摘要 |
The present invention provides a system, apparatus and method for providing a selectably-tuned miniature antenna. The integrated antenna system has a casing (20) with a plurality of conductive pins (30) aligned along parallel sides, such as a standard DIP package or surface mount integrated circuit package. The antenna system also has a plurality of resonating elements (40) each having a first connection and a second connection. Each resonating element is connected at the first connection to a different one of the conductive pins of the casing. Each resonating element is also electrically connected at the second connection to others resonating element at a common pin, which is typically connected to ground. The system also has an antenna element (60); and each resonating element is electrically coupled to that antenna element. |