Integration of all components being necessary for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic radiation in a component carrier

An electronic device for receiving electromagnetic radiation, the electronic device comprising:

• a component carrier comprising a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and at least one electrically conductive layer structure;
• a radiation lens formed in the component carrier and configured for spatially manipulating electromagnetic radiation originating from an environment of the component carrier, wherein the radiation lens is realized with materials of different layers of the stack of the component carrier;
• an antenna structure formed in the component carrier and configured for receiving the spatially manipulated electromagnetic radiation and for providing an electric radio frequency signal in response to the received spatially manipulated electromagnetic radiation;
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• a component configured for receiving and processing the electric radio frequency signal.

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• (A) a first electronic device for transmitting electromagnetic radiation, the first electronic device comprising:
• a component carrier comprising a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and at least one electrically conductive layer structure;
• a component configured for providing an electric radio frequency signal;
• an antenna structure formed in the component carrier and configured for emitting electromagnetic radiation in response to receiving the provided radio frequency signal;
• and
• a radiation lens formed in the component carrier and configured for spatially manipulating the emitted electromagnetic radiation and directing the spatially manipulated emitted electromagnetic radiation to an environment of the component carrier,
• wherein the radiation lens is realized with materials of different layers of the stack of the component carrier;
• and
• (B) a second electronic device for receiving electromagnetic radiation, the second electronic device comprising:
• a component carrier comprising a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and at least one electrically conductive layer structure;
• a radiation lens formed in the component carrier and configured for spatially manipulating electromagnetic radiation originating from an environment of the component carrier,
• wherein the radiation lens is realized with materials of different layers of the stack of the component carrier;
• an antenna structure formed in the component carrier and configured for receiving the spatially manipulated electromagnetic radiation and for providing an electric radio frequency signal in response to the received spatially manipulated electromagnetic radiation;
• and
• a component configured for receiving and processing the electric radio frequency signal.

An electronic device for transmitting electromagnetic radiation, the electronic device comprising:

• a component carrier comprising a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and at least one electrically conductive layer structure;
• a component configured for providing an electric radio frequency signal;
• an antenna structure formed in the component carrier and configured for emitting electromagnetic radiation in response to receiving the provided radio frequency signal;
• and
• a radiation lens formed in the component carrier and configured for spatially manipulating the emitted electromagnetic radiation and directing the spatially manipulated emitted electromagnetic radiation to an environment of the component carrier;
• wherein within the component carrier there is formed a cavity which is located in a path of the electromagnetic radiation, which path extends between the antenna structure and the radiation lens.

An electronic device for receiving electromagnetic radiation, the electronic device comprising:

• a component carrier comprising a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and at least one electrically conductive layer structure;
• a radiation lens formed in the component carrier and configured for spatially manipulating electromagnetic radiation originating from an environment of the component carrier;
• an antenna structure formed in the component carrier and configured for receiving the spatially manipulated electromagnetic radiation and for providing an electric radio frequency signal in response to the received spatially manipulated electromagnetic radiation;
• and
• a component configured for receiving and processing the electric radio frequency signal;
• wherein within the component carrier there is formed a cavity which is located in a path of the electromagnetic radiation, which path extends between the antenna structure and the radiation lens.