that is wound substantially parallel to the outer edge of the main surface and wound three or more turns.
- One of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the outer peripheral side end of the at least one coil pattern, and the other one of the plurality of via conductors is bonded to the inner peripheral side end of the coil pattern.
- the at least one coil pattern includes a first partial pattern including the outer peripheral end, a second partial pattern that is parallel to the first partial pattern and that is adjacent to the first partial pattern with a first inter-line gap therebetween, And a third partial pattern that is parallel to the second partial pattern and that is adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second inter-line gap smaller than the first inter-line gap.
- a 71st aspect is the 70th aspect, wherein the line width of the first partial pattern is larger than the line widths of the second partial pattern and the third partial pattern.
- the at least one coil pattern further includes a fourth partial pattern extending toward the outer peripheral end and perpendicular to the first partial pattern.
- the line width of the first partial pattern is substantially the same as the line width of the fourth partial pattern.
- a 73rd aspect according to any of the 70th aspect to the 72nd aspect is a via conductor joined to the outer peripheral side end and the via conductor joined to the inner peripheral end in the at least one coil pattern. Is provided in substantially the same direction as viewed from the winding center of the spiral.
- the IC chip is mounted on a main surface of the multilayer body, and the antenna module seals the IC chip mounted on the main surface.
- a sealing layer to be attached, and a surface of the sealing layer is attached to the object.
- the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively close to the object is larger than the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively distant from the object.
- the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively close to the object is smaller than the number of turns of the coil pattern relatively distant from the object.
- the thickness of the sealing layer along the predetermined direction is greater than the distance between the coil patterns at both ends along the predetermined direction in the multilayer body. large.
- the dielectric constant of the sealing layer is smaller than the dielectric constant of the insulating base material.
- An 80th aspect is the 79th aspect, wherein the lead conductor pattern is provided on one and the other of two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the lead conductor pattern provided on the one coil pattern, and the other The lead conductor patterns provided in the coil patterns are orthogonal to each other.
- a line width of the lead conductor pattern is larger than a line width of an innermost turn of the coil pattern.
- An 82nd aspect is any one of the 70th aspect to the 81st aspect, wherein the antenna element includes at least three coil patterns arranged in the predetermined direction in the laminated body and two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction. In the two coil patterns adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, the positions of the via conductors provided at the outer peripheral end portions are the same in plan view from the predetermined direction. In addition, the positions of the via conductors provided at the inner peripheral end are the same.
- a more reliable antenna module can be provided.
- the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis shown in some drawings will be described.
- the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis are orthogonal to each other and indicate the left-right direction, front-rear direction, and height direction of the antenna module. Further, the z axis further indicates the stacking direction of the plurality of insulating substrates.
- the RFID system uses, for example, the 13.56 MHz band.
- the RFID tags 1a to 1e according to the first to fifth embodiments and the writing of data to these RFID tags 1a to 1e and A reader / writer device (hereinafter referred to as RWU) 3 that performs reading.
- RWU reader / writer device
- the RFID tag 1a is an example of an antenna module, and generally includes an IC chip 11, a laminated body 13, and an antenna element 15 as shown in FIGS.
- the IC chip 11 is mounted on a main surface 33e described later by, for example, flip chip bonding. And terminal electrode 21a, 21b with which IC chip 11 is provided is connected to the below-mentioned resonance circuit.
- the IC chip 11 is configured to be able to store ID information therein, and controls near field communication with the RWU 3 (see FIG. 1).
- the IC chip 11 receives a high-frequency signal from the RWU 3 via a resonance circuit described later, and reproduces the ID information.
- the IC chip 11 stores the reproduced ID information inside.
- transmission processing the IC chip 11 generates a high-frequency signal obtained by digitally modulating a carrier with ID information held therein, and outputs the high-frequency signal to a resonance circuit described later.
- the laminate 13 is composed of a plurality of insulating base materials 31.
- the base materials 31a to 31e are laminated in this order in the positive direction of the z-axis, that is, from bottom to top.
- each of the insulating substrates 31a to 31e is made of a resin material having electrical insulation and flexibility.
- the resin material include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyimide
- resin films such as polycarbonate or epoxy resin.
- the base materials 31a to 31e may be made of a ceramic material.
- each of the base materials 31a to 31e is a sheet having main surfaces 33a to 33e having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view from the z-axis direction.
- Each base material 31 has a size of about 3.0 mm, for example, in the x-axis and y-axis directions. Further, it has a thickness of about 0.3 to 0.5 mm in the z-axis direction.
- Land electrodes 35a and 35b for mounting the IC chip 11 are formed at the center of the main surface 33e of the base material 31e. Terminal electrodes 21a and 21b are joined to the land electrodes 35a and 35b. Also, via conductors 17a and 17b are provided directly below the land electrodes 35a and 35b. Each of the via conductors 17a and 17b is formed by filling a hole penetrating the base material 31e in the z-axis direction with, for example, a metal paste containing tin and heating and pressing. Such via conductors 17a are joined to the land electrodes 35a and via conductors 17h formed on the base material 31d to electrically connect them.
- opening regions 37a to 37d for the coil patterns 41a to 41d constituting the antenna element 15 are defined in the respective base materials 31a to 31d.
- Each of the opening regions 37a to 37d is a region that is provided at the center of each of the base materials 31a to 31d and in which the coil patterns 41a to 41d are not formed.
- coil patterns 41a to 41d are formed on the base materials 31a to 31d.
- the coil patterns 41a to 41d are made of a conductive material (typically copper).
- the coil patterns 41a to 41d have a shape like a spiral coil wound around the main surfaces 33a to 33d in a spiral shape for three or more turns with the centers Ca to Cd of the main surfaces 33a to 33d as the winding center.
- the centers of the winding centers Ca to Cd are indicated by the intersection of two two-dot chain lines in FIG.
- the coil patterns 41a to 41d will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the coil pattern 41a includes a lead conductor pattern 43a on the main surface 33a.
