A polymer composition comprising a dielectric material distributed within a polymer matrix is provided. The dielectric material has a volume resistivity of from about 0.1 ohm-cm to about 1×10.sup.12 ohm-cm, wherein the polymer matrix contains at least one thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer, and further wherein the polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant of about 4 or more and a dissipation factor of about 0.3 or less, as determined at a frequency of 2 GHz.

An antenna includes a substrate layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the second surface having a metallization layer; a conductive layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate layer; a slot formed in the conductive layer, the slot including a first part and a second part that are symmetric to each other about a diagonal of the conductive layer; and at least one feed point on the conductive layer and spaced from the slot by a predetermined distance.

An antenna arrangement comprising: a conductive element comprising three slots radially extending from a common center void; and a first feed and a second feed wherein the first feed is a single line feed and the second feed is a single line feed.

An electronic device is provided that includes a first housing including a first conductive region with a first slot structure that extends to a first edge of the first housing. The electronic device also includes a second housing movable with respect to the first housing and including a second conductive region with a second slot structure that extends to a second edge of the second housing. The electronic device also includes a wireless communication circuit that feeds power to a point on the first slot structure. The wireless communication circuit receives a first signal on a first electrical path including the first slot structure while the first edge and the second edge are spaced apart from each other, and receives a second signal on a second electrical path including the first slot structure and the second slot structure while the first edge is in contact with the second edge.

A phase shifter circuit and a power divider are disclosed. The phase shifter circuit provides a (90/N)-degree phase shift for a signal with two or more frequencies, where N is an integer. The phase shifter circuit includes a first inductor, a first capacitor, a second inductor and a second capacitor. The first inductor is grounded, and is coupled to the first capacitor in series. The second inductor is grounded, and is coupled to the second capacitor in series. A first node between the first capacitor and the first inductor is coupled to a node between a second node between the second capacitor and the second inductor. The power divider includes plural circuit blocks cascaded in series. Each circuit block provides a (90/N)-degree phase shift for a signal with two or more operating frequencies.

An antenna includes: a dielectric layer; a reference electrode layer on a first surface of the dielectric layer and with a slot therein; radiation structure on a second surface of the dielectric layer. The radiation structure includes a plurality of radiation parts spaced apart from each other, each of which includes radiation elements spaced apart from each other. The plurality of radiation parts in each radiation structure include first radiation part and a second radiation part; and a first microstrip line and a second microstrip line are on the second surface. The first microstrip line is configured to feed power to the radiation elements in the first radiation part, and the second microstrip line is configured to feed power to the radiation elements in the second radiation part. The first microstrip line has a feed direction different from that of the second microstrip line.

In an example, an electronic device includes a conductive housing. The conductive housing may include a first slot, a second slot, and a bridge portion to separate the first slot and the second slot. Further, the electronic device may include an antenna layout disposed across the first slot, the second slot, and the bridge portion. Furthermore, the electronic device may include an antenna feed coupled to the antenna layout in the first slot and an antenna ground coupled to the antenna layout in the second slot.

A nematic liquid crystal composition having a high Δn and a high Δε in a liquid crystal material that enables greater phase control over electromagnetic waves in the microwave or millimeter wave range, and a liquid crystal element, a sensor, a liquid crystal lens, an optical communication device, and an antenna including the nematic liquid crystal composition. Specifically, a liquid crystal composition containing one or two or more compounds represented by general formula (i) in the specification and one or two or more compounds represented by general formula (ii) in the specification, and having a high Δn and a high Δε.

An antenna device includes a first antenna (10) that radiates a first polarized wave; a second antenna (20) that radiates a second polarized wave; parasitic elements (11, 12, 21, 22); a base plate (30), and a switch group, the switch group including switches (111, 121, 211, 212, 221, 222) connected to the parasitic elements and switches (301 to 308) connected to the base plate.

An antenna for receiving wireless power from a transmitter is provided. The antenna includes multiple antenna elements, coupled to an electronic device, configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) power waves from the transmitter, each antenna element being adjacent to at least one other antenna element. Furthermore, the multiple antenna elements are arranged so that an efficiency of reception of the RF power waves by the antenna elements remains above a predetermined threshold efficiency when a human hand is in contact with the electronic device, the predetermined threshold efficiency being at least 50%. Lastly, at least one antenna element is coupled to conversion circuitry, which is configured to (i) convert energy from the received RF power waves into usable power and (ii) provide the usable power to the electronic device for powering or charging of the electronic device.