US 12,218,407 B2 · Antenna module and device including same

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). An antenna device is provided. The antenna device includes a first printed circuit board (PCB), a second PCB for a plurality of antenna elements, and a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) coupled through a first surface of the first PCB. The second PCB may include a radio frequency (RF) routing layer including RF lines for the respective plurality of antenna elements. The first PCB may include a feeding structure for connecting the RF routing layer and the RFIC. The second PCB may be electrically connected to a second surface of the first PCB opposite to the first surface of the first PCB, through a first surface of the second PCB. The second PCB may be coupled to the plurality of antenna elements.

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Dependent claims

An antenna device comprising:

a plurality of first antenna elements;
a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a first face and a second face;
a second PCB for supporting the plurality of first antenna elements, wherein the second PCB includes a third face facing the second face;
a connection portion disposed between the first PCB and the second PCB;
and
a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) disposed on the first face of the first PCB,
wherein the first PCB comprises a feeding structure electrically connected to the RFIC and formed from the first face of the first PCB to the second face of the first PCB,
wherein the second PCB comprises feeding lines formed from the plurality of first antenna elements to the third face, and a routing layer comprising radio frequency (RF) lines for the plurality of first antenna elements, and
wherein the feeding structure is spaced apart from the feeding lines by the connection portion, and is capacitively connected to the feeding lines.

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A base station comprising:

a plurality of antenna arrays;
a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) corresponding to the plurality of antenna arrays;
and
a plurality of antenna devices connecting the plurality of antenna arrays and the plurality of RFICs,
wherein at least one antenna device among the plurality of antenna devices comprises a first printed circuit board (PCB), a second PCB for a plurality of antenna elements, and a first RFIC coupled through a first surface of the first PCB,
wherein the second PCB comprises a radio frequency (RF) routing layer comprising RF lines for the respective plurality of antenna elements,
wherein the first PCB comprises a feeding structure for connecting the RF routing layer and the first RFIC,
wherein the second PCB is electrically connected to a second surface of the first PCB opposite to the first surface of the first PCB, through a first surface of the second PCB,
wherein the second PCB is coupled to the plurality of antenna elements through a second surface of the second PCB opposite to the first surface of the second PCB,
wherein the plurality of antenna elements are comprised in a first antenna array among the plurality of antenna arrays, and
wherein the first RFIC is comprised in the plurality of RFICs.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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