Wireless antenna array system architecture and methods to achieve 3D beam coverage
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1. A millimeter-wave communications device, comprising:
- an endfire antenna array on a first substrate;
a planar antenna array on a second substrate; and
an integrated circuit connected to the endfire antenna array and the planar antenna array, the integrated circuit configured to communicate using millimeter wave signals.
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Abstract
Embodiments of wireless antenna array systems to achieve three-dimensional beam coverage are described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A millimeter-wave communications device, comprising:
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an endfire antenna array on a first substrate; a planar antenna array on a second substrate; and an integrated circuit connected to the endfire antenna array and the planar antenna array, the integrated circuit configured to communicate using millimeter wave signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for 60 GHz band wireless communication, comprising:
a wireless communications device to communicate in the 60 GHz band using a planar antenna on a first substrate and an endfire antenna on a third substrate, wherein the endfire antenna and the planar antenna are connected to an integrated circuit through a via in a second substrate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multipoint wireless communications device, comprising:
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a plurality of planar antennas configured to operate in a 60 GHz band; a plurality of endfire antennas configured to operate in the 60 GHz band; an integrated circuit coupled to the plurality of planar antennas and the plurality of endfire antennas to provide an omnidirectional antenna array. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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