- the lead conductor pattern 43a extends in the negative direction of the y axis from the same position as the via conductor 17a to the outer edge of the opening region 37a (indicated by a dotted frame) in a plan view from the z axis direction. From this position, the coil pattern 41a turns in a spiral shape, for example, counterclockwise on the paper surface of FIG. 4 substantially parallel to the outer edge of the main surface 33a. More specifically, the coil pattern 41a is wound while increasing the linear distance from the winding center Ca from the periphery of the opening region 37a toward the periphery of the main surface 33a.
- the coil pattern 41a is terminated at one corner of the main surface 33a.
- this corner is a corner closest to a half line passing through the position of the via conductor 17b in plan view from the z-axis direction, starting from the winding center Ca, among the four corners of the main surface 33a.
- the start position and the end position of the coil pattern 41a are referred to as an inner peripheral end Sa and an outer peripheral end Ea of the coil pattern 41a.
- the coil pattern 41a includes a first partial pattern 45a, a second partial pattern 47a, a third partial pattern 49a, and a fourth partial pattern 411a.
- the first partial pattern 45a is a line-shaped pattern portion that passes through the outer peripheral end Ea and is parallel to the y-axis in the coil pattern 41a.
- the first partial pattern 45a has the widest line width in the coil pattern 41a together with the fourth partial pattern 411a.
- the second partial pattern 47a is a line-shaped pattern portion that is adjacent to the negative direction side of the x-axis and parallel to the y-axis with a distance ⁇ 1 from the first partial pattern 45a in the coil pattern 41a.
- the third partial pattern 49a is a line-segment pattern adjacent to the negative direction side of the x-axis and parallel to the y-axis with a distance ⁇ 2 ( ⁇ 2 ⁇ 1) from the second partial pattern 47a in the coil pattern 41a. Part. Except for the interval ⁇ 1 between the first partial pattern 45a and the second partial pattern 47a, the interval between the two partial patterns parallel to the y-axis is preferably ⁇ 2.
- the fourth partial pattern 411a is perpendicular to the first partial pattern 45a and extends toward the outer peripheral end Ea in the coil pattern 41a.
- the line width of the fourth partial pattern 411a is substantially equal to the line width of the first partial pattern 45a.
- the coil pattern 41b includes a lead conductor pattern 43b on the main surface 33b.
- the lead conductor pattern 43b extends in the positive direction of the x axis from the same position as the via conductor 17b in plan view from the z axis direction to the outer edge of the opening region 37b (shown by a dotted frame). From this position, the coil pattern 41b is wound spirally, for example, clockwise on the paper surface of FIG. 5, substantially parallel to the outer edge of the main surface 33b. More specifically, the coil pattern 41b is wound from the periphery of the opening region 37b toward the periphery of the main surface 33b while increasing the linear distance from the winding center Cb.
- the coil pattern 41b is terminated at one corner of the main surface 33b.
- this corner is the corner closest to the half line passing through the position of the via conductor 17b in plan view from the z-axis direction, starting from the winding center Cb, among the four corners of the main surface 33b.
- the start position and the end position of the coil pattern 41b are referred to as an inner peripheral end Sb and an outer peripheral end Eb of the coil pattern 41b.
- the coil pattern 41b includes a first partial pattern 45b, a second partial pattern 47b, a third partial pattern 49b, and a fourth partial pattern 411b.
- the first partial pattern 45b is a line-shaped pattern portion that passes through the outer peripheral end Eb and is parallel to the x-axis in the coil pattern 41b.
- the first partial pattern 45b has the widest line width in the coil pattern 41b together with the fourth partial pattern 411b.
- the second partial pattern 47b is a line-shaped pattern portion that is adjacent to the negative direction side of the y-axis and parallel to the x-axis with a gap ⁇ 1 from the first partial pattern 45b in the coil pattern 41b.
- the third partial pattern 49b is a line-segment pattern that is adjacent to the negative direction side of the y-axis and parallel to the x-axis with a distance ⁇ 2 ( ⁇ 2 ⁇ 1) from the second partial pattern 47b in the coil pattern 41b. Part. Except for the interval ⁇ 1 between the first partial pattern 45b and the second partial pattern 47b, the interval between the two partial patterns parallel to the y-axis is preferably ⁇ 2.
- the fourth partial pattern 411b is perpendicular to the first partial pattern 45b and extends toward the outer peripheral end Eb in the coil pattern 41b.
- the line width of the fourth partial pattern 411b is substantially equal to the line width of the first partial pattern 45b.
- FIG. 6 also shows a coil pattern 41c.
- the shape of the coil pattern 41c is substantially the same as that obtained by rotating the coil pattern 41b 90 ° counterclockwise and then moving it symmetrically with respect to the reference plane P.
- the reference plane P is a plane that passes through the winding center Cb and is parallel to the yz plane. From the above viewpoint, description of the detailed shape of the coil pattern 41c is omitted.
- the coil pattern 41d has substantially the same shape as the coil pattern 41b, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the antenna element 15 includes a plurality of via conductors 17 in addition to the coil patterns 41a to 41d.
- FIG. 3 shows via conductors 17c to 17h as the plurality of via conductors 17 in addition to the above-described via conductors 17a and 17b.
- the via conductors 17c to 17h are also formed by the same method as the via conductors 17a and 17b.
- the via conductor 17c penetrates the base material 31d in the z-axis direction, and is connected to the outer peripheral end portion Ed of the coil pattern 41d and the outer peripheral end portion Ec of the coil pattern 41c to electrically connect them. .
- the via conductor 17d penetrates the base material 31c in the z-axis direction, and is connected to the inner peripheral side end Sc of the coil pattern 41c and the inner peripheral side end Sb of the coil pattern 41b to electrically connect them. Connecting.
- the via conductor 17e penetrates the base material 31b in the z-axis direction, joins the outer peripheral side end Eb of the coil pattern 41b and the outer peripheral side end Ea of the coil pattern 41a, and electrically connects them.
- the via conductor 17f penetrates the base material 31b in the z-axis direction, joins the coil pattern 41a and the via conductor 17g, and electrically connects them.
