US 2026/0142723 A1Published application

Tbps data throughput at thz freq using chiplet architecture

AssigneeAttotude, Inc.

InventorsRichard Chan, David F. Welch, Joy Laskar, Sudipto Chakraborty, Eric Juntunen, Rene Schmogrow, Kuang-Tsan Wu

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Abstract

Transmitters, receivers, transceivers, transceiver arrays, and methods of use are described herein, including a transmitter comprising a carrier substrate comprising conductive pads, a client-side input comprising conductive traces disposed on the carrier substrate and operable to receive baseband signals and provide the baseband signals to the conductive pads, an interposer substrate abutting the carrier substrate and defining vias extending through the interposer substrate, a baseband transmitter circuit disposed on the interposer substrate and operable to receive the baseband signals from the conductive pads via the vias and generate intermediate signals, an up-conversion circuit operable to receive the intermediate signals from the baseband transmitter circuit and generate antenna feed signals having a frequency in a range between 300 Gigahertz (GHz) and 10 Terahertz (THz), and one or more antenna interfaces disposed on the interposer substrate and operable to receive the antenna feed signals and provide them to one or more antennas.

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Dependent claims

A transmitter, comprising:

a carrier substrate having a carrier surface and comprising a plurality of first conductive pads disposed on the carrier surface;
a client-side input comprising a plurality of conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two conductive traces of the plurality of conductive traces being operable to receive one or more baseband signals, at least two first conductive pads of the plurality of first conductive pads being operable to receive the one or more baseband signals from the at least two conductive traces, each of the one or more baseband signals having client data encoded therein and having a baseband frequency;
an interposer substrate having a first interposer surface and a second interposer surface opposite the first interposer surface and defining a plurality of vias extending between the first interposer surface and the second interposer surface, the second interposer surface abutting the carrier surface such that at least two vias of the plurality of vias are aligned with and electrically coupled to the at least two first conductive pads;
a baseband transmitter circuit disposed on the first interposer surface and operable to receive the one or more baseband signals from the at least two first conductive pads via the at least two vias and generate one or more intermediate signals based on the one or more baseband signals, each of the one or more intermediate signals having an intermediate frequency greater than the baseband frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more baseband signals;
an up-conversion circuit having an up-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second conductive pads disposed on the up-conversion surface, the up-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second conductive pads of the plurality of second conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband transmitter circuit, the up-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more intermediate signals from the baseband transmitter circuit via the at least two second conductive pads and generate one or more antenna feed signals based on the one or more intermediate signals, each of the one or more antenna feed signals having a transmission frequency greater than the intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more intermediate signals and in a range between 300 Gigahertz (GHz) and 10 Terahertz (THz);
and
one or more antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more antennas and operable to receive the one or more antenna feed signals from the up-conversion circuit and provide the one or more antenna feed signals to the one or more antennas.

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A receiver, comprising:

a carrier substrate having a carrier surface and comprising a plurality of first conductive pads disposed on the carrier surface;
an interposer substrate having a first interposer surface and a second interposer surface opposite the first interposer surface and defining a plurality of vias extending between the first interposer surface and the second interposer surface, the second interposer surface abutting the carrier surface such that at least two vias of the plurality of vias are aligned with and electrically coupled to at least two first conductive pads of the plurality of first conductive pads;
a baseband receiver circuit disposed on the first interposer surface;
one or more antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more antennas and operable to receive one or more antenna output signals from the one or more antennas, each of the one or more antenna output signals having client data encoded therein and a transmission frequency in a range between 300 Gigahertz (GHz) and 10 Terahertz (THz);
a down-conversion circuit having a down-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second conductive pads disposed on the down-conversion surface, the down-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second conductive pads of the plurality of second conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband receiver circuit, the down-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more antenna output signals from the one or more antenna interfaces and generate one or more intermediate signals based on the one or more antenna output signals, each of the one or more intermediate signals having an intermediate frequency less than the transmission frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more antenna output signals;
wherein the baseband receiver circuit is operable to receive the one or more intermediate signals from the down-conversion circuit via the at least two second conductive pads and generate one or more baseband signals based on the one or more intermediate signals, each of the one or more baseband signals having a baseband frequency less than the intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more intermediate signals;
wherein the at least two first conductive pads are operable to receive the one or more baseband signals from the baseband receiver circuit via the at least two vias;
and
a client-side output comprising a plurality of conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two conductive traces of the plurality of conductive traces being operable to receive the one or more baseband signals from the at least two first conductive pads and transmit the one or more baseband signals.

