(19)
(11) EP 2 642 594 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.09.2013 Bulletin 2013/39

(21) Application number: 13001204.0

(22) Date of filing: 11.03.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01Q 1/38(2006.01)
 H01Q 15/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 22.03.2012 US 201261614066 P
30.08.2012 US 201213600098

(71) Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
Irvine, CA 92617 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Alexopoulos, Nicolaos
    Irvine, CA 92617 (US)
  • Grau Besoli, Alfred
    08024 Barcelona (ES)
  • Kyriazidou, Chryssoula
    14562 Kifisia (GR)

(74) Representative: Jehle, Volker Armin 
Bosch Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München
80639 München (DE)

   


(54) Programmable antenna having a programmable substrate


(57) An antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna, and a projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM). The antenna is fabricated on the substrate and is positioned in a region of the substrate that has a high permittivity. The PAMM produces an artificial magnetic conductor at a distance above a surface of the substrate to facilitate a radiation pattern for the antenna.







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