Patent classifications
H01Q3/2617
Fragmented aperture for the Ka/K/Ku frequency bands
A system, device, and method for a broad-band array antenna are presented. More particularly, the application relates to a broad-band fragmented aperture phased array antenna for the Ka, K, and/or Ku frequency bands. In various exemplary embodiments, the antenna system may support dynamic polarization degradation correction. In one exemplary embodiment a method and system for a broad-band fragmented aperture phased array antenna for the Ka, K, and/or Ku frequency band is presented. In one exemplary embodiment, the fragmented aperture design functions in one or more of the Ku-band, K-band, and/or Ka-band. In another exemplary embodiment, the antenna system may include full electronic polarization agility. In one exemplary embodiment, the antenna system may further comprise a printed circuit board radiating element. The printed circuit board radiating element may be configured to function as an antenna. In one exemplary embodiment, the antenna system may support operation over multiple frequency bands.
Antenna routing method and related devices
An antenna routing method and related devices are provided. A user terminal equipment includes multiple antenna groups distributed around a periphery of the user terminal equipment. Each antenna group includes two antennas. Two antennas in each antenna group are different in polarization direction. The method includes the following. Two antennas in any one antenna group of the multiple antenna groups are enabled and one antenna in each of two antenna groups adjacent to the any one antenna group is enabled respectively, and a first signal quality of the antennas enabled is measured, to obtain multiple first signal qualities. A set of antennas with the optimal first signal quality is determined according to the multiple first signal qualities, to receive or transmit radio frequency signals.
Overlapping multiband phased array antennas
A communication system can include a support structure, a receiving phased array antenna, and a transmitting phased array antenna that is physically superimposed with the receiving phased array antenna on the support structure. The receiving phased array antenna can include a plurality of receiving antennas and/or transmitting/receiving antennas, and the transmitting phased array antenna can include a plurality of transmitting/receiving antennas and/or transmitting antennas, with at least a subset of transmitting/receiving antennas shared between the two phased array antennas. Appropriate spacing between the antennas of the receiving and transmitting phased array antennas can be achieved by overlaying the transmitting phased array antenna with a rotational offset compared to the receiving phased array antenna, and the different spacing of the antennas in the receiving phased array antenna and the transmitting phased array antenna permits the use of each array in different frequency bands.
ANTENNA ASSEMBLY HAVING A COVER AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM USING SAME
A high-data-rate antenna assembly includes at least one radiating module and a radio frequency module. The at least one radiating module connected to an electronic device is configured to receive or transmit wireless signals. The radio frequency module is electrically connected to the at least one radiating module and processes the wireless signals. The electronic device transmits or exchanges the processed wireless signals with an external device through the at least one radiating module.
System and method for nullforming with anti-jam antenna electronics
An antenna system may include an antenna array configured to receive one or more signals. In embodiments, the antenna system further includes one or more signal processors configured to: determine a beamforming weight vector (W.sub.bf) for the antenna array; determine a first seeding weight vector (W.sub.seed1) for the antenna array, wherein the first seeding weight vector (W.sub.seed1) comprises a first nulling weight vector (W.sub.nul1) or a second beamforming weight vector (W.sub.bf); determine a first nullforming adjustment factor (η.sub.1) for the antenna array; calculate a first nullforming weight vector (W.sub.nf1) based on at least the beamforming weight vector (W.sub.bf), the first seeding weight vector (W.sub.seed1) and the first nullforming adjustment factor (η.sub.1); and form a first antenna pattern based on the first nullforming weight vector (W.sub.nf1) to generate a first antenna electronics (AE) output signal, wherein the first antenna pattern generates a first set of one or more nulls.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW OVERHEAD FREQUENCY-AVERAGED BEAM PATTERN FEEDBACK IN MILLIMETER WAVE POSITIONING SYSTEMS
The position of a mobile device is estimated using angle based positioning measurements. The angle based positioning measurements are generated using transmit (Tx) beams or receive (Rx) beams from one or more base stations that generate the beams over an ultra-wide bandwidth, which produces frequency and spatial distortions and impairments in an array gain response. The array gain distribution variation as a function of angle and frequency for the set of beam weights used in beamforming is conveyed to indicate the frequency and spatial distortions. The array gain distribution variation may be provided to the mobile device in assistance data for a sub-band that is only a portion of the allocated bandwidth for the base stations, or as an aggregation of the array gain distribution variation for a plurality of sub-bands of the allocated bandwidth to reduce the overhead in signaling.
Over-the-air calibration of antenna system
In an embodiment, an apparatus included in a communications system includes a transmit section including a first baseband section and a first radio frequency (RF) section, wherein the transmit section is configured to receive a calibration signal, the first RF section is configured to generate a RF calibration signal based on the calibration signal, and wherein the calibration signal comprises an orthogonal code based signal; and a receive section configured to receive the RF calibration signal over-the-air, wherein the receive section includes a second RF section and a calibration section, wherein the second RF section is configured to generate a received calibration signal based on the RF calibration signal, and wherein the calibration section is configured to determine one or more of gain, baseband delay, or RF delay compensation values, based on the inputs, to calibrate the transmit section.
QUAD 5G NR MIMO ANTENNA ARRAY WITH SLANTED FORMATION
An antenna array includes one or more substrates and four individual antennas in a slant formation to improve radiation pattern independence. In various embodiments, a novel slanted antenna array configuration is disclosed where one of the four antennas is orthogonal to two of the remaining three antennas. In some embodiments, two separate substrates and a tapered dielectric spacer are used to provide a larger variety of slant formations.
Method for integrating antennas fabricated using planar processes
Methods and devices for integrating antennas fabricated using planar laminate processes. The method includes laminating one or more conductive layers to a first dielectric material layer, forming one or more holes through at least the first dielectric material layer, forming a monopole antenna through at least a first of the holes, attaching one or more integrated circuit dies to one of the conductive layer, and connecting the integrated circuit dies to the monopole antenna. The device can include a planar laminate integrated circuit module including one or more dielectric material layers, one or more integrated circuit die on a surface of or attached to the planar laminate integrated circuit module, and an integrated monopole antenna interfaced with the integrated circuit dies. The integrated monopole antenna is formed in a through hole of the planar laminate integrated circuit module, the through hole being formed through at least one of the dielectric material layers.
Electronic device having 5G antenna
An electronic device having a fifth-generation (5G) antenna according to an embodiment is provided. The electronic device includes a cover glass through which electromagnetic waves are transmitted, a case having a metal rim formed on a side surface of the electronic device, and an antenna module configured to transmit or receive beamformed signals through a plurality of antenna elements, and wherein the antenna module is configured to be coupled with a module bracket, with being tilted at a predetermined slant angle from a baseline of the electronic device, so as to radiate the beamformed signals through the cover glass.