Embedded coplanar interconnect

An apparatus comprising:

• a first printed circuit board (PCB) assembly;
• and
• a second PCB assembly including an approximately planar antenna;
• wherein the first PCB assembly comprises an embedded electrical connector configured to be mechanically coupled to a corresponding tab-shaped portion of a second PCB assembly, and configured to permit insertion of the tab-shaped portion of the second PCB assembly into the embedded electrical connector when the second PCB assembly is aligned in a specified orientation;
• wherein the embedded electrical connector comprises first and second conductive outer receptacles and a conductive center receptacle, the first and second conductive outer receptacles each having an opening size that is greater than an opening size of the conductive center receptacle;
• wherein the first and second conductive outer receptacles and the conductive center receptacle are configured to receive the tab-shaped portion of the second PCB assembly;
• wherein the conductive center receptacle is located between the first and second conductive outer receptacles;
• and
• wherein the tab-shaped portion of the second PCB assembly comprises two or more tabs including a first tab configured to be mechanically and electrically coupled to the first conductive outer receptacle of the first PCB assembly, and a second tab configured to be mechanically and electrically coupled to the center conductive receptacle of the first PCB assembly.

A method, comprising:

• forming a first printed circuit board (PCB) assembly comprising an embedded electrical connector configured to be mechanically coupled to a corresponding tab-shaped portion of a second PCB assembly, and configured to permit insertion of the tab-shaped portion of the second PCB assembly into the embedded electrical connector when the second PCB assembly is aligned in a specified orientation;
• wherein the forming the first PCB assembly includes:
• forming a first conductive outer receptacle;
• forming a second conductive outer receptacle;
• and
• forming a conductive center receptacle, the conductive center receptacle located between the first and second conductive outer receptacles;
• and
• wherein the first and second conductive outer receptacles and the conductive center receptacle are configured to receive the tab-shaped portion of the second PCB assembly, the first and second conductive outer receptacles each having an opening size that is greater than an opening size of the conductive center receptacle.