Integrated array transmit/receive module
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- one or more first substrate layers having a first plurality of array elements;
one or more second substrate layers having a second plurality of array elements;
a third substrate layer;
an integrated circuit on the third substrate layer, the integrated circuit to exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals with the first and second pluralities of array elements; and
a connector module to exchange one or more further signals between the integrated circuit and a host module, the one or more further signals corresponding to the one or more RF signals;
wherein the first and second substrate layers are separated by approximately a half wavelength (λ
/2) corresponding to the one or more RF signals.
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Abstract
Disclosed are integration approaches for mm-wave array type architectures using multilayer substrate technologies. For instance, an apparatus may include a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, and a third substrate layer. The first substrate layer has a first plurality of array elements, and the second substrate layer has a second plurality of array elements. The third substrate layer has an integrated circuit to exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals with the first and second pluralities of array elements. The first and second substrate layers are separated by approximately a half wavelength (λ/2) corresponding to the one or more RF signals.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more first substrate layers having a first plurality of array elements; one or more second substrate layers having a second plurality of array elements; a third substrate layer; an integrated circuit on the third substrate layer, the integrated circuit to exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals with the first and second pluralities of array elements; and a connector module to exchange one or more further signals between the integrated circuit and a host module, the one or more further signals corresponding to the one or more RF signals; wherein the first and second substrate layers are separated by approximately a half wavelength (λ
/2) corresponding to the one or more RF signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising
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an array transmit and receive module; wherein the array transmit and receive module includes; one or more first substrate layers having a first plurality of array elements; one or more second substrate layers having a second plurality of array elements; a third substrate layer; and an integrated circuit on the third substrate layer, the integrated circuit to exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals with the first and second pluralities of array elements; wherein the first and second substrate layers are separated by approximately half wavelength (λ
/2) corresponding to the one or more RF signals,wherein the host module and the array transmit and receive module are to exchange one or more further signals, the one or more further signals corresponding to the one or more RF signals, and wherein the array transmit and receive module further comprises a connector module to exchange the one or more further signals between the integrated circuit and the host module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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