Phased array antenna including transverse circuit boards and associated methods
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1. A phased array antenna comprising:
- a substrate and a plurality of phased array antenna elements carried by said substrate;
a plurality of intermediate circuit boards arranged in spaced apart relation and extending transversely from said substrate, each intermediate circuit board having a forward end connected to a plurality of respective phased array antenna elements and a rearward end opposite the forward end; and
a rear circuit board connected to said plurality of intermediate circuit boards at rearward ends thereof opposite said substrate.
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Abstract
A phased array antenna may include a substrate and a plurality of phased array antenna elements carried by the substrate. A plurality of intermediate circuit boards may be arranged in spaced apart relation and each may extend transversely from the substrate. Each intermediate circuit board may have a forward end connected to a plurality of respective phased array antenna elements. A rear circuit board may be connected to the plurality of intermediate circuit boards at rearward ends thereof opposite the substrate.
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1. A phased array antenna comprising:
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a substrate and a plurality of phased array antenna elements carried by said substrate;
a plurality of intermediate circuit boards arranged in spaced apart relation and extending transversely from said substrate, each intermediate circuit board having a forward end connected to a plurality of respective phased array antenna elements and a rearward end opposite the forward end; and
a rear circuit board connected to said plurality of intermediate circuit boards at rearward ends thereof opposite said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A phased array antenna comprising:
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a substrate and a plurality of phased array antenna elements carried by said substrate;
a plurality of intermediate circuit boards arranged in spaced apart relation and extending transversely from said substrate, each intermediate circuit board having a forward end connected to a plurality of respective phased array antenna elements and a rearward end opposite the forward end;
each intermediate circuit board comprising first control circuitry for controlling the plurality of phased array antenna elements; and
a rear circuit board connected to said plurality of intermediate circuit boards at rearward ends thereof opposite said substrate;
said rear circuit board comprising second control circuitry for controlling the plurality of phased array antenna elements in cooperation with said first control circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of making a phased array antenna comprising a substrate and a plurality of phased array antenna elements carried by the substrate, the method comprising:
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arranging a plurality of intermediate circuit boards in spaced apart relation and extending transversely from the substrate, each intermediate circuit board having a forward end connected to a plurality of respective phased array antenna elements; and
connecting a rear circuit board to the plurality of intermediate circuit boards at rearward ends thereof opposite the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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