- the via conductor 17g penetrates the base material 31c in the z-axis direction, joins with the via conductors 17f and 17h, and electrically connects them.
- the via conductors 17c and 17e are provided at the same position in plan view from the z-axis direction.
- the antenna elements 15 are configured by electrically connecting the coil patterns 41a to 41d as described above in order using a plurality of via conductors 17.
- the antenna element 15 is connected in parallel to the IC chip 11 together with a capacitor (not shown), and forms a parallel resonance circuit together with the capacitor.
- an induced electromotive force is generated based on the radiation magnetic field of the RWU 3 when the IC chip 11 performs reception processing.
- the IC chip 11 resonates based on the high frequency signal given from the IC chip 11 and magnetically couples with the antenna on the RWU 3 side.
- RFID tag manufacturing method (RFID tag manufacturing method according to the first embodiment) Next, a method for manufacturing the RFID tag 1 will be described. Hereinafter, a manufacturing process of one RFID tag 1 will be described. Actually, a large amount of RFID tags 1 are simultaneously produced by laminating and cutting large-sized insulating substrates.
- Step (1) First, a necessary number of large-sized insulating base materials on which copper foil is formed over almost the entire surface are prepared. Each large-sized insulating base material becomes one of the base materials 31a to 31e after the RFID tag 1 is completed.
- Step (2) Following the step (1), a coil pattern 41a is formed on the surface of each large-sized insulating substrate by a photolithography step. More specifically, first, a resist having the same shape as the coil pattern 41a is printed on the copper foil of each large-sized insulating substrate. Thereafter, an etching process is performed on the copper foil, and the exposed copper foil not covered with the resist is removed. Thereafter, the resist is removed. Thereby, the coil pattern 41a is formed on the surface of the large-sized insulating substrate. For other large insulating base materials, any of the coil patterns 41b to 41d or a set of land electrodes 35a and 35b is formed in the same manner as described above.
- Step (3) Next to step (2), in each large-sized insulating substrate, the laser is applied from the other surface side (that is, the surface side where no pattern is formed) to the position where the via conductor 17 is to be formed. A beam is irradiated. As a result, through holes are formed, and then each of the formed through holes is filled with a metal paste.
- the metal paste is made of a metal mainly composed of tin and silver or an alloy thereof.
- Step (4) After step (3), large-sized insulating base materials to be the base materials 31a to 31e are stacked in this order from the bottom to the top. Thereafter, heat and pressure are applied to the stacked insulating substrates from both the upper and lower directions. By this pressurization and heating, each large-sized insulating base material is softened and pressed and integrated, and the metal paste in each through hole is solidified to form via conductors 17a to 17h.
- the via conductors 17c and 17e are formed at substantially the same position in plan view from the z-axis direction.
- the via conductor 17 has a higher melting point. Therefore, stress is likely to be generated at the via conductor forming portion in the pressurizing / heating step in the manufacturing process.
- ⁇ 1> ⁇ 2 and the gap between the lines is widened around the via conductors 17c and 17e. Therefore, the stress generated in the via conductors 17c and 17e can be released to a relatively wide line gap. Thereby, it becomes difficult to produce distortion or a crack in the base material 31, and it becomes possible to provide an antenna module with higher reliability than before.
- first partial pattern 45a and the fourth partial pattern 411a extending toward the outer peripheral side end portion Ea are portions having the largest line width in the coil pattern 41a.
- first partial patterns 45b to 45d and the fourth partial patterns 411b to 411d are the portions with the largest line widths in the coil patterns 41b to 41d. Therefore, for example, the capacitance value between the layers generated between the first partial pattern 45a and the fourth partial pattern 411b can be increased. Thereby, the self-resonance frequency of the antenna element 15 can be lowered, and the inductance value can be reduced. Moreover, since the resistance value of each coil pattern 41 can be reduced by increasing the line width, the Q value of the antenna element 15 can be improved.
- the IC chip 11 when communicating with the RWU 3, the IC chip 11 generates heat and becomes high temperature. However, since heat can be released from the relatively wide first partial patterns 45a to 45d, the IC chip 11 can be protected from excessive temperature rise.
- the outermost diameter of each of the coil patterns 41a to 41d can be increased by widening the first partial patterns 45a to 45d, so that power can be efficiently received from the RWU 3. It becomes. As a result, it is difficult for the communication distance to decrease.
- the directivity of the antenna element 15 and the directivity of thermal radiation can be controlled. This makes it possible to reduce the intensity of the magnetic field radiated in unnecessary directions and the heat radiation, and to reduce the influence of each.
- the inner peripheral end Sb and the outer peripheral end Eb are provided in substantially the same direction as viewed from the winding center Cb.
- the coil patterns 41b to 41d on the base materials 31b to 31d excluding the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer when current is applied to both ends of the antenna element 15, the number of lines having the same current direction is made the same. be able to.
- the distortion which arises in the shape of the laminated body 13 can be reduced, and it becomes possible to make the main surface (namely, main surface 33e) of the laminated body 13 and its opposing surface close flat. Moreover, it becomes possible to radiate heat in a balanced manner from the winding center axis in each direction.
- the formation positions of the via conductors 17c and 17e, the formation positions of the vias 17b and 17d, and the formation positions of the via conductors 17a and 17f to 17h are substantially aligned, thereby In plan view, the number of vias is reduced. Thereby, it becomes possible to suppress the characteristic deterioration of the antenna element 15 due to the current in the z-axis direction.
- the lead conductor patterns 43a and 43c are parallel to the y-axis.
- the lead conductor patterns 43b and 43d are parallel to the x-axis and overlap in plan view from the z-axis direction.
- the adjacent ones in the z-axis direction are orthogonal to each other.
- the lead conductor patterns 43b and 43d overlap in a plan view from the z-axis direction.
- the relatively wide first partial patterns 45a to 45d and the relatively wide fourth partial patterns 411a to 411d extend toward the via conductors 17c and 17e.
- the via conductors 17c and 17d are received by the first partial patterns 45a to 45d.
