# US 10,770,793 B2 · Antenna module and dual-band antenna apparatus

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- Number: US 10,770,793 B2
- Document ID: US10770793B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/993,821
- Filed: 2018-05-31
- Published: 2019-06-27
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-26
- Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jeong Ki Ryoo; Sang Hyun Kim; Seung Goo Jang; Thomas A. Kim; Hong In Kim; Nam Ki Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770793B2

## CPC

- H01Q 5/35: using two or more simultaneously fed points
- H10W 44/20: at high-frequency [HF] or radio frequency [RF]
- H01Q 1/2283: {mounted in or on the surface of a semiconductor substrate as a chip-type antenna or integrated with other components into an IC package}
- H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas}
- H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)}
- H01Q 9/42: with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength
- H01Q 21/062: {using dipole aerials; (H01Q21/067, H01Q21/068 take precedence)}
- H01Q 21/065: {Patch antenna array}
- H01Q 21/20: the units being spaced along or adjacent to a curvilinear path {(slotted waveguide arrays H01Q21/005; circularly or helically slotted waveguides H01Q21/0062)}
- H10W 70/60: Insulating or insulated package substrates; Interposers; Redistribution layers (leadframes H10W70/40)
- H10W 44/248: {for antennas}
- H10W 72/241: {Dispositions, e.g. layouts}
- H10W 72/9413: {on encapsulations}
- H10W 90/00: Package configurations
- H10W 90/724: {between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL}
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)
- H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10

## Abstract

An antenna module includes a connection member including at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer; an IC disposed on a first surface of the connection member and electrically connected to at least one wiring layer of the connection member; and an antenna package disposed on a second surface of the connection member and including first antenna members and feed vias, wherein the connection member includes a feed line having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of at least one wiring layer of the connection member; a second antenna member electrically connected to a second end of the feed line and configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal; and a ground member spaced apart from the feed line in a direction toward the first surface or the second surface of the connection member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An antenna module comprising:
a connection member comprising at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer;
an integrated circuit (IC) disposed on a first surface of the connection member and electrically connected to at least one wiring layer of the connection member; and
an antenna package disposed on a second surface of the connection member and comprising:
first antenna members configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal; and
first feed vias each having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first antenna members, and a second end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of at least one wiring layer of the connection member,
wherein the connection member further comprises:
a feed line having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of at least one wiring layer of the connection member;
a second antenna member electrically connected to a second end of the feed line and configured to transmit or receive an RF signal; and
a ground member spaced apart from the feed line in a direction toward the first surface or the second surface of the connection member,
wherein the second antenna member is a dipole comprising a first pole and a second pole,
the feed line comprises a first feed line electrically connected to the first pole, and a second feed line electrically connected to the second pole, and
the ground member has a width greater than a distance between the first feed line and the second feed line and less than a total dipole length of the first pole and the second pole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the second antenna member has an intrinsic frequency band determined by characteristics of the second antenna member, and an expanded frequency band determined by the width of the ground member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the connection member further comprises a second ground member spaced apart from the feed line in a direction opposite to the direction in which the ground member is spaced apart from the feed line so that the feed line is disposed between the ground member and the second ground member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The antenna module of claim 3, wherein the connection member further comprises:
a third ground member spaced apart from the second antenna member in a direction toward the first surface or the second surface of the connection member; and
a fourth ground member spaced apart from the second antenna member in a direction opposite to the direction in which the third ground member is spaced apart from the second antenna member so that the second antenna member is disposed between the third ground member and the fourth ground member,
one of the third ground member and the fourth ground member is disposed on a same level as the ground member, and
a remaining one of the third ground member and the fourth ground member is disposed on a same level as the second ground member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the connection member further comprises a second feed via electrically connected between the feed line and the second antenna member, and
the ground member is spaced apart from a side surface of the feed via.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the connection member further comprises:
a ground layer disposed on a same level as the feed line in the connection member and spaced apart from the feed line; and
shielding vias extending from the ground layer to block between at least one wiring layer of the connection member and the second antenna member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the antenna package further comprises:
a dielectric layer surrounding a side surface of each of the plurality of first feed vias and having a height greater than a height of at least one insulating layer of the connection member; and
a plating member disposed in the dielectric layer surrounding the side surface of each of the plurality of first feed vias.

