Control of an integrated beamforming array using near-field-coupled or far-field-coupled commands
AssigneeTialinx, Inc.
InventorFarrokh Mohamadi
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an integrated circuit antenna array includes: a substrate, a plurality of first antennas adjacent a first side of the substrate; and an RF network adjacent a second side of the substrate, the RF feed network coupling to a distributed plurality of amplifiers integrated with the substrate and to a distributed plurality of phase-shifters also integrated with the substrate, each phase shifter being associated with a receptor to receive a beam-forming command, wherein each receptor is configured to receive the beam-forming command through either a near-field coupling or a far-field coupling.
Claims15
An integrated circuit antenna array, comprising:
- a substrate,
- a plurality of first antennas adjacent the a first side of the substrate;
- and
- an RF network adjacent a second side of the substrate, the RF feed network coupling to a distributed plurality of amplifiers integrated with the substrate and to a distributed plurality of phase-shifters also integrated with the substrate, each phase shifter being associated with a receptor to receive a beam-forming command, wherein each receptor is configured to receive the beam-forming command through either a near-field coupling or a far-field coupling.
An integrated circuit antenna array, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface;
- a plurality of heavily-doped contact regions extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- a plurality of antennas formed on an insulating layer adjacent the first surface, each antenna being coupled to corresponding ones of the contact regions by vias;
- driving circuitry formed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the driving circuitry is configured such that each antenna corresponds to a oscillator, each oscillator being coupled to a receptor configured to receive a beamforming command through either a near-field coupling or a far-field coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.