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A transceiver, comprising:

a carrier substrate having a carrier surface and comprising a plurality of first outbound conductive pads and a plurality of first inbound conductive pads disposed on the carrier surface;
a client-side input comprising a plurality of first conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two first conductive traces of the plurality of first conductive traces being operable to receive one or more outbound baseband signals, at least two first outbound conductive pads of the plurality of first outbound conductive pads being operable to receive the one or more outbound baseband signals from the at least two first conductive traces, each of the one or more outbound baseband signals having outbound client data encoded therein and having an outbound baseband frequency;
an interposer substrate having a first interposer surface and a second interposer surface opposite the first interposer surface and defining a plurality of vias extending between the first interposer surface and the second interposer surface, the second interposer surface abutting the carrier surface such that at least two first vias of the plurality of vias are aligned with and electrically coupled to the at least two first outbound conductive pads and at least two second vias of the plurality of vias are aligned with and electrically coupled to at least two first inbound conductive pads of the plurality of first inbound conductive pads;
a baseband transmitter circuit disposed on the first interposer surface and operable to receive the one or more outbound baseband signals from the at least two first outbound conductive pads via the at least two first vias and generate one or more outbound intermediate signals based on the one or more outbound baseband signals, each of the one or more outbound intermediate signals having an outbound intermediate frequency greater than the outbound baseband frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more outbound baseband signals;
a baseband receiver circuit disposed on the first interposer surface;
an up-conversion circuit having an up-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second outbound conductive pads disposed on the up-conversion surface, the up-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second outbound conductive pads of the plurality of second outbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband transmitter circuit, the up-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more outbound intermediate signals from the baseband transmitter circuit via the at least two second outbound conductive pads and generate one or more antenna feed signals based on the one or more outbound intermediate signals, each of the one or more antenna feed signals having an outbound transmission frequency greater than the outbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more outbound intermediate signals and in a range between 300 Gigahertz (GHz) and 10 Terahertz (THz);
one or more outbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more outbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more outbound antennas and operable to receive the one or more antenna feed signals from the up-conversion circuit and provide the one or more antenna feed signals to the one or more outbound antennas;
one or more inbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more inbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more inbound antennas and operable to receive one or more antenna output signals from the one or more inbound antennas, each of the one or more antenna output signals having inbound client data encoded therein and an inbound transmission frequency in a range between 300 GHz and 10 THz;
a down-conversion circuit having a down-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second inbound conductive pads disposed on the down-conversion surface, the down-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second inbound conductive pads of the plurality of second inbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband receiver circuit, the down-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more antenna output signals from the one or more inbound antenna interfaces and generate one or more inbound intermediate signals based on the one or more antenna output signals, each of the one or more inbound intermediate signals having an inbound intermediate frequency less than the inbound transmission frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more antenna output signals;
wherein the baseband receiver circuit is operable to receive the one or more inbound intermediate signals from the down-conversion circuit via the at least two second inbound conductive pads and generate one or more inbound baseband signals based on the one or more inbound intermediate signals, each of the one or more inbound baseband signals having an inbound baseband frequency less than the inbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more inbound intermediate signals;
wherein the at least two first inbound conductive pads of the plurality of first inbound conductive pads are operable to receive the one or more inbound baseband signals from the baseband receiver circuit via the at least two second vias;
and
a client-side output comprising a plurality of second conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two second conductive traces of the plurality of second conductive traces being operable to receive the one or more inbound baseband signals from the at least two first inbound conductive pads and transmit the one or more inbound baseband signals.