- the distance between the first partial pattern 45 and the fourth partial pattern that are adjacent to each other in the z-axis direction is increased, so that it is difficult to be affected by variations in the layer thicknesses of the partial patterns 45 and 411. Variations can be suppressed.
- all the lead conductor patterns 43a to 43d do not extend in the same direction but extend in alternate directions. Therefore, if the substrate 31 is made of ceramic, deformation (strain) during firing can be suppressed.
- the first partial pattern 45 extending from the outer peripheral side end E and the lead conductor pattern 43 extending from the inner peripheral side end S in parallel it is strong against stacking deviation that may occur in the step (4).
- the characteristics of the antenna element 15 can be stabilized.
- FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of the RFID tag 1b according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the RFID tag 1 b is substantially different from the above-described RFID tag 1 a in that the laminated body 13 is substantially made of ceramic, the sealing layer 51 is provided, and the antenna chip in the antenna element 15.
- the difference is that the coil pattern 41 on the eleventh side has a relatively large number of turns. Since there is no difference other than that, in FIG. 7, the same reference numerals are assigned to the components corresponding to those in FIGS. 1 to 6, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the sealing layer 51 is made of, for example, resin, and seals the IC chip 11 mounted on the main surface 33e of the stacked body 13.
- the RFID tag 1b is attached to an attachment object 7 made of, for example, metal or nonmetal. In the present embodiment, the RFID tag 1b is attached to the attachment object 7 on the surface 53 that faces the main surface 33e in the sealing layer 51.
- the coil pattern 41 near the IC chip 11 has a larger number of turns than the far pattern.
- the heat radiation effect is enhanced by providing the coil pattern 41 having a large number of turns on the side close to the metal attachment object 7.
- the RFID tag 1b that is attached to the attachment object 7 by using the facing surface 53 of the sealing layer 51 while relatively increasing the number of turns of the coil pattern 41 on the IC chip 11 side has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the RFID tag 1b has a relatively large number of turns of the coil pattern 41 on the side relatively far from the IC chip 11 as shown in FIG. You may attach to the attachment target object 7 by the surface 55 which opposes.
- FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of the RFID tag 1c according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the RFID tag 1c is different from the RFID tag 1b in FIG. 7 in that the number of turns of the coil pattern 41 on the IC chip 11 side in the antenna element 15 is substantially smaller. Since there is no difference other than that, in FIG. 9, the thing equivalent to the structure of FIG.
- the metal constituting the coil pattern 41 is reduced on the side of the IC chip 11 having a relatively small linear expansion coefficient, the bonding strength between the IC chip 11 and the laminated body 13 can be improved.
- the RFID tag 1c provided with the coil pattern 41 having a small number of turns near the IC chip 11 and attached to the attachment object 7 using the facing surface 53 of the sealing layer 51 has been described.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and the RFID tag 1c is provided with a coil pattern 41 having a relatively small number of turns on the side far from the IC chip 11 as shown in FIG. 10 and faces the main surface 33e of the multilayer body 13.
- the surface 55 may be attached to the attachment object 7.
- FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of an RFID tag 1d according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the RFID tag 1d is substantially different from the RFID tag 1a described above in that each base material 31 is made of a dielectric material having a relatively high dielectric constant and a dielectric constant having a relatively low dielectric constant.
- each base material 31 is made of a dielectric material having a relatively high dielectric constant and a dielectric constant having a relatively low dielectric constant.
- a sealing layer 57 made of a body material is further provided. Since there is no difference other than that, in FIG. 11, the same reference numerals are assigned to the components corresponding to the configurations of FIGS. 1 to 6, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the sealing layer 57 seals the IC chip 11 mounted on the main surface 33e of the stacked body 13.
- the RFID tag 1d can be attached to the attachment object 7 made of, for example, metal.
- the RFID tag 1d is attached to the attachment object 7 on the surface 59 facing the main surface 33e in the sealing layer 57.
- the RFID tag 1d may be attached to the attachment object 7 using the facing surface 59.
- a sealing layer 57 having a relatively low dielectric constant is interposed between the antenna element 15 and the attachment object 7.
- the magnetic permeability of the sealing layer 57 is proportional to the dielectric constant (the proportionality constant is the square of the characteristic impedance)
- the magnetic field radiated from the antenna element 15 has a relatively low dielectric constant. It becomes difficult to pass through the stop layer 57 in the z-axis direction, and it is difficult to reach the metal attachment object 7. As a result, the radiated magnetic field from the antenna element 15 is less affected by the demagnetizing field caused by the eddy current.
- the base material 31 is made of a material having a relatively high dielectric constant, the inductance value of the antenna element 15 can be increased.
- the number of coil patterns 41 constituting the antenna element 15 (in other words, the number of layers of the base material 31) can be reduced, and the distance between the coil patterns 41 at both ends along the z-axis direction in the antenna element 15 is
- the thickness of the sealing layer 57 can be made smaller than the thickness in the z-axis direction.
- the attachment object 7 is a metal
- the material of the sealing layer 57 has a low dielectric constant
- the generation of stray capacitance between the antenna element 15 and the attachment object 7 can be suppressed.
- the self-resonant frequency of the antenna element 15 becomes dominant due to the high dielectric constant of the base material 31, the line capacitance between the plurality of coil patterns 41 is dominant. It becomes difficult to vary the self-resonant frequency of the antenna element 15 from a desired value.
- FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of an RFID tag 1e according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the RFID tag 1e is substantially different from the RFID tag 1a described above in the antenna element 15 in the following points. Since there is no difference other than that, in FIG. 12, the same reference numerals are assigned to the components corresponding to those in FIGS. 1 to 6 and their explanations are omitted.
- each coil pattern 41 can be classified into four types of partial patterns 413a to 413d according to the direction of current flow when current is applied to both ends of the antenna element 15.
- FIG. 12 shows only two types of first partial pattern 413a and second partial pattern 413b whose current directions are opposite to each other.
- the third partial pattern 413c and the fourth partial pattern 413d are shown. Is not shown.
- the total number TNa of the first partial patterns 413a and the total number TNb of the second partial patterns 413b are the same.
- the number Na of the first partial patterns 413a and the number Nb of the second partial patterns 413b are different.
