Open AccessDecoupling Method Between Digital Signals on FPCB and Mobile Handset Antenna
Author(s) -
Kim Joonchul,
Kim Hyeongdong
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
etri journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2233-7326
pISSN - 1225-6463
DOI - 10.4218/etrij.11.0210.0268
Subject(s) - decoupling (probability) , handset , engineering , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , harmonics , printed circuit board , voltage , control engineering
Digital harmonics, which may reduce the radio frequency sensitivity of a system, can be coupled with an antenna in a mobile handset. This letter presents a decoupling method for increasing the isolation between digital harmonics on a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) and an antenna in terms of the ground mode current and the concept of reaction. We model the signal and ground lines in an FPCB as a loop circuit exciting a ground mode current and demonstrate a simple but efficient decoupling method for reducing the excited ground mode current.