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A transceiver, comprising:

a carrier substrate having a carrier surface and comprising a plurality of first outbound conductive pads and a plurality of first inbound conductive pads disposed on the carrier surface;
a client-side input comprising a plurality of first conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two first conductive traces of the plurality of first conductive traces being operable to receive one or more outbound baseband signals, at least two first outbound conductive pads of the plurality of first outbound conductive pads being operable to receive the one or more outbound baseband signals from the at least two first conductive traces, each of the one or more outbound baseband signals having outbound client data encoded therein and having an outbound baseband frequency;
an interposer substrate having a first interposer surface and a second interposer surface opposite the first interposer surface and defining a plurality of vias extending between the first interposer surface and the second interposer surface, the second interposer surface abutting the carrier surface such that at least two first vias of the plurality of vias are aligned with and electrically coupled to the at least two first outbound conductive pads and at least two second vias of the plurality of are aligned with and electrically coupled to at least two first inbound conductive pads of the plurality of first inbound conductive pads;
a baseband transmitter circuit disposed on the first interposer surface and operable to receive the one or more outbound baseband signals from the at least two first outbound conductive pads via the at least two first vias and generate one or more first outbound intermediate signals and one or more second outbound intermediate signals based on the one or more outbound baseband signals, each of the one or more first outbound intermediate signals having a first outbound intermediate frequency greater than the outbound baseband frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more outbound baseband signals, each of the one or more second outbound intermediate signals having a second outbound intermediate frequency greater than the outbound baseband frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more outbound baseband signals;
a baseband receiver circuit disposed on the first interposer surface;
a first up-conversion circuit having a first up-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second outbound conductive pads disposed on the first up-conversion surface, the first up-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second outbound conductive pads of the plurality of second outbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband transmitter circuit, the first up-conversion circuit being operable to receive at least one first outbound intermediate signal of the one or more first outbound intermediate signals from the baseband transmitter circuit via the at least two second outbound conductive pads and generate one or more first antenna feed signals based on the at least one first outbound intermediate signal, each of the one or more first antenna feed signals having a first outbound transmission frequency greater than the first outbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the at least one first outbound intermediate signal and in a range between 300 Gigahertz (GHz) and 10 Terahertz (THz);
one or more first outbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more first outbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more first outbound antennas and operable to receive the one or more first antenna feed signals from the first up-conversion circuit and provide the one or more first antenna feed signals to the one or more first outbound antennas;
a second up-conversion circuit having a second up-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of third outbound conductive pads disposed on the second up-conversion surface, the second up-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two third outbound conductive pads of the plurality of third outbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband transmitter circuit, the second up-conversion circuit being operable to receive at least one second outbound intermediate signal of the one or more second outbound intermediate signals from the baseband transmitter circuit via the at least two third outbound conductive pads and generate one or more second antenna feed signals based on the at least one second outbound intermediate signal, each of the one or more second antenna feed signals having a second outbound transmission frequency greater than the second outbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the at least one second outbound intermediate signal and in a range between 300 GHz and 10 THz;
one or more second outbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more second outbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more second outbound antennas and operable to receive the one or more second antenna feed signals from the second up-conversion circuit and provide the one or more second antenna feed signals to the one or more second outbound antennas;
one or more first inbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more first inbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more first inbound antennas and operable to receive one or more first antenna output signals from the one or more first inbound antennas, each of the one or more first antenna output signals having first inbound client data encoded therein and a first inbound transmission frequency in a range between 300 GHz and 10 THz;
a first down-conversion circuit having a first down-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second inbound conductive pads disposed on the first down-conversion surface, the first down-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second inbound conductive pads of the plurality of second inbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband receiver circuit, the first down-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more first antenna output signals from the one or more first inbound antenna interfaces and generate one or more first inbound intermediate signals based on the one or more first antenna output signals, each of the one or more first inbound intermediate signals having a first inbound intermediate frequency less than the first inbound transmission frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more first antenna output signals;
one or more second inbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more second inbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more second inbound antennas and operable to receive one or more second antenna output signals from the one or more second inbound antennas, each of the one or more second antenna output signals having second inbound client data encoded therein and a second inbound transmission frequency in a range between 300 GHz and 10 THz;
a second down-conversion circuit having a second down-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of third inbound conductive pads disposed on the second down-conversion surface, the second down-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two third inbound conductive pads of the plurality of third inbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband receiver circuit, the second down-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more second antenna output signals from the one or more second inbound antenna interfaces and generate one or more second inbound intermediate signals based on the one or more second antenna output signals, each of the one or more second inbound intermediate signals having a second inbound intermediate frequency less than the second inbound transmission frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more second antenna output signals;
wherein the baseband receiver circuit is operable to receive the one or more first inbound intermediate signals from the first down-conversion circuit via the at least two second inbound conductive pads and the one or more second inbound intermediate signals from the second down-conversion circuit via the at least two third inbound conductive pads and generate one or more inbound baseband signals based on the one or more first inbound intermediate signals and the one or more first inbound intermediate signals, at least one first inbound baseband signal of the one or more inbound baseband signals having a first inbound baseband frequency less than the first inbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more first inbound intermediate signals and at least one second inbound baseband signal of the one or more inbound baseband signals having a second inbound baseband frequency less than the second inbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more second inbound intermediate signals;
wherein the at least two first inbound conductive pads are operable to receive the one or more inbound baseband signals from the baseband receiver circuit via the at least two second vias;
and
a client-side output comprising a plurality of second conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two second conductive traces of the plurality of second conductive traces being operable to receive the one or more inbound baseband signals from the at least two first inbound conductive pads and transmit the one or more inbound baseband signals.

