Low-profile wireless connectors
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a first printed circuit board (PCB), having a substantially planar surface and one or more electronic components mounted thereon;
a first extremely high frequency (EHF) communication unit mounted on the substantially planar surface of the first PCB, the first EHF communication unit comprising;
a first planar die extending along the substantially planar surface of the first PCB in a die plane;
a first communication circuit on the first planar die; and
a first antenna operatively connected to the first communication circuit by interconnecting conductors, the first antenna configured to transmit first linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation of a first polarization direction vector, the first linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation transmitted along a plane of the substantially planar surface of the first PCB;
wherein the first EHF communication unit has an uppermost surface having a height from the substantially planar surface of the first PCB, the first EHF communication unit height being determined by an uppermost surface of the die, the first antenna, and the interconnecting conductors; and
a second EHF communication unit mounted on the substantially planar surface of the first PCB, the second EHF communication unit comprising;
a second planar die extending along the substantially planar surface of the first PCB in a die plane;
a second communication circuit on the second planar die; and
a second antenna operatively connected to the second communication circuit by interconnecting conductors, the second antenna configured to receive second linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation of a second polarization direction vector that is oriented orthogonally to the first polarization direction vector, the second linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation received along the plane of the substantially planar surface of the first PCB.
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Abstract
An electronic device may include a PCB having a substantially planar surface and one or more electronic components mounted thereon. A first EHF communication unit may be mounted on the substantially planar surface of the PCB. The first EHF communication unit may include a first planar die containing a first communication circuit, the first die extending along the substantially planar surface of the PCB in a die plane. A first antenna may be operatively connected to the first circuit by interconnecting conductors, the first antenna being configured to at least one of transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation along a plane of the substantially planar surface of the PCB. The first EHF communication unit may have an uppermost surface having a height from the substantially planar surface of the PCB, the first EHF communication unit height being determined by an uppermost surface of the die, the first antenna, and the interconnecting conductors.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first printed circuit board (PCB), having a substantially planar surface and one or more electronic components mounted thereon; a first extremely high frequency (EHF) communication unit mounted on the substantially planar surface of the first PCB, the first EHF communication unit comprising; a first planar die extending along the substantially planar surface of the first PCB in a die plane; a first communication circuit on the first planar die; and a first antenna operatively connected to the first communication circuit by interconnecting conductors, the first antenna configured to transmit first linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation of a first polarization direction vector, the first linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation transmitted along a plane of the substantially planar surface of the first PCB; wherein the first EHF communication unit has an uppermost surface having a height from the substantially planar surface of the first PCB, the first EHF communication unit height being determined by an uppermost surface of the die, the first antenna, and the interconnecting conductors; and a second EHF communication unit mounted on the substantially planar surface of the first PCB, the second EHF communication unit comprising; a second planar die extending along the substantially planar surface of the first PCB in a die plane; a second communication circuit on the second planar die; and a second antenna operatively connected to the second communication circuit by interconnecting conductors, the second antenna configured to receive second linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation of a second polarization direction vector that is oriented orthogonally to the first polarization direction vector, the second linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation received along the plane of the substantially planar surface of the first PCB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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