- the heat generated inside the RFID tag 1e can be dissipated substantially uniformly around itself.
- the total number TNa and TNb the same, it is possible to reduce distortion caused by stacking the plurality of base materials 31, and it is possible to manufacture the RFID tag 1e having a more accurate rectangular parallelepiped shape.
- the total number TNa and TNb are the same when viewed from the whole antenna element 15, but the RFID tags 1e having the different numbers Na and Nb are different when viewed from one coil pattern 41. explained.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the total number TNa and TNb of the RFID tag 1e may be different from each other when viewed from the whole antenna element 15, as shown in FIG.
- the directivity of the antenna element 15 can be controlled by adjusting the total number of partial patterns constituting the coil pattern 41.
- the electronic component which mounts this RFID tag 1e can be raised, such as arrange
- each of the RFID tags 1a to 1e has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and at least two of the RFID tags 1a to 1e may be combined.
- the antenna module according to the present invention has high reliability and is suitable for an RFID tag, a non-contact IC card, and the like.
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また、第3局面は、第1局面または第2局面において、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンは、前記外周側端部に向かって延びかつ前記第一部分パターンに対し垂直な第四部分パターンを、さらに有しており、前記第一部分パターンの線幅と、前記第四部分パターンの線幅とは概ね同じである。
また、第4局面は、第1局面~第3局面のいずれかにおいて、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンにおいて、前記外周側端部に接合されるビア導体と、前記内周側端部に接合されるビア導体とは、前記スパイラルの巻回中心から見て概ね同方向に設けられている。
また、第5局面は、第1局面~第4局面のいずれかにおいて、前記ICチップは、前記積層体の主面に搭載され、前記アンテナモジュールは、前記主面に搭載された前記ICチップを封止する封止層を、さらに備え、前記封止層の表面が対象物に取り付けられる。
また、第7局面は、第5局面において、前記アンテナ素子において、前記対象物に相対的に近いコイルパターンのターン数は、該対象物から相対的に遠いコイルパターンのターン数よりも少ない。
また、第8局面は、第5局面~第7局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の前記所定方向に沿う厚さは、前記積層体内において、該所定方向に沿う両端のコイルパターン間の距離よりも大きい。
また、第9局面は、第5局面~第8局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の誘電率は、前記絶縁性基材の誘電率よりも小さい。
また、第10局面は、第1局面~第9局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンの最内周側のターンから、前記第一部分パターンと平行な方向に前記内周側端部位置まで引き出されている引出導体パターンを、さらに有する。
また、第12局面は、第10局面または第11局面において、前記引出導体パターンの線幅は、前記コイルパターンの最内周側のターンの線幅よりも大きい。
また、第13局面は、第1局面~第12局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記積層体内で前記所定方向に並ぶ少なくとも三個のコイルパターンと、該所定方向に隣り合う二個のコイルパターンを接続する複数のビア導体と、を含んでおり、前記所定方向に隣接する二個のコイルパターンにおいて、所定方向からの平面視で、外周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じであり、内周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じである。
また、第14局面は、第1局面~第13局面のいずれかにおいて、前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、各前記コイルパターンにおいて、前記第一部分パターンの数と前記第二部分パターンの数は異なっており、かつ、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは同じである。
また、第15局面は、第1局面~第13局面のいずれかにおいて、前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは異なっている。
第18局面は、第17局面において、前記第一部分パターンの線幅は、前記第二部分パターンおよび前記第三部分パターンの線幅よりも大きい。
第19局面は、第17局面または第18局面において、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンは、前記外周側端部に向かって延びかつ前記第一部分パターンに対し垂直な第四部分パターンを、さらに有しており、前記第一部分パターンの線幅と、前記第四部分パターンの線幅とは概ね同じである。
第20局面は、第17局面~第19局面のいずれかにおいて、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンにおいて、前記外周側端部に接合されるビア導体と、前記内周側端部に接合されるビア導体とは、前記スパイラルの巻回中心から見て概ね同方向に設けられている。
第22局面は、第16局面~第21局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の誘電率は、前記絶縁性基材の誘電率よりも小さい。
第23局面は、第16局面~第22局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンの最内周側のターンから、前記第一部分パターンと平行な方向に前記内周側端部位置まで引き出されている引出導体パターンを、さらに有する。
第24局面は、第23局面において、前記引出導体パターンは、前記所定方向に隣り合う二つのコイルパターンの一方および他方にそれぞれ設けられ、前記一方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンと、前記他方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンとは互いに直交する。
