# US 2021/0344115 A1 · Integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas and electronic apparatus

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- Number: US 2021/0344115 A1
- Document ID: US20210344115A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/917,503
- Filed: 2020-06-30
- Published: 2021-11-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-04-30
- Assignees: Etheta Communication Technology(Shenzhen)Co.,Ltd; East China Research Institute of Microelectronics
- Applicants: Etheta Communication Technology (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd; East China Research Institute of Microelectronics
- Inventors: Huan-Chu HUANG; Jiaguo LU; Hong LIN; Junyong LIU; Zhixing QI; Minhui ZENG; Yanchao ZHOU; Jingwei LI; Tao MA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210344115A1

## CPC

- 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 5/335: at the feed, e.g. for impedance matching
- 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 1/44: using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence)
- H01Q 5/20: characterised by the operating wavebands
- H01Q 5/50: Feeding or matching arrangements for broad-band or multi-band operation
- H01Q 9/0428: {radiating a circular polarised wave}
- H01Q 21/065: {Patch antenna array}
- H01Q 21/10: Collinear arrangements of substantially straight elongated conductive units
- H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)}
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to an integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas and an electronic apparatus, the system comprising a millimeter-wave antenna module and a non-millimeter-wave environment, the millimeter-wave antenna module forming a communication connection with the non-millimeter-wave environment for realizing reusing of the millimeter-wave antenna module to achieve a function of non-millimeter-wave antenna(s). The present invention proposes directly reusing a millimeter-wave antenna module, which is designed so that this module also has an antenna function of a non-millimeter-wave module, while an individual module's own volume does not need to be increased, and the module itself does not need to have additionally-added antenna traces, that is, with the same volume, a function of non-millimeter-wave antenna(s) may be further added. Therefore, it obviously helps to avoid an increase of the device's volume and improve compactness of the system and system design.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas comprising
a millimeter-wave antenna module, and
a non-millimeter-wave environment with no physical non-millimeter-wave antenna,
wherein the millimeter-wave antenna module comprises a module carrier, one or more millimeter-wave antennas, and a conductive region arranged on the module carrier, and
wherein the non-millimeter-wave environment with no physical non-millimeter-wave antenna comprises feeding line(s), and feeding source(s), and the feeding source(s) forms a communication connection with the conductive region via the feeding line(s) to cover non-millimeter-wave bands without including any physical non-millimeter-wave antenna.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas according to claim 1, wherein the millimeter-wave antenna module comprises a millimeter-wave radio frequency chip, and the millimeter-wave radio frequency chip is electrically connected to the millimeter-wave antenna(s).

### Claim 3

(canceled)

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas according to claim 1, wherein the communication connection is an electrical connection, or a coupling connection, or an inductive connection.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas according to claim 2, wherein the conductive region is electrically conductive to a conductive ground or a conductive mechanism in the millimeter-wave antenna module.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas according to claim 5, wherein the feeding line(s) for the non-millimeter-wave antenna(s) is further provided thereon with a matching network and/or a frequency tuning network for non-millimeter-wave antenna(s).

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas according to claim 2, wherein the system is further provided with a thermally conductive or electrically conductive material for conducting heat from a high-heat region of the system out of the system.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas according to claim 7, wherein the system further comprises other chips which, together with the millimeter-wave radio frequency chip, is the high-heat region, and the other chips are selected from any one or more of a power management chip, an operation processing chip, and a data storage chip.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas according to claim 1, the millimeter-wave antenna(s) is in the form of any one of a single linearly-polarized antenna, a dual linearly-polarized antenna, a single circularly-polarized antenna, or a dual circularly-polarized antenna working in a single band or multiple bands;
or
the millimeter-wave antenna(s) constitutes more than one millimeter-wave antenna array; and each of the millimeter-wave antenna array(s) is any one of a linear array, a square array, a rectangular array, a triangular array, a circular array, and a non-equidistant array;
or
the number of the millimeter-wave antenna array(s) is one, and the millimeter-wave antenna array(s) is a one-dimensional linear array, and a size of each millimeter-wave antenna is less than or equal to 2 equivalent guided wavelengths at its lowest operating frequency, a spacing between two adjacent millimeter-wave antennas is less than or equal to 2 free-space wavelengths at its lowest operating frequency.

### Claim 10

(canceled)

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas according to claim 1, wherein the conductive region is selected from a conductive wall, a shielding cover or a shielding layer of the millimeter-wave antenna module, a connector, a connecting base arranged on a side surface of the module carrier.

### Claim 12

An electronic apparatus comprising:
a mainboard;
an integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas having:
a millimeter-wave antenna module; and
a non-millimeter-wave environment with no physical non-millimeter-wave antenna,
wherein the millimeter-wave antenna module comprises a module carrier, one or more millimeter-wave antennas, and a conductive region arranged on the module carrier, and
wherein the non-millimeter-wave environment with no physical non-millimeter-wave antenna comprises feeding line(s), and feeding source(s), and the feeding source(s) forms a communication connection with the conductive region via the feeding line(s) to cover non-millimeter-wave bands without including any physical non-millimeter-wave antenna; and
a connecting base provided on the millimeter-wave antenna module, wherein the connecting base is connected to the mainboard of the electronic apparatus, and wherein the non-millimeter-wave environment with no physical non-millimeter-wave antenna is provided on the mainboard of the electronic apparatus.