Patent ID: 7265719

Claim:
A method for forming an antenna, comprising: forming antenna elements in a first area of a first rigid circuit board; forming connective traces and component pads in a second area of the first rigid circuit board, wherein during forming of the antenna elements and during formation of the connective traces a first surface of the first area of the first rigid circuit board defines a plane that is substantially parallel to a plane defined by a first surface of the second area of the first rigid circuit board; forming transmission lines on a first flexible circuit board; laminating the first rigid circuit board to the first flexible circuit board to form a first composite circuit board; after laminating the first rigid circuit board to the first flexible circuit board, removing material provided as part of the first rigid circuit board in a first region of the first rigid circuit board between the first area of the first rigid circuit board and the second area of the first rigid circuit board; folding the first flexible circuit board in a region adjacent the first region of the first rigid circuit board where material was removed, wherein following folding the first flexible circuit board the first surface of the first area of the first rigid circuit board defines a plane that is at an angle to the first surface of the second area of the first rigid circuit board.