Patent ID: 8588684
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus, comprising: a substrate provided with a reference potential electrode; a communication unit provided on a first principal surface of the substrate; a first signal line provided on the first principal surface of the substrate and connected at one end to the communication unit; a terminal provided on the first principal surface of the substrate and connected at one end to the other end of the first signal line; a second signal line provided on the first principal surface side of the substrate and connected to the first signal line through the terminal, the second signal line having one end connected to the other end of the terminal; a signal electrode provided on the first principal surface side of the substrate and connected to the other end of the second signal line; a housing configured to cover and accommodate therein the substrate, the communication unit, the first signal line, the terminal, the second signal line, and the signal electrode; and a conductive material arranged on an outer side of the housing so as to be opposite to the signal electrode, and including an outer peripheral portion extended outward beyond an outer periphery of the signal electrode, wherein the communication apparatus carries out data communication via a living body.