PROGRAMMABLE MULTIPLE INTERWOVEN SPIRAL ANTENNA ASSEMBLY

1 . A programmable antenna assembly comprises:

a plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units, wherein an interwoven spiral antenna unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units includes an inverted spiral section and a non-inverted spiral section; and

a by-pass circuit operable to couple at least some of the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units into a programmed multiple interwoven spiral antenna assembly.

2 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprises:

a plurality of connection traces, wherein a connection trace of the plurality of connection traces couples a first interwoven spiral unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a second interwoven spiral unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral units.

3 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprises:

a plurality of programmable connection traces, wherein, when activated, a programmable connection trace of the plurality of programmable connection traces couples a first interwoven spiral unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a second interwoven spiral unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral units.

4 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the by-pass circuit comprises:

a first switching module coupled to a first one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units;

a second switching module coupled to a second one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units; and

a connection trace coupled to the first and second switching modules.

5 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connection trace comprises:

a tunable connection trace, a length of the tunable connection trace is programmed based on the programmed multiple interwoven spiral antenna assembly.

6 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the by-pass circuit comprises:

a first by-pass module operable to couple a first one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a second one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units; and

a second by-pass module operable to couple the first one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a third one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units.

7 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the by-pass circuit comprises:

a first by-pass module operable to couple a first one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a second one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units; and

a second by-pass module operable to couple a third one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a fourth one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units.

8 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the interwoven spiral antenna unit comprises at least one of:

the non-inverting spiral section and the inverted spiral section collectively providing a Celtic spiral;

the non-inverting spiral section and the inverted spiral section collectively providing an Archimedes spiral; and

the non-inverting spiral section and the inverted spiral section collectively providing a Celtic logarithmic spiral.

9 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprises:

the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units is on one or more layers of a substrate and is orientated in a geometric pattern.

10 . The programmable antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprises:

the by-pass circuit operable to couple a first set of the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units into the programmed multiple interwoven spiral antenna assembly and a second set of the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units into a second programmed multiple interwoven spiral assembly.

11 . A wireless communication device comprises:

a processing module operable to generate an antenna configuration control signal;

a receiver section operable to convert an inbound wireless signal into an inbound symbol stream;

a transmitter section operable to convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound wireless signal;

a programmable phase generator operable, in accordance with the antenna configuration control signal, to:

convert the outbound wireless signal into a plurality of phase-shifted outbound wireless signals; and

convert a plurality of phase-shifted received wireless signals into the inbound wireless signal; and

a programmable antenna assembly that includes:

a plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units, wherein an interwoven spiral antenna unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units includes an inverted spiral section and a non-inverted spiral section; and

a by-pass circuit operable to couple at least some of the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units into a programmed multiple interwoven spiral antenna assembly that receives the plurality of phase-shifted inbound wireless signals and transmits the a plurality of phase-shifted outbound wireless signals.

12 . The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the programmable antenna assembly further comprises:

a plurality of connection traces, wherein a connection trace of the plurality of connection traces couples a first interwoven spiral unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a second interwoven spiral unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral units.

13 . The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the programmable antenna assembly further comprises:

a plurality of programmable connection traces, wherein, when activated, a programmable connection trace of the plurality of programmable connection traces couples a first interwoven spiral unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a second interwoven spiral unit of the plurality of interwoven spiral units.

14 . The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the by-pass circuit comprises:

a first switching module coupled to a first one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units;

a second switching module coupled to a second one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units; and

a connection trace coupled to the first and second switching modules.

15 . The wireless communication device of claim 14 , wherein the connection trace comprises:

a tunable connection trace, a length of the tunable connection trace is programmed based on the programmed multiple interwoven spiral antenna assembly.

16 . The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the by-pass circuit comprises:

a first by-pass module operable to couple a first one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a second one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units; and

a second by-pass module operable to couple the first one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a third one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units.

17 . The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the by-pass circuit comprises:

a first by-pass module operable to couple a first one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a second one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units; and

a second by-pass module operable to couple a third one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units to a fourth one of the plurality of interwoven spiral units.

18 . The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the interwoven spiral antenna unit comprises at least one of:

the non-inverting spiral section and the inverted spiral section collectively providing a Celtic spiral;

the non-inverting spiral section and the inverted spiral section collectively providing an Archimedes spiral; and

the non-inverting spiral section and the inverted spiral section collectively providing a Celtic logarithmic spiral.

19 . The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the programmable antenna assembly further comprises:

the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units is on one or more layers of a substrate and is orientated in a geometric pattern.

20 . The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the programmable antenna assembly further comprises:

the by-pass circuit operable to couple a first set of the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units into the programmed multiple interwoven spiral antenna assembly and a second set of the plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units into a second programmed multiple interwoven spiral assembly.