Multi-band millimeter-wave (MMW) antenna array and radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) module

An apparatus comprising:

• a multi-band millimeter-wave (mmW) antenna array and radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) module including:
• a substrate;
• a first antenna array disposed on the substrate and configured to respond to first signals associated with a first mmW frequency band;
• a second antenna array disposed on the substrate and configured to respond to second signals associated with a second mmW frequency band;
• and
• a radio-frequency front-end integrated circuit disposed on the substrate and coupled to the first antenna array and the second antenna array, the radio-frequency front-end integrated circuit including:
• first partition means for conditioning the first signals associated with the first mmW frequency band;
• and
• second partition means for conditioning the second signals associated with the second mmW frequency band.

A method for operating a multi-band millimeter-wave (mmW) antenna array and radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) module, the method comprising:

• responding to a first signal associated with a first mmW frequency band via a first antenna array of the multi-band mmW antenna array and RFIC module, the first antenna array disposed on a substrate of the multi-band mmW antenna array and RFIC module;
• conditioning the first signal associated with the first mmW frequency band via a radio-frequency front-end integrated circuit of the multi-band mmW antenna array and RFIC module, the radio-frequency front-end integrated circuit disposed on the substrate of the multi-band mmW antenna array and RFIC module;
• responding to a second signal associated with a second mmW frequency band via a second antenna array of the multi-band mmW antenna array and RFIC module the second antenna array disposed on the substrate of the multi-band mmW antenna array and RFIC module;
• and
• conditioning the second signal associated with the second mmW frequency band via the radio-frequency front-end integrated circuit.

An apparatus comprising:

• a multi-band millimeter-wave (mmW) antenna array and radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) module including:
• a substrate;
• a first antenna array disposed on the substrate and including at least two first antenna elements, the first antenna array tuned to a first mmW frequency band;
• a second antenna array disposed on the substrate and including at least two second antenna elements, the second antenna array tuned to a second mmW frequency band;
• a first radio-frequency front-end integrated circuit disposed on the substrate and including at least two first transceiver chains that are respectively coupled to the at least two first antenna elements;
• and
• a second radio-frequency front-end integrated circuit disposed on the substrate and including at least two second transceiver chains that are respectively coupled to the at least two second antenna elements.