第25局面は、第23局面または第24局面において、前記引出導体パターンの線幅は、前記コイルパターンの最内周側のターンの線幅よりも大きい。
第27局面は、第16局面~第26局面のいずれかにおいて、前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、各前記コイルパターンにおいて、前記第一部分パターンの数と前記第二部分パターンの数は異なっており、かつ、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは同じである。
第28局面は、第16局面~第26局面のいずれかにおいて、前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは異なっている。
第31局面は、第30局面において、前記第一部分パターンの線幅は、前記第二部分パターンおよび前記第三部分パターンの線幅よりも大きい。
第32局面は、第30局面または第31局面において、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンは、前記外周側端部に向かって延びかつ前記第一部分パターンに対し垂直な第四部分パターンを、さらに有しており、前記第一部分パターンの線幅と、前記第四部分パターンの線幅とは概ね同じである。
第34局面は、第29局面~第33局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の前記所定方向に沿う厚さは、前記積層体内において、該所定方向に沿う両端のコイルパターン間の距離よりも大きい。
第35局面は、第29局面~第34局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の誘電率は、前記絶縁性基材の誘電率よりも小さい。
第36局面は、第29局面~第35局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンの最内周側のターンから、前記第一部分パターンと平行な方向に前記内周側端部位置まで引き出されている引出導体パターンを、さらに有する。
第37局面は、第36局面において、前記引出導体パターンは、前記所定方向に隣り合う二つのコイルパターンの一方および他方にそれぞれ設けられ、前記一方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンと、前記他方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンとは互いに直交する。
第39局面は、第29局面~第38局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記積層体内で前記所定方向に並ぶ少なくとも三個のコイルパターンと、該所定方向に隣り合う二個のコイルパターンを接続する複数のビア導体と、を含んでおり、前記所定方向に隣接する二個のコイルパターンにおいて、所定方向からの平面視で、外周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じであり、内周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じである。
第40局面は、第29局面~第39局面のいずれかにおいて、前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、各前記コイルパターンにおいて、前記第一部分パターンの数と前記第二部分パターンの数は異なっており、かつ、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは同じである。
第41局面は、第29局面~第39局面のいずれかにおいて、前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは異なっている。
第45局面は、第43局面または第44局面において、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンは、前記外周側端部に向かって延びかつ前記第一部分パターンに対し垂直な第四部分パターンを、さらに有しており、前記第一部分パターンの線幅と、前記第四部分パターンの線幅とは概ね同じである。
第46局面は、第43局面~第45局面のいずれかにおいて、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンにおいて、前記外周側端部に接合されるビア導体と、前記内周側端部に接合されるビア導体とは、前記スパイラルの巻回中心から見て概ね同方向に設けられている。
第47局面は、第43局面~第46局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の前記所定方向に沿う厚さは、前記積層体内において、該所定方向に沿う両端のコイルパターン間の距離よりも大きい。
第48局面は、第42局面~第47局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の誘電率は、前記絶縁性基材の誘電率よりも小さい。
第50局面は、第49局面において、前記引出導体パターンは、前記所定方向に隣り合う二つのコイルパターンの一方および他方にそれぞれ設けられ、前記一方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンと、前記他方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンとは互いに直交する。
第51局面は、第49局面または第50局面において、前記引出導体パターンの線幅は、前記コイルパターンの最内周側のターンの線幅よりも大きい。
第52局面は、第42局面~第51局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記積層体内で前記所定方向に並ぶ少なくとも三個のコイルパターンと、該所定方向に隣り合う二個のコイルパターンを接続する複数のビア導体と、を含んでおり、前記所定方向に隣接する二個のコイルパターンにおいて、所定方向からの平面視で、外周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じであり、内周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じである。
第54局面は、第42局面~第52局面のいずれかにおいて、前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは異なっている。
第57局面は、第56局面において、前記第一部分パターンの線幅は、前記第二部分パターンおよび前記第三部分パターンの線幅よりも大きい。
第58局面は、第56局面または第57局面において、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンは、前記外周側端部に向かって延びかつ前記第一部分パターンに対し垂直な第四部分パターンを、さらに有しており、前記第一部分パターンの線幅と、前記第四部分パターンの線幅とは概ね同じである。
第60局面は、第56局面~第59局面のいずれかにおいて、前記ICチップは、前記積層体の主面に搭載され、前記アンテナモジュールは、前記主面に搭載された前記ICチップを封止する封止層を、さらに備え、前記封止層の表面が対象物に取り付けられる。
第61局面は、第60局面において、前記アンテナ素子において、前記対象物に相対的に近いコイルパターンのターン数は、該対象物から相対的に遠いコイルパターンのターン数よりも多い。
第62局面は、第60局面において、前記アンテナ素子において、前記対象物に相対的に近いコイルパターンのターン数は、該対象物から相対的に遠いコイルパターンのターン数よりも少ない。
第63局面は、第60局面~第62局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の前記所定方向に沿う厚さは、前記積層体内において、該所定方向に沿う両端のコイルパターン間の距離よりも大きい。
第65局面は、第56局面~第64局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンの最内周側のターンから、前記第一部分パターンと平行な方向に前記内周側端部位置まで引き出されている引出導体パターンを、さらに有する。
