A 5th Generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transfer rate higher than that of a post-4th Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) is provided. The radio unit (RU) device includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) on which a plurality of antenna elements are disposed, a second PCB on which a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) is disposed, and a third PCB configured to electrically connect each of the plurality of antenna elements and the RFIC between the first PCB and the second PCB, a first surface of the third PCB is coupled to a first surface of the first PCB through a grid array, and positions of feeding ports on the first surface of the third PCB correspond to positions in which ports of the plurality of antenna elements are disposed on a second surface opposite the first surface of the first PCB.

An electronic device and an antenna structure are provided. The electronic device includes a metal housing, a partition wall, a first antenna module, and a second antenna module. The metal housing has a T-shaped slot. The slot includes an opening end, a first closed end, and a second closed end. The partition wall is connected with the metal housing. The first antenna module has a first feeding element and a radiating element. The second antenna module has a second feeding element and an antenna array. The first antenna module and the second antenna module are respectively disposed on two sides of the partition wall, and the first antenna module is closer to the opening end than the second antenna module.

An antenna device according to embodiment includes: a first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; a third dielectric layer disposed on the second dielectric layer; a first antenna including a first feed via passing through the first dielectric layer and a first antenna patch disposed in a first surface of the first dielectric layer; and a second antenna including a second feed via passing through the first dielectric layer and a second antenna patch disposed in the first surface of the first dielectric layer, wherein a dielectric constant of the second dielectric layer is lower than a dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer and a dielectric constant of the third dielectric layer, and the second dielectric layer has a cavity overlapping the second antenna patch.

An antenna device according to embodiment includes: a first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; a third dielectric layer disposed on the second dielectric layer; a first antenna including a first feed via passing through the first dielectric layer and a first antenna patch disposed in a first surface of the first dielectric layer; and a second antenna including a second feed via passing through the first dielectric layer and a second antenna patch disposed in the first surface of the first dielectric layer, wherein a dielectric constant of the second dielectric layer is lower than a dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer and a dielectric constant of the third dielectric layer, and the second dielectric layer has a cavity overlapping the second antenna patch.

A base station antenna (BSA) includes a reflector having a main reflector surface thereon, which extends between first and second sidewalls thereof. First and second choke-within-a-choke assemblies are provided on first and second sides of the reflector, respectively. The first choke-within-a-choke assembly includes: a first relatively low-band choke defined on one side thereof by the first sidewall of the reflector, and a first relatively high-band choke contacting on two sides thereof a rear surface of the reflector and an inner surface of the first sidewall. The second choke-within-a-choke assembly includes: a second relatively low-band choke defined on one side thereof by the second sidewall of the reflector, and a second relatively high-band choke contacting on two sides thereof the rear surface of the reflector and an inner surface of the second sidewall.

This application relates to a method for designing a non-uniformly spaced linear array antenna. The method includes setting a cost function for spacing between a plurality of antennas comprised in a linear array and for weights for each of the antennas, with limits on side lobe level and bandwidth, and obtaining an initial best solution vector for the cost function under an initial environmental condition based on learning parameters. The method may further include updating the initial best solution vector through reinforcement learning in which a reward value is computed by comparing a sub best solution vector with each of a plurality of solution vectors for the cost function under a sub environmental condition based on the initial best solution vector. The method may further include determining the spacing between the plurality of antennas and the weights for each of the antennas based on the updated initial best solution vector.

This application relates to a method for designing a non-uniformly spaced linear array antenna. The method includes setting a cost function for spacing between a plurality of antennas comprised in a linear array and for weights for each of the antennas, with limits on side lobe level and bandwidth, and obtaining an initial best solution vector for the cost function under an initial environmental condition based on learning parameters. The method may further include updating the initial best solution vector through reinforcement learning in which a reward value is computed by comparing a sub best solution vector with each of a plurality of solution vectors for the cost function under a sub environmental condition based on the initial best solution vector. The method may further include determining the spacing between the plurality of antennas and the weights for each of the antennas based on the updated initial best solution vector.

A terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes a feed, a metal frame, and a radiating patch. At least two grooves are disposed on an outer surface of the metal frame, two through-holes are disposed in each groove, the radiating patch is disposed in each groove, the metal frame is grounded, two antenna feeding points are disposed on each radiating patch, the feed is connected to one feeding point through one through-hole, the antenna feeding points in each groove are in a one-to-one correspondence with the through-holes, and each radiating patch is insulated from the groove by using a non-conducting material.

An antenna assembly configured to transmit terrestrial positioning signals from a relay platform having a frame of reference, the transmit being in at least a first mode with a radiating pattern having at least a main lobe having a narrow aperture in a plane and a wide aperture in a plane. A relay platform comprising a receiver of a synchronization signal, a transmitter of positioning signals to an area of service comprising a number of rovers, and an antenna assembly configured to produce a radiating pattern adapted to transmit the positioning signals as a function of the environment of the relay platform and the rovers. In a number of embodiments the relay platforms may be organized in a network of platforms, possibly of masters and slaves that receive feed-back from the rovers in the AoS so as to optimize the configuration of the antenna elements dynamically to optimize the QoS of positioning based on a number of selected quality indexes.

An antenna assembly configured to transmit terrestrial positioning signals from a relay platform having a frame of reference, the transmit being in at least a first mode with a radiating pattern having at least a main lobe having a narrow aperture in a plane and a wide aperture in a plane. A relay platform comprising a receiver of a synchronization signal, a transmitter of positioning signals to an area of service comprising a number of rovers, and an antenna assembly configured to produce a radiating pattern adapted to transmit the positioning signals as a function of the environment of the relay platform and the rovers. In a number of embodiments the relay platforms may be organized in a network of platforms, possibly of masters and slaves that receive feed-back from the rovers in the AoS so as to optimize the configuration of the antenna elements dynamically to optimize the QoS of positioning based on a number of selected quality indexes.