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please refer to fig3 showing a planar inverted f antenna 48 according to the first embodiment of the present invention . in this embodiment , the antenna 48 includes a substrate 36 , a ground plate 30 , a feeding plate 32 , a ground plane 40 , and a radiator 38 for receiving and transmitting rf signals . the radiator 38 includes a plurality of recesses 37 and a trench 42 . the plurality of recesses 37 is formed on the two side of the radiator 38 . the substrate 36 has a long side d 1 and a short side l 1 . the substrate 36 further includes two apertures formed along the short side of the substrate 36 and penetrating the substrate 36 . the feeding plate 32 is connected to the radiator 38 via an aperture , so that the radiator 38 transmits rf signals via the feeding plate 32 . the ground plate 30 is also connected to the radiator 38 and the ground plane 40 via an aperture . as shown in fig3 the trench 42 is formed on a side of the radiator 38 , and positioned between the ground plate 30 and the feeding plate 32 . the width l 2 and the length d 2 of the trench 42 may influence the impedance matching of the antenna 48 , as does the distance between the ground plate 30 and the feeding plate 32 . the plurality of recesses 37 on the two side of the radiator 38 is arranged asymmetrically and periodically for generating periodical perturbation , in order to shorten the resonance length and shorten the length of the antenna 48 as well . please refer to fig4 showing a planar inverted f antenna 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention using the same numbering to that in fig3 . the functions of the devices in the second embodiment is essentially the same to the first embodiment , thus a repeated description is hereby omitted . the difference between the two embodiments is that , the antenna 50 further includes two metal apertures 44 , 46 for capacitive loading , so that the length of the antenna can be further reduced . please refer to fig5 and fig6 . fig5 illustrates a planar inverted f antenna 60 according to the third embodiment , and fig6 illustrates a planar inverted f antenna 70 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention using the same numbering to that in fig3 . the functions of the devices in the antenna 60 according to the third embodiment are essentially the same to that in the antenna 48 according to the first embodiment . similarly , the functions of the devices in the antenna 70 according to the fourth embodiment are essentially the same to that in the antenna 50 according to the second embodiment , thus repeated descriptions are hereby omitted . the difference between the third and the first embodiment , as well as between the fourth and the second embodiment , is that the radiator 62 according to the third embodiment and the radiator 72 according to the fourth embodiment generates periodical perturbation by a plurality of recesses arranged symmetrically and periodically , in order to shorten the resonance length and shorten the length of the radiator as well . the antennas 48 , 50 , 60 , 70 according to the first , second , third and fourth embodiments respectively all include a substrate . however , this is for example only and an antenna without a substrate can also be used according to the present invention . in contrast to the prior art , the pifa according to the present invention generates periodical perturbation using the plurality of recesses arranged asymmetrically and periodically on the two sides of the radiator 38 , 52 according to the first and second embodiments or symmetrically and periodically on the two sides of the radiator 62 , 72 according to the third and fourth embodiments , so that the resonance length and the length of the radiator can be reduced . additionally , the length of the antenna can be shortened due to capacitive loading of the two metal apertures 44 , 46 . consequently , the present invention shows a more practical and efficient way to utilize an antenna in compact wireless mobile communication devices when compared with a conventional pifa .

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