### Claim 8

An antenna module comprising:
a connection member comprising at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer;
an integrated circuit (IC) disposed on a first surface of the connection member and electrically connected to at least one wiring layer of the connection member; and
an antenna package disposed on a second surface of the connection member and comprising:
first antenna members configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, and
first feed vias each having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first antenna members, and a second end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of at least one wiring layer of the connection member,
wherein the connection member further comprises:
a feed line having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of at least one wiring layer of the connection member;
a second antenna member electrically connected to a second end of the feed line and configured to transmit or receive an RF signal; and
a ground member spaced apart from the feed line in a direction toward the first surface or the second surface of the connection member;
a third ground member spaced apart from the second antenna member in a direction toward the first surface or the second surface of the connection member; and
a fourth ground member spaced apart from the second antenna member in a direction opposite to the direction in which the third ground member is spaced apart from the second antenna member so that the second antenna member is disposed between the third ground member and the fourth ground member.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The antenna module of claim 8, wherein the connection member further comprises a fifth ground member disposed closer to the connection member than the second antenna member and connecting the third ground member and the fourth ground member to each other, and
the fifth ground member is disposed to block between a portion of the second antenna member and the ground member and to open between a remaining portion of the second antenna member and the ground member.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The antenna module of claim 8, wherein the second antenna member is a dipole comprising a first pole and a second pole spaced apart from the first pole,
the third ground member has a first gap extending between the first pole and the second pole, and
the fourth ground member has a second gap extending between the first pole and the second pole.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The antenna module of claim 10, wherein the connection member further comprises a pole via connecting one of the first pole and the second pole to one of the third ground member and the fourth ground member.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The antenna module of claim 10, wherein the connection member further comprises a director member disposed between the third ground member and the fourth ground member, extending across the first gap and the second gap, and spaced apart from the second antenna member.

### Claim 13

An antenna module comprising:
a connection member comprising at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer;
an integrated circuit (IC) disposed on a first surface of the connection member and electrically connected to at least one wiring layer of the connection member; and
an antenna package disposed on a second surface of the connection member and comprising:
first antenna members configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, and
first feed vias each having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first antenna members, and a second end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of at least one wiring layer of the connection member,
wherein the connection member further comprises:
a feed line having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of at least one wiring layer of the connection member;
a second antenna member electrically connected to a second end of the feed line and configured to transmit or receive an RF signal; and
a ground member spaced apart from the feed line in a direction toward the first surface or the second surface of the connection member;
an impedance conversion line electrically connected between the feed line and the second antenna member; and
the ground member is spaced apart from the impedance conversion line in the direction toward the first surface or the second surface of the connection member.

### Claim 14

A dual-band antenna apparatus comprising:
a first feed line having a first end electrically connected to an integrated circuit (IC);
a second feed line having a first end electrically connected to the IC;
a first pole electrically connected to a second end of the first feed line and configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal;
a second pole electrically connected to a second end of the second feed line and configured to transmit or receive the RF signal;
a first ground member spaced apart from the first feed line and the second feed line in a first direction; and
a second ground member spaced apart from the first feed line and the second feed line in a second direction opposite to the first direction,
wherein each of the first ground member and the second ground member has a width greater than a distance between the first feed line and the second feed line, and less than a total dipole length of the first pole and the second pole, and
the first pole and the second pole have an intrinsic frequency band of a dipole, and an expanded frequency band different from the intrinsic frequency band determined by the width of the first ground member and the width of the second ground member.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The dual-band antenna apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:
a first arm member covering a first side of the first pole;
a second arm member covering a second side of the first pole opposite to the first side of the first pole;
a third arm member covering a first side of the second pole;
a fourth arm member covering a second side of the second pole opposite to the first side of the second pole;
a first pole via connecting the first arm member and the first pole to each other; and
a second pole via connecting the third arm member and the second pole to each other.

### Claim 16

An antenna module comprising:
a connection member comprising wiring layers;
a feed line connected to a wire in a wiring layer of the connection member;
a first antenna member connected to the feed line and configured to either one or both of transmit a first radio frequency (RF) signal and receive a second RF signal;
a first ground member connected to a wiring layer of the connection member, the first ground member being spaced apart from the feed line, and disposed between the wiring layer to which the first ground member is connected and the first antenna member; and
a second ground member spaced apart from the first antenna member and the first ground member.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The antenna module of claim 16, wherein the first ground member is an extension of the wiring layer to which the first ground member is connected, and extends in a first direction toward the antenna member; and
the first antenna member is further configured to either one or both of transmit the first RF signal in the first direction and receive the second RF signal in a direction opposite to the first direction.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The antenna module of claim 17, further comprising an antenna package disposed on a surface of the connection member, the antenna package comprising:
a second antenna member configured to either one or both of transmit a third RF signal in a second direction different from the first direction and receive a fourth RF signal in a direction opposite to the second direction; and
a connecting member connecting the second antenna member to a wire in a wiring layer of the connection member,
wherein the third RF signal is the same as or different from the first RF signal, and
the fourth RF signal is the same as or different from the second RF signal.