SURFACE-MOUNT TYPE ANTENNA AND ANTENNA APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

摘要

A surface-mount type antenna includes a rectangular-parallelepiped base body made of a dielectric or magnetic material, having a first surface to be placed on a target substrate, second to fifth surfaces that are continuous with the first surface, and a sixth surface located in parallel with the first surface; a ground electrode formed on at least one of the second to fifth surfaces; two radiating electrodes that are continuous with the ground electrode and extend over two or more adjacent surfaces of the second to sixth surfaces; and two feeding electrodes formed on at least one of the second to fifth surfaces so as to be spaced apart circumferentially of the continuum of the second to fifth surfaces to provide the ground electrode in between. The feeding electrode is capacitance-coupled to the radiating electrode for effecting feeding.