Platform integrated phased array transmit/receive module
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of substrate layers,the plurality of substrate layers including a first substrate layer having one or more phased array elements;
an integrated circuit adjacent to a second substrate layer to exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals with the one or more phased array elements; and
an external connector module including at least one integrated socket contact to exchange one or more further signals with the integrated circuit, the one or more further signals corresponding to the one or more RF signals;
a heat sink layer adjacent and abutting the second substrate layer, wherein the connection module is located in a first recess within the heat sink layer and wherein the integrated circuit is located in a second recess provided by the heat sink layer;
wherein the plurality of substrate layers includes the second substrate layer; and
wherein the connector module is adjacent to the second substrate layer.
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Abstract
Disclosed are integration approaches for mm-wave planar phased array type architectures using multilayer substrate technologies. For instance, an apparatus may include a plurality of substrate layers, an integrated circuit, and a connector module. The plurality of substrate layers includes a first substrate layer having one or more phased array elements. The integrated circuit exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals (e.g., mm-wave signals) with the one or more phased array elements. The connector module exchange further signals with the integrated circuit that correspond to the one or more RF signals. For example, these further signals may be baseband or intermediate frequency (IF) signals.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of substrate layers, the plurality of substrate layers including a first substrate layer having one or more phased array elements; an integrated circuit adjacent to a second substrate layer to exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals with the one or more phased array elements; and an external connector module including at least one integrated socket contact to exchange one or more further signals with the integrated circuit, the one or more further signals corresponding to the one or more RF signals; a heat sink layer adjacent and abutting the second substrate layer, wherein the connection module is located in a first recess within the heat sink layer and wherein the integrated circuit is located in a second recess provided by the heat sink layer; wherein the plurality of substrate layers includes the second substrate layer; and wherein the connector module is adjacent to the second substrate layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising
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a phased array transmit and receive module wherein the phased array transmit and receive module includes; a plurality of substrate layers, the plurality of substrate layers including a first substrate layer having one or more phased array elements, an integrated circuit to exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals with the one or more phased array elements, and an external connector module including at least one integrated socket contact to exchange one or more further signals with the integrated circuit, the one or more further signals corresponding to the one or more RF signals, a heat sink layer adjacent and abutting a second substrate layer, wherein the connection module is located in a first recess within the heat sink layer and wherein the integrated circuit is located in a second recess provided by the heat sink layer, wherein the host module is to exchange the further signals with the connector module through a cable, wherein the plurality of substrate layers includes a second substrate layer; and wherein the integrated circuit and the connector module are adjacent to the second layer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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