Segmented planar antenna with built-in ground plane

摘要

Antennas and methods of forming the antennas having a very low profile and a built in ground plane are described. The antenna elements are formed of conducting material on a layer of dielectric material, such as an integrated circuit board. The antenna elements are mounted on a ground plane having a number of shorting elements between one of the antenna elements and the ground plane. In some embodiments the antenna elements are on a single side of the layer of dielectric material. In other embodiments the antenna elements are formed on both the top and bottom surfaces of the layer of dielectric material. The self contained ground plane makes the antenna performance independent of proximity to conducting or non conducting surfaces.