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A transceiver array, comprising:

a carrier substrate having a carrier surface and comprising a plurality of first outbound conductive pads and a plurality of first inbound conductive pads disposed on the carrier surface;
a client-side input comprising a plurality of first conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two first conductive traces of the plurality of first conductive traces being operable to receive one or more outbound baseband signals, at least two first outbound conductive pads of the plurality of first outbound conductive pads being operable to receive the one or more outbound baseband signals from the at least two first conductive traces, each of the one or more outbound baseband signals having outbound client data encoded therein and having an outbound baseband frequency;
a client-side output comprising a plurality of second conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two second conductive traces of the plurality of second conductive traces being operable to receive one or more inbound baseband signals from at least two first inbound conductive pads of the plurality of first inbound conductive pads and transmit the one or more inbound baseband signals;
and
a plurality of transceivers, each of the plurality of transceivers comprising:
an interposer substrate having a first interposer surface and a second interposer surface opposite the first interposer surface and defining a plurality of vias extending between the first interposer surface and the second interposer surface, the second interposer surface abutting the carrier surface such that at least two first vias of the plurality of vias are aligned with and electrically coupled to the at least two first outbound conductive pads and at least two second vias of the plurality of vias are aligned with and electrically coupled to the at least two first inbound conductive pads;
a baseband transmitter circuit disposed on the first interposer surface and operable to receive the one or more outbound baseband signals from the at least two first outbound conductive pads via the at least two first vias and generate one or more first outbound intermediate signals and one or more second outbound intermediate signals based on the one or more outbound baseband signals, each of the one or more first outbound intermediate signals having a first outbound intermediate frequency greater than the outbound baseband frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more outbound baseband signals, each of the one or more second outbound intermediate signals having a second outbound intermediate frequency greater than the outbound baseband frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more outbound baseband signals;
a baseband receiver circuit disposed on the first interposer surface;
a first up-conversion circuit having a first up-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second outbound conductive pads disposed on the first up-conversion surface, the first up-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second outbound conductive pads of the plurality of second outbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband transmitter circuit, the first up-conversion circuit being operable to receive at least one first outbound intermediate signal of the one or more first outbound intermediate signals from the baseband transmitter circuit via the at least two second outbound conductive pads and generate one or more first antenna feed signals based on the at least one first outbound intermediate signal, each of the one or more first antenna feed signals having a first outbound transmission frequency greater than the first outbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the at least one first outbound intermediate signal and in a range between 300 Gigahertz (GHz) and 10 Terahertz (THz);
one or more first outbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more first outbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more first outbound antennas and operable to receive the one or more first antenna feed signals from the first up-conversion circuit and provide the one or more first antenna feed signals to the one or more first outbound antennas;
a second up-conversion circuit having a second up-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of third outbound conductive pads disposed on the second up-conversion surface, the second up-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two third outbound conductive pads of the plurality of third outbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband transmitter circuit, the second up-conversion circuit being operable to receive at least one second outbound intermediate signal of the one or more second outbound intermediate signals from the baseband transmitter circuit via the at least two third outbound conductive pads and generate one or more second antenna feed signals based on the at least one second outbound intermediate signal, each of the one or more second antenna feed signals having a second outbound transmission frequency greater than the second outbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the at least one second outbound intermediate signal and in a range between 300 GHz and 10 THz;
