US 12,651,827 B2 · Electronic device including antenna

Abstract

A radio unit (RU) module may include: a first substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC); a second substrate comprising a plurality of layers that comprises a plurality of second layers that comprises at least one first layer; a plurality of antenna elements comprising a first antenna element and a second antenna element; and a plurality of conductivity members comprising a conductivity member. The RFIC may be coupled to the first surface of the first substrate. The second substrate may be coupled to the second surface of the first substrate. The plurality of antenna elements may be disposed on the at least one first layer of the second substrate. The plurality of conductivity members may be disposed across the plurality of second layers of the second substrate.

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Dependent claims

A radio unit (RU) module comprising:

a first substrate including a first side and a second side opposite to the first side;
a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC);
a plurality of antenna elements including a first antenna element and a second antenna element;
a second substrate including a plurality of layers that includes at least one first layer on which the antenna element and the second antenna element are disposed;
and
a plurality of conductivity members including a conductivity member,
wherein the RFIC is coupled to the first side of the first substrate,
wherein the second substrate is coupled to the second side of the first substrate,
wherein the conductivity members is disposed across the at least one layers of the second substrate, and
wherein the conductivity member is disposed between the first antenna element and the second antenna element that are on the at least one layer of the second substrate.

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An electronic device for a base station, comprising:

a power supply;
at least one processor;
a first substrate coupled to the power supply and the at least one processor;
a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) coupled to a first side of the first substrate;
and
a plurality of second substrates coupled to a second side of the first substrate, the second side being opposite to the first side of the first substrate,
wherein each of the plurality of second substrates is coupled to an RFIC of the plurality of RFICs,
wherein each of the plurality of second substrates includes:
a plurality of antenna elements disposed on at least one layer of a plurality of layers of the second substrate;
and
a plurality of conductivity members disposed across the at least one layer,
wherein the plurality of antenna elements includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element,
wherein the plurality of conductivity members includes a conductivity member, and
wherein at least a portion of the conductivity member is
disposed between the first antenna element and the second antenna element that are on the at least one layer of the plurality of layers of the second substrate.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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