Routing for a package antenna

An apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of transceiver antennas that are arranged to form a phased array, wherein each antenna includes a differential transmit antenna and a differential receive antenna arranged in a first pattern;
• and
• a plurality of transceivers that are arranged in a second pattern, wherein the second pattern is substantially symmetrical, and wherein each transceiver is associated with at least one of the transceiver antennas, and wherein each transceiver includes a feed network having:
• a power amplifier (PA);
• a first matching network that is coupled between the PA and its associated transmit antenna so as to translate the phase of each differential transmit signal;
• a low noise amplifier (LNA);
• and
• a second matching network that is coupled between the LNA and its associated receive antenna so as to translate the phase of each differential receive signal;
• wherein the apparatus further comprises an antenna package that includes the plurality of transceiver antennas, and wherein the apparatus further comprises an integrated circuit (IC) that includes the plurality of transceivers and that is secured to the antenna package;
• wherein the antenna package further comprises a high impedance surface (HIS) that substantially surrounds the phased array;
• wherein the plurality of transceivers further comprises:
• a first set of transceivers located in a first region, wherein each transceiver from the first set of transceivers has a first layout;
• a second set of transceivers located in a second region, wherein each transceiver from the second set of transceivers has a second layout that is mirror symmetric with the first layout;
• a third set of transceivers located in a third region, wherein each transceiver from the third set of transceivers has a third layout that is mirror symmetric with the second layout;
• and
• a fourth set of transceivers located in a fourth region, wherein each transceiver from the fourth set of transceivers has a fourth layout that is mirror symmetric with the third and first layouts.

An apparatus comprising:

• a first transceiver antenna having:
• a first differential transmit antenna;
• and
• a first differential receive antenna, wherein the first differential transmit and receive antennas are arranged in a first pattern;
• a second transceiver antenna having:
• a second differential transmit antenna;
• and
• a second differential receive antenna, wherein the second differential transmit and receive antennas are arranged in a second pattern;
• a third transceiver antenna having:
• a third differential transmit antenna;
• and
• a third differential receive antenna, wherein the third differential transmit and receive antennas are arranged in a third pattern;
• a fourth transceiver antenna having:
• a fourth differential transmit antenna;
• and
• a fourth differential receive antenna, wherein the fourth differential transmit and receive antennas are arranged in a fourth pattern, and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth patterns are substantially the same, and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth transceiver antennas are arranged to form a phased array;
• a first transceiver having:
• a first PA;
• a first matching network that is coupled between the first PA and the first transmit antenna so as to perform a first phase translation;
• a first LNA;
• and
• a second matching network that is coupled between the first LNA and the first receive antenna so as to perform the phase translation;
• a second transceiver having:
• a second PA;
• a third matching network that is coupled between the second PA and the second transmit antenna so as to perform a second phase translation;
• a second LNA;
• and
• a fourth matching network that is coupled between the second LNA and the second receive antenna so as to perform the second phase translation;
• a third transceiver having:
• a third PA;
• a fifth matching network that is coupled between the third PA and the third transmit antenna so as to perform the first phase translation;
• a third LNA;
• and
• a sixth matching network that is coupled between the third LNA and the third receive antenna so as to perform the first phase translation;
• and
• a fourth transceiver having:
• a fourth PA;
• a seventh matching network that is coupled between the fourth PA and the fourth transmit antenna so as to perform the second phase translation;
• a fourth LNA;
• and
• an eighth matching network that is coupled between the fourth LNA and the fourth receive antenna so as to perform the second phase translation;
• wherein the apparatus further comprises an antenna package that includes the first, second, third, and fourth transceiver antennas, and wherein the apparatus further comprises an IC that includes the first, second, third, and fourth transceivers and that is secured to the antenna package;
• wherein the antenna package further comprises an HIS that substantially surrounds the phased array;
• wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth transceiver antennas further comprises:
• a window region having its associated differential transmit and receive antennas located therein;
• and
• a border region the substantially surrounds the window region.

An apparatus comprising:

• an antenna package having:
• a first set of transceiver antennas, wherein each transceiver antenna from the first set of transceiver antennas:
• a first transmit element;
• a second transmit element;
• a first receive element;
• and
• a second receive element, wherein the first transmit element, the second transmit element, the first receive element, and the second receive element are arranged in a first pattern;
• a second set of transceiver antennas, wherein each transceiver antenna from the second set of transceiver antennas:
• a third transmit element;
• a fourth transmit element;
• a third receive element;
• and
• a fourth receive element, wherein the third transmit element, the fourth transmit element, the third receive element, and the fourth receive element are arranged in the first pattern;
• a third set of transceiver antennas, wherein each transceiver antenna from the third set of transceiver antennas:
• a fifth transmit element;
• a sixth transmit element;
• a fifth receive element;
• and
• a sixth receive element, wherein the fifth transmit element, the sixth transmit element, the fifth receive element, and the sixth receive element are arranged in the first pattern;
• a fourth set of transceiver antennas, wherein each transceiver antenna from the fourth set of transceiver antennas:
• a seventh transmit element;
• an eighth transmit element;
• a seventh receive element;
• and
• an eighth receive element, wherein the seventh transmit element, the eighth transmit element, the seventh receive element, and the eighth receive element are arranged in the first pattern;
• an IC that is secured to the antenna package, wherein the IC includes:
• a first set of transceivers, wherein each transceiver from the first set of transceivers includes:
• a first PA;
• a first matching network that is coupled between the first PA and the first and second transmit elements so as to perform a phase translation of 0°;
• a first LNA;
• and
• a second matching network that is coupled between the first LNA and the first and second receive elements so as to perform the phase translation of 0°;
• a second set of transceivers, wherein each transceiver from the second set of transceivers includes:
• a second PA;
• a third matching network that is coupled between the second PA and the third and fourth transmit elements so as to perform a phase translation of 180°;
• a second LNA;
• and
• a fourth matching network that is coupled between the second LNA and the third and fourth receive elements so as to perform the phase translation of 180°;
• a third set of transceivers, wherein each transceiver from the third set of transceivers includes:
• a third PA;
• a fifth matching network that is coupled between the third PA and the fifth and sixth transmit elements so as to perform the phase translation of 0°;
• a third LNA;
• and
• a sixth matching network that is coupled between the third LNA and the fifth and sixth receive elements so as to perform the phase translation 0°;
• and
• a fourth set of transceivers, wherein each transceiver from the fourth set of transceivers includes:
• a fourth PA;
• a seventh matching network that is coupled between the fourth PA and the seventh and eighth transmit antenna so as to perform the phase translation of 180′;
• a fourth LNA;
• and
• an eighth matching network that is coupled between the fourth LNA and the seventh and eighth receive antenna so as to perform the phase translation of 180°.