one or more second outbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more second outbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more second outbound antennas and operable to receive the one or more second antenna feed signals from the second up-conversion circuit and provide the one or more second antenna feed signals to the one or more second outbound antennas;
one or more first inbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more first inbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more first inbound antennas and operable to receive one or more first antenna output signals from the one or more first inbound antennas, each of the one or more first antenna output signals having first inbound client data encoded therein and a first inbound transmission frequency in a range between 300 GHz and 10 THz;
a first down-conversion circuit having a first down-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second inbound conductive pads disposed on the first down-conversion surface, the first down-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second inbound conductive pads of the plurality of second inbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband receiver circuit, the first down-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more first antenna output signals from the one or more first inbound antenna interfaces and generate one or more first inbound intermediate signals based on the one or more first antenna output signals, each of the one or more first inbound intermediate signals having a first inbound intermediate frequency less than the first inbound transmission frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more first antenna output signals;
one or more second inbound antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more second inbound antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more second inbound antennas and operable to receive one or more second antenna output signals from the one or more second inbound antennas, each of the one or more second antenna output signals having second inbound client data encoded therein and a second inbound transmission frequency in a range between 300 GHz and 10 THz;
a second down-conversion circuit having a second down-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of third inbound conductive pads disposed on the second down-conversion surface, the second down-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two third inbound conductive pads of the plurality of third inbound conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband receiver circuit, the second down-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more second antenna output signals from the one or more second inbound antenna interfaces and generate one or more second inbound intermediate signals based on the one or more second antenna output signals, each of the one or more second inbound intermediate signals having a second inbound intermediate frequency less than the second inbound transmission frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more second antenna output signals;
wherein the baseband receiver circuit is operable to receive the one or more first inbound intermediate signals from the first down-conversion circuit via the at least two second inbound conductive pads and the one or more second inbound intermediate signals from the second down-conversion circuit via the at least two third inbound conductive pads and generate the one or more inbound baseband signals based on the one or more first inbound intermediate signals and the one or more first inbound intermediate signals, at least one first inbound baseband signal of the one or more inbound baseband signals having a first inbound baseband frequency less than the first inbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more first inbound intermediate signals and at least one second inbound baseband signal of the one or more inbound baseband signals having a second inbound baseband frequency less than the second inbound intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more second inbound intermediate signals;
and
wherein the at least two first inbound conductive pads are operable to receive the one or more inbound baseband signals from the baseband receiver circuit via the at least two second vias.

