An antenna substrate, provided with: a substrate, a ground electrode, a first antenna element, a second antenna element, a first transmission line and a second transmission line. The first antenna element that is arranged at a first distance away from the ground electrode, on the substrate within the first opening area. The second antenna element that is arranged at a second distance away from the ground electrode, on the substrate within the second opening area. The first distance is a shortest distance between the ground electrode and the first antenna element in a direction along a plane along which an electric field among an electromagnetic wave radiated from the first antenna element vibrates. The second distance is a shortest distance between the ground electrode and the second antenna element in a direction along a plane along which an electric field among an electromagnetic wave radiated from the second antenna element vibrates. The first distance is different from the second distance.

The patch antenna includes an electrically conductive patch carried by a dielectric substrate and having a planar shape and a feed point defined therein. A feed conductor is coupled to the feed point of the electrically conductive patch, and a plurality of electrically conductive wings extend upwardly from a periphery of the electrically conductive patch. A method aspect may include adjusting at least one property (e.g. frequency) of the antenna by angling at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive wings outwardly from the electrically conductive patch.

The planar antenna has a dielectric substrate; an antenna main body portion including first and second antenna elements on first and second sides, respectively, of the dielectric substrate and functioning as a balanced antenna; a signal line portion including first and second feed lines on the first and second sides, respectively, and a coplanar line on the first side and formed by a signal line and the first ground conductors, the signal line connected to the first feed line; a second ground conductor on the second side and connected to the second feed line; and via holes connecting the first ground conductors to the second ground conductor provided at ends of edges of the first ground conductors facing the end of the signal line where the signal line connects to the first feed line, to allow the first and second feed lines to function as balanced transmission lines.

A mobile communication base station antenna includes: a reflecting plate; a first patch-type radiating element installed on the reflecting plate; a second dipole-type radiating element installed and stacked on the first radiating element; and a circuit board for feeding power installed on the same surface as a surface of the reflecting plate on which the first radiating element and the second radiating element are installed and having a conductive pattern formed thereon to provide a feeding signal to the first radiating element.

A microstrip antenna transceiver with switchable polarization, used in a satellite signal reception device, includes a base board, having a first surface and a second surface; a ground metal plate, disposed on the first surface of the base board; an antenna module, disposed on the ground metal plate, having a radiating metal patch, a vertically polarized feeding hole and a horizontally polarized feeding hole; a first switch, set on the second surface of the base board; a second switch, set on the second surface of the base board; a first microstrip wire, electrically connected between the vertically polarized feeding hole of the antenna module and the first switch; and a second microstrip wire, electrically connected between the horizontally polarized feeding hole of the antenna module and the second switch.

An RFID tag includes a core formed by a first elastic material and having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, and a pair of end parts provided on mutually opposite sides and connecting to the first surface and the second surface. The RFID tag further includes a metal layer provided on the first surface, a semiconductor chip provided on the second surface, and a dipole antenna provided on the second surface and electrically connected to the semiconductor chip. One of the metal layer and the dipole antenna is folded at folded parts at the pair of end parts, and the metal layer and the dipole antenna overlap at the folded parts.

An antenna structure is described that includes a flexible substrate and at least two antenna elements being formed from conductive traces on a layer of the flexible substrate. The antenna structure also includes a plurality of conductive traces formed on the layer of the flexible substrate with a first subset being electrically coupled as a lead in to a first one of the antenna elements and a second subset of the plurality of conductive traces being electrically coupled as a lead in to a second one of the antenna elements, wherein the first subset and the second subset are separately coupled electrically to one connector after insertion of an edge of the flexible substrate into the connector. An apparatus is described that includes a case, an electronic assembly, including a printed circuit board and a support bracket, contained within the case. The apparatus further includes the antenna assembly as described herein.

A millimeter-wave antenna device and a millimeter-wave antenna array device thereof are characterized in that bump portions on coaxial cable connector bases protrude into through holes of a millimeter-wave substrate to effectuate fixation thereof and ensure that the millimeter-wave substrate is tightly coupled to the coaxial cable connector bases to not only ensure the precision of the position of a feed impedance unit of a microstrip antenna structure but also ensure that, when fixed to an antenna back panel frame, a triangular configuration is effectuated such that larger antenna spacing (i.e., 8.5˜12 mm) is achieved while meeting the functional requirement of an antenna beam scan, that is, an allowance of ±30 degrees approximately, thereby circumventing a problem, i.e., the spacing between antenna units is too small to enable an external emitting/receiving module to function.

An antenna system includes: a first patch antenna element that is electrically conductive; a first energy coupler configured to convey first energy to or from the first patch antenna element; a second patch antenna element at least partially overlapping the first patch antenna element, the second patch antenna element defining a first slot through the second patch antenna element; and a second energy coupler configured to convey second energy to, or receive the second energy from, the first slot or a first dipole at least partially overlapping the first slot.

An antenna has at least one resonant frequency within a millimeter wave frequency range. The antenna includes a ground plane disposed in a first plane, the ground plane having a first aperture at which the antenna is fed with an RF signal by a feed line; and a main patch disposed in a second plane parallel to the first plane, the first and second planes spaced apart to form a first cavity between the ground plane and the main patch, the main patch having a second aperture.