THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) ANTENNA STRUCTURE
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate package; and
a three dimensional (3D) antenna structure formed in the substrate package, the 3D antenna structure including multiple substructures, wherein at least one of the multiple substructures has a slanted-plate configuration or a slanted-loop configuration.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a substrate package and a three dimensional (3D) antenna structure formed in the substrate package. The 3D antenna structure includes multiple substructures to enable the 3D antenna structure to operate as a beam-forming antenna. Each of the multiple substructures has a slanted-plate configuration or a slanted-loop configuration.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a substrate package; and a three dimensional (3D) antenna structure formed in the substrate package, the 3D antenna structure including multiple substructures, wherein at least one of the multiple substructures has a slanted-plate configuration or a slanted-loop configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of forming an antenna, the method comprising:
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forming a first substructure of a three dimensional (3D) antenna structure in a substrate package, wherein the first substructure has a configuration of a slanted-plate configuration or a slanted-loop configuration; and forming a second substructure of the 3D antenna structure in the substrate package, wherein the second substructure has the same configuration as the first substructure, and wherein the first substructure and the second substructure enable the 3D antenna structure to operate as a beam-forming antenna. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a substrate package; and a three dimensional (3D) antenna structure formed in the substrate package, the 3D antenna structure including a substructure, the substructure comprising; a first metal layer formed on a first layer of the substrate package; a second metal layer formed on a second layer of the substrate package; a first via structure that couples the first metal layer to the second metal layer; a third metal layer formed on the second layer of the substrate package; a second via structure that couples the first metal layer to the third metal layer; and a fourth metal layer formed on a third layer of the substrate package, wherein the first metal layer is coupled to the fourth metal layer via a first path that includes the second metal layer and the first via structure, and wherein the first metal layer is coupled to the fourth metal layer via a second path that includes the third metal layer and the second via structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of forming a three dimensional (3D) antenna structure, the method comprising:
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forming a first metal layer on a first layer of a substrate package; forming a first via structure and a second via structure coupled to the first metal layer; forming a second metal layer and a third metal layer on a second layer of the substrate package, where the second metal layer is coupled to the first via structure, and wherein the third metal layer is coupled to the second via structure; and forming a fourth metal layer on a third layer of the substrate package, wherein the first metal layer is coupled to the fourth metal layer via a first path that includes the second metal layer and the first via structure, and wherein the first metal layer is coupled to the fourth metal layer via a second path that includes the third metal layer and the second via structure. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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