第66局面は、第65局面において、前記引出導体パターンは、前記所定方向に隣り合う二つのコイルパターンの一方および他方にそれぞれ設けられ、前記一方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンと、前記他方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンとは互いに直交する。
第67局面は、第65局面または第66局面において、前記引出導体パターンの線幅は、前記コイルパターンの最内周側のターンの線幅よりも大きい。
第68局面は、第55局面~第67局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記積層体内で前記所定方向に並ぶ少なくとも三個のコイルパターンと、該所定方向に隣り合う二個のコイルパターンを接続する複数のビア導体と、を含んでおり、前記所定方向に隣接する二個のコイルパターンにおいて、所定方向からの平面視で、外周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じであり、内周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じである。
各前記コイルパターンにおいて、前記第一部分パターンの数と前記第二部分パターンの数は異なっており、かつ、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは異なっている。
第72局面は、第70局面または第71局面において、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンは、前記外周側端部に向かって延びかつ前記第一部分パターンに対し垂直な第四部分パターンを、さらに有しており、前記第一部分パターンの線幅と、前記第四部分パターンの線幅とは概ね同じである。
第73局面は、第70局面~第72局面のいずれかにおいて、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンにおいて、前記外周側端部に接合されるビア導体と、前記内周側端部に接合されるビア導体とは、前記スパイラルの巻回中心から見て概ね同方向に設けられている。
第74局面は、第70局面~第73局面のいずれかにおいて、前記ICチップは、前記積層体の主面に搭載され、前記アンテナモジュールは、前記主面に搭載された前記ICチップを封止する封止層を、さらに備え、前記封止層の表面が対象物に取り付けられる。
第76局面は、第74局面において、前記アンテナ素子において、前記対象物に相対的に近いコイルパターンのターン数は、該対象物から相対的に遠いコイルパターンのターン数よりも少ない。
第77局面は、第74局面~第76局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の前記所定方向に沿う厚さは、前記積層体内において、該所定方向に沿う両端のコイルパターン間の距離よりも大きい。
第78局面は、第74局面~第77局面のいずれかにおいて、前記封止層の誘電率は、前記絶縁性基材の誘電率よりも小さい。
第80局面は、第79局面において、前記引出導体パターンは、前記所定方向に隣り合う二つのコイルパターンの一方および他方にそれぞれ設けられ、前記一方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンと、前記他方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンとは互いに直交する。
第81局面は、第79または第80局面において、前記引出導体パターンの線幅は、前記コイルパターンの最内周側のターンの線幅よりも大きい。
第82局面は、第70局面~第81局面のいずれかにおいて、前記アンテナ素子は、前記積層体内で前記所定方向に並ぶ少なくとも三個のコイルパターンと、該所定方向に隣り合う二個のコイルパターンを接続する複数のビア導体と、を含んでおり、前記所定方向に隣接する二個のコイルパターンにおいて、所定方向からの平面視で、外周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じであり、内周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じである。
まず、いくつかの図面に示されるx軸、y軸およびz軸について説明する。x軸、y軸およびz軸は、互いに直交しており、アンテナモジュールの左右方向、前後方向および高さ方向を示す。また、z軸はさらに、複数の絶縁性基材の積層方向を示す。
図1において、RFIDシステムは、例えば、13.56MHz帯を利用しており、第一実施形態から第五実施形態に係るRFIDタグ1a~1eと、これらRFIDタグ1a~1eに対しデータの書き込みおよび読み出しを行うリーダ/ライタ装置(以下、RWUと記す)3と、を備えている。
RFIDタグ1aは、アンテナモジュールの一例であり、図2~図6に示すように、大略的には、ICチップ11と、積層体13と、アンテナ素子15と、を備えている。
次に、RFIDタグ1の製造方法について説明する。以下では、一つのRFIDタグ1の製造工程を説明するが、実際には、大判の絶縁性基材が積層及びカットされることにより、大量のRFIDタグ1が同時に生産される。
以上説明したように、本実施形態のRFIDタグ1では、ビア導体17c,17eはz軸方向からの平面視で概ね同じ位置に形成される。ここで、ビア導体17と基材31とを比較すると、ビア導体17の方が高い融点を有する。よって、上記製造工程における加圧・加熱工程にてビア導体の形成箇所で応力が発生しやすくなる。しかし、本実施形態では、Δ1>Δ2であり、ビア導体17c,17eの周辺では、線間ギャップが広くされている。よって、これらビア導体17c,17eで発生した応力を相対的に広い線間ギャップに逃がすことが可能となる。これにより、基材31に歪みまたはクラックが生じにくくなり、従来よりも信頼性の高いアンテナモジュールを提供することが可能となる。
本実施形態では、外周側端部Ea~Edに接続される第一部分パターン45a~45dを幅広にすると説明した。しかし、これに限らず、内周側端部Sa~Sdに接続される引出導体パターン43a~43dの幅を広くしても構わない。
図7は、本発明の第二実施形態に係るRFIDタグ1bの構成を示す縦断面図である。図7において、RFIDタグ1bは、前述のRFIDタグ1aと比較すると、実質的に、積層体13がセラミック製である点と、封止層51を備えている点と、アンテナ素子15においてICチップ11側のコイルパターン41のターン数が相対的に多い点とで相違する。それ以外に相違点は無いので、図7において、図1~図6の構成に相当するものには同一の参照符号を付け、それぞれの説明を省略する。
ICチップ11に近接するコイルパターン41のターン数が多いため、RFIDタグ1bの重心を対向面53側に持ってくることが可能となる。これにより、RFIDタグ1bを取付対象物7に安定的に取り付けることが可能となる。
上記第二実施形態では、ICチップ11側のコイルパターン41のターン数が相対的に多くするとともに、封止層51の対向面53を用いて取付対象物7に取り付けるRFIDタグ1bについて説明した。しかし、これに限らず、RFIDタグ1bは、図8に示すように、ICチップ11から相対的に遠い側のコイルパターン41のターン数が相対的に多くするとともに、積層体13の主面33eと対向する面55で取付対象物7に取り付けても構わない。
図9は、本発明の第三実施形態に係るRFIDタグ1cの構成を示す縦断面図である。図9において、RFIDタグ1cは、図7のRFIDタグ1bと比較すると、実質的に、アンテナ素子15においてICチップ11側のコイルパターン41のターン数が相対的に少ない点で相違する。それ以外に相違点は無いので、図9において、図7の構成に相当するものには同一の参照符号を付け、それぞれの説明を省略する。
ICチップ11に近接するコイルパターン41のターン数が少ないため、たとえ取付対象物7が金属であっても、アンテナ素子15が磁界放射時に、金属による反磁界の影響を受けにくくなる。
上記第三実施形態では、ICチップ11寄りにターン数の少ないコイルパターン41を設け、封止層51の対向面53を用いて取付対象物7に取り付けるRFIDタグ1cについて説明した。しかし、これに限らず、RFIDタグ1cは、図10に示すように、ICチップ11から遠い側に、相対的にターン数の少ないコイルパターン41を設け、積層体13の主面33eと対向する面55で取付対象物7に取り付けられても構わない。