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A transmitter, comprising:

a carrier substrate having a carrier surface and comprising a plurality of first conductive pads disposed on the carrier surface;
a client-side input comprising a plurality of conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two conductive traces of the plurality of conductive traces being operable to receive one or more baseband signals, at least two first conductive pads of the plurality of first conductive pads being operable to receive the one or more baseband signals from the at least two conductive traces, each of the one or more baseband signals having client data encoded therein and having a baseband frequency;
an interposer substrate having a first interposer surface and a second interposer surface opposite the first interposer surface, the second interposer surface abutting the carrier surface;
a baseband transmitter circuit disposed on the first interposer surface and operable to receive the one or more baseband signals from the at least two first conductive pads via two or more wire bond connections extending between the at least two first conductive pads and the baseband transmitter circuit and generate one or more intermediate signals based on the one or more baseband signals, each of the one or more intermediate signals having an intermediate frequency greater than the baseband frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more baseband signals;
an up-conversion circuit having an up-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second conductive pads disposed on the up-conversion surface, the up-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second conductive pads of the plurality of second conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband transmitter circuit, the up-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more intermediate signals from the baseband transmitter circuit via the at least two second conductive pads and generate one or more antenna feed signals based on the one or more intermediate signals, each of the one or more antenna feed signals having a transmission frequency greater than the intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more intermediate signals and in a range between 300 Gigahertz (GHz) and 10 Terahertz (THz);
and
one or more antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more antennas and operable to receive the one or more antenna feed signals from the up-conversion circuit and provide the one or more antenna feed signals to the one or more antennas.

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A receiver, comprising:

a carrier substrate having a carrier surface and comprising a plurality of first conductive pads disposed on the carrier surface;
an interposer substrate having a first interposer surface and a second interposer surface opposite the first interposer surface, the second interposer surface abutting the carrier surface;
a baseband receiver circuit disposed on the first interposer surface;
one or more antenna interfaces disposed on the first interposer surface, each of the one or more antenna interfaces being configured to be electrically coupled to one or more antennas and operable to receive one or more antenna output signals from the one or more antennas, each of the one or more antenna output signals having client data encoded therein and a transmission frequency in a range between 300 Gigahertz (GHz) and 10 Terahertz (THz);
a down-conversion circuit having a down-conversion surface and comprising a plurality of second conductive pads disposed on the down-conversion surface, the down-conversion surface abutting the first interposer surface such that at least two second conductive pads of the plurality of second conductive pads are electrically coupled to the baseband receiver circuit, the down-conversion circuit being operable to receive the one or more antenna output signals from the one or more antenna interfaces and generate one or more intermediate signals based on the one or more antenna output signals, each of the one or more intermediate signals having an intermediate frequency less than the transmission frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more antenna output signals;
wherein the baseband receiver circuit is operable to receive the one or more intermediate signals from the down-conversion circuit via the at least two second conductive pads and generate one or more baseband signals based on the one or more intermediate signals, each of the one or more baseband signals having a baseband frequency less than the intermediate frequency of a corresponding one of the one or more intermediate signals;
wherein the at least two first conductive pads are operable to receive the one or more baseband signals from the baseband receiver circuit via two or more wire bond connections extending between the baseband receiver circuit and the at least two first conductive pads;
and
a client-side output comprising a plurality of conductive traces disposed on the carrier surface, at least two conductive traces of the plurality of conductive traces being operable to receive the one or more baseband signals from the at least two first conductive pads and transmit the one or more baseband signals.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/394,300Filed 19 Nov 2025
Priority: 19 Nov 2024
Published: 21 May 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H04B 10/40
Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing…
H04L 25/4917
Using code conversion at the transmitter; using predistortion; using insertion of idle bits for obtaining a desired frequency spectrum; using…:…
H04B 2210/517
Indexing scheme relating to optical transmission systems: optical NRZ to RZ conversion, or vice versa
H04B
Transmission