Invention Grant
- Patent Title: NFC antenna device in a metallic environment
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Application No.: US16180744Application Date: 2018-11-05
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Publication No.: US11043751B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Francesco Antonetti
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics Austria GmbH
- Applicant Address: AT Graz
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics Austria GmbH
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics Austria GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: AT Graz
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: EP17200336 20171107
- Main IPC: H01Q19/00
- IPC: H01Q19/00 ; H01Q13/10 ; H04W4/80 ; H01Q7/00 ; H01Q1/38 ; H04B5/00

Abstract:
A communication device includes a first near field communication (NFC) antenna configured to have a first resonance frequency, and a metal chassis forming part of an outer surface of the communication device. The metal chassis forms an auxiliary antenna, where the auxiliary antenna is configured to be powered by the first NFC antenna by electromagnetic induction and is also configured to have a resonance frequency substantially equal to the first resonance frequency.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190140358A1 NFC Antenna Device in a Metallic Environment Public/Granted day:2019-05-09
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