図11は、本発明の第四実施形態に係るRFIDタグ1dの構成を示す縦断面図である。図11において、RFIDタグ1dは、前述のRFIDタグ1aと比較すると、実質的に、各基材31が相対的に高い誘電率の誘電体材料からなる点と、相対的に低い誘電率の誘電体材料からなる封止層57をさらに備える点で相違する。それ以外に相違点は無いので、図11において、図1~図6の構成に相当するものには同一の参照符号を付け、それぞれの説明を省略する。
本実施形態において、RFIDタグ1dは対向面59を用いて取付対象物7に取り付けられる場合がある。この場合、アンテナ素子15と取付対象物7の間に、相対的に低い誘電率の封止層57が介在する。ここで、封止層57の透磁率は、その誘電率と比例関係(比例定数は特性インピーダンスの自乗値)にあるため、アンテナ素子15から放射された磁界は、相対的に誘電率が低い封止層57をz軸方向に通り抜け難くなり、金属製の取付対象物7まで届き難くなる。これによって、アンテナ素子15からの放射磁界が渦電流に起因する反磁界の影響を受けにくくなる。
図12は、本発明の第五実施形態に係るRFIDタグ1eの構成を示す縦断面図である。図12において、RFIDタグ1eは、前述のRFIDタグ1aと比較すると、実質的に、アンテナ素子15が下記の点で相違する。それ以外に相違点は無いので、図12において、図1~図6の構成に相当するものには同一の参照符号を付け、それぞれの説明を省略する。
上記の通り、総数TNa,TNbを互いに同一にした場合、RFIDタグ1eから放射される磁力線はz方向に延びる。よって、RFIDタグ1eは、自身に対しz軸方向に存在するRWU3と通信が可能となる。
なお、上記第五実施形態では、アンテナ素子15全体で見た時、総数TNa,TNbが同じであるが、一個のコイルパターン41で見た時、数Na,Nbが異なっているRFIDタグ1eを説明した。しかし、これに限らず、RFIDタグ1eは、図13に示すように、アンテナ素子15全体で見た時、総数TNa,TNbは互いに異なっていても構わない。
上記の通り、総数TNa,TNbを互いに異ならせた場合、RFIDタグ1eから放射される磁界の強度は、総数が多い方(図示した例では総数TNa側)に偏る。よって、RFIDタグ1eは、磁界強度が大きな方向であれば、より遠距離に存在するRWU3と通信が可能となる。このように、本実施形態によれば、コイルパターン41を構成する部分パターンの総数を調整することで、アンテナ素子15の指向性を制御することが可能となる。
なお、上記では、RFIDタグ1a~1eのそれぞれについて説明した。しかし、これに限らず、RFIDタグ1a~1eのうち、少なくとも二つ以上を組み合わせても構わない。
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- 主面を有し絶縁性材料からなる積層体と、前記積層体に設けられたICチップと、前記ICチップと接続されたアンテナ素子と、を備えたアンテナモジュールであって、
前記アンテナ素子は、
所定方向に並ぶ複数のコイルパターンと、
前記所定方向に隣り合う二個のコイルパターン同士を電気的に接続する複数のビア導体と、を含んでおり、
前記複数のコイルパターンのうち少なくとも一つは、前記主面の外縁に対して実質的に平行にかつ三ターン以上巻回されたスパイラル形状を有しており、
前記複数のビア導体の一つは、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンの外周側端部に接合され、前記複数のビア導体の他の一つは、該コイルパターンの内周側端部に接合され、
前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンは、
前記外周側端部を含む第一部分パターンと、
前記第一部分パターンに平行で、第一線間ギャップをあけて該第一部分パターンと隣接する第二部分パターンと、
前記第二部分パターンに平行で、前記第一線間ギャップよりも小さな第二線間ギャップをあけて該第二部分パターンと隣接する第三部分パターンと、を少なくとも有する、アンテナモジュール。 - 前記第一部分パターンの線幅は、前記第二部分パターンおよび前記第三部分パターンの線幅よりも大きい、請求項1に記載のアンテナモジュール。
- 前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンは、前記外周側端部に向かって延びかつ前記第一部分パターンに対し垂直な第四部分パターンを、さらに有しており、
前記第一部分パターンの線幅と、前記第四部分パターンの線幅とは概ね同じである、請求項1または2に記載のアンテナモジュール。 - 前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンにおいて、前記外周側端部に接合されるビア導体と、前記内周側端部に接合されるビア導体とは、前記スパイラルの巻回中心から見て概ね同方向に設けられている、請求項1~3のいずれかに記載のアンテナモジュール。
- 前記ICチップは、前記積層体の主面に搭載され、
前記アンテナモジュールは、前記主面に搭載された前記ICチップを封止する封止層を、さらに備え、
前記封止層の表面が対象物に取り付けられる、請求項1~4のいずれかに記載のアンテナモジュール。 - 前記アンテナ素子において、前記対象物に相対的に近いコイルパターンのターン数は、該対象物から相対的に遠いコイルパターンのターン数よりも多い、請求項5に記載のアンテナモジュール。
- 前記アンテナ素子において、前記対象物に相対的に近いコイルパターンのターン数は、該対象物から相対的に遠いコイルパターンのターン数よりも少ない、請求項5に記載のアンテナモジュール。
- 前記封止層の前記所定方向に沿う厚さは、前記積層体内において、該所定方向に沿う両端のコイルパターン間の距離よりも大きい、請求項5~7のいずれかに記載のアンテナモジュール。
- 前記封止層の誘電率は、前記絶縁性基材の誘電率よりも小さい、請求項5~8のいずれかに記載のアンテナモジュール。
- 前記アンテナ素子は、前記少なくとも一つのコイルパターンの最内周側のターンから、前記第一部分パターンと平行な方向に前記内周側端部位置まで引き出されている引出導体パターンを、さらに有する請求項1~9のいずれかに記載のアンテナモジュール。
- 前記引出導体パターンは、前記所定方向に隣り合う二つのコイルパターンの一方および他方にそれぞれ設けられ、
前記一方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンと、前記他方のコイルパターンに設けられる引出導体パターンとは互いに直交する、請求項10に記載のアンテナモジュール。 - 前記引出導体パターンの線幅は、前記コイルパターンの最内周側のターンの線幅よりも大きい、請求項10または11に記載のアンテナモジュール。
- 前記アンテナ素子は、前記積層体内で前記所定方向に並ぶ少なくとも三個のコイルパターンと、該所定方向に隣り合う二個のコイルパターンを接続する複数のビア導体と、を含んでおり、
前記所定方向に隣接する二個のコイルパターンにおいて、所定方向からの平面視で、外周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じであり、内周側端部に設けられるビア導体の位置は互いに同じである、請求項1~12のいずれかに記載のアンテナモジュール。 - 前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、
各前記コイルパターンにおいて、前記第一部分パターンの数と前記第二部分パターンの数は異なっており、かつ、前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは同じである、請求項1~13のいずれかに記載のアンテナモジュール。 - 前記複数のコイルパターンは、互いに逆向きの電流が流れる第一部分パターンおよび第二部分パターンを少なくとも有し、
前記アンテナ素子において、前記第一部分パターンの総数と前記第二部分パターンの総数とは異なっている、請求項1~13のいずれかに記載のアンテナモジュール。
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