SYSTEM ON PACKAGE OF A MOBILE RFID INTERROGATOR

• US 20070285211A1
• Filed: 04/30/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Inventors: Kim, Joungho, Shim, Yujeong
• Granted Patent: US 7,964,944 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.100
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2223/6638 Differential pair signal lines
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2223/6677 for antenna, e.g. antenna included within housing of semiconductor device antennas per se H01Q
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/66 High-frequency adaptations
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/16 the devices being of types provided for in two or more different main groups of groups H01L27/00 - H01L33/00, or in a single subclass of H10K, H10N, e.g. forming hybrid circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/15311 being a ball array, e.g. BGA
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

The present invention is to implement a SOP of a mobile RFID interrogator. The substrate has external connection terminal patterns on a first surface of a substrate and circuit wiring patterns on a second surface of the substrate. a high frequency front-end part, a power amplifier IC, an analog-digital signal processing chip and the like are mounted on the second surface. The high frequency front-end part is to transmit and receive a RFID signal. The power amplifier IC is to output an amplified high frequency transmission signal to the high frequency front-end part. The analog-digital signal processing chip is to output a high frequency transmission signal to the power amplifier IC and process the RFID signal received through the high frequency front-end part, a mold resin is to cover the second surface and components mounted on the second surface for electrical insulation from outside and physical protection from outside.

Claims

1. A system on package (SOP) of a mobile radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator, comprising:

a substrate having external connection terminal patterns on a first surface and circuit wiring patterns on a second surface;

a high frequency front-end part mounted on the second surface and configured to transmit and receive a RFID signal;

a power amplifier IC mounted on the second surface and configured to output an amplified high frequency transmission signal to the high frequency front-end part;

an analog-digital signal processing chip mounted on the second surface and configured to output a high frequency transmission signal to the power amplifier IC, and process the RFID signal received through the high frequency front-end part; and

a mold resin configured to cover the second surface and components is mounted on the second surface for electrical insulation of the components from outside and physical protection of the components from outside.

2. The SOP of a mobile RFID interrogator of claim 1, wherein the external connection terminal patterns include lattice ground terminal patterns, signal terminal patterns, and power terminal patterns, the lattice ground terminal patterns being formed on a middle portion of the first surface in order to emit heat, the signal terminal patterns and the power terminal patterns being formed on a peripheral portion around the middle portion of the first surface.

3. The SOP of a mobile RFID interrogator of claim 2, wherein each of high frequency signal input terminals formed on the peripheral portion of the first surface are surrounded by ground terminal patterns in order to reduce interferences with other signal lines nearby.

4. The SOP of a mobile RFID interrogator of claim 3, wherein the high frequency signal input terminals include high frequency differential signal input terminals.

5. The SOP of a mobile RFID interrogator of claim 3, wherein the high frequency signal input terminals include high frequency common mode signal input terminals.

6. The SOP of a mobile RFID interrogator of claim 3, wherein the high frequency signal input terminals include high frequency reception signal input terminals of the power amplifier IC, phase locked loop clock signal input terminals of the analog-digital signal processing chip and high frequency reception signal input terminals of the high frequency front-end part.