Granted Patent B2

US 12,224,493 · App. 18/174,583 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Inventors: Jiantong Li (McKinney, TX); Alireza Foroozesh (Los Angeles, CA); Navneet Sharma (Allen, TX); Won Suk Choi (McKinney, TX); Gang Xu (Allen, TX)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H01Q13/206H01Q21/08

Abstract

Claims (55)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

first transmission lines on the substrate, the first transmission lines extending in a first direction from a first side of the substrate;

second transmission lines on the substrate, the second transmission lines alternated with the first transmission lines, the second transmission lines extending in a second direction, opposite from the first direction, from a second side of the substrate that is opposite from the first side;

first antenna elements on the substrate, the first antenna elements coupled to a first of the first transmission lines (a first-first transmission line), the first antenna elements extending in a third direction away from the first-first transmission line; and

second antenna elements on the substrate, the second antenna elements coupled to a first of the second transmission lines (a first-second transmission line), the second antenna elements extending in a fourth direction away from the first-second transmission line and toward the first-first transmission line, the fourth direction opposite to the third direction, the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line positioned adjacently on the substrate,

wherein a first distance between the adjacent first-first and first-second transmission lines is different than a second distance between the first-first transmission line and a second of the second transmission lines (a second-second transmission line), the second-second transmission line adjacent to the first-first transmission line on an opposite side from the first-second transmission line, and

wherein at least two antenna elements in the first antenna elements are differently sized.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

a row spacing between the first-first transmission line and the second-second transmission line is in an inclusive range from 0.3 λ g to 0.35 λ g , and

a row spacing between the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line is in an inclusive range from 1.35 λ g to 1.4 λ g .

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the differently-sized antenna elements in the first antenna elements have a common width and different lengths.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the common width is in an inclusive range from λ g to 0.55 λ g and the different lengths are within an inclusive range from 0.3 λ g to 0.45 λ g .

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a row-to-row shift between the first antenna elements is in an inclusive range from 0.9 λ g to 1.1 λ g .

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first antenna elements are coupled to first-first transmission line at a 45-degree angle to the first direction, and

the second antenna elements are coupled to the first-second transmission line at a 45-degree angle to the second direction.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line are offset on the substrate to not overlap in a fifth direction that is perpendicular to first direction.

8. An electronic device comprising:

an antenna comprising:

a substrate;

first transmission lines on the substrate, the first transmission lines extending in a first direction from a first side of the substrate;

second transmission lines on the substrate, the second transmission lines alternated with the first transmission lines, the second transmission lines extending in a second direction, opposite from the first direction, from a second side of the substrate that is opposite from the first side;

first antenna elements on the substrate, the first antenna elements coupled to a first of the first transmission lines (a first-first transmission line), the first antenna elements extending in a third direction away from the first-first transmission line; and

second antenna elements on the substrate, the second antenna elements coupled to a first of the second transmission lines (a first-second transmission line), the second antenna elements extending in a fourth direction away from the first-second transmission line and toward the first-first transmission line, the fourth direction opposite to the third direction, the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line positioned adjacently on the substrate; and

processing circuitry coupled to the first and second transmission lines, the processing circuitry configured to supply power to control the first and second antenna elements,

wherein a first distance between the adjacent first-first and first-second transmission lines is different than a second distance between the first-first transmission line and a second of the second transmission lines (a second-second transmission line), the second-second transmission line adjacent to the first-first transmission line on an opposite side from the first-second transmission line, and

wherein at least two antenna elements in the first antenna elements are differently sized.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein:

a row spacing between the first-first transmission line and the second-second transmission line is in an inclusive range from 0.3λ g to 0.35 λ g , and

a row spacing between the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line is in an inclusive range from 1.35 λ g to 1.4 λ g .

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the differently-sized antenna elements in the first antenna elements have a common width and different lengths.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the common width is in an inclusive range from 0.45λ g to 0.55 λ g and the different lengths are within an inclusive range from 0.3 λ g to k g.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a row-to-row shift between the first antenna elements is in an inclusive range from 0.9 λ g to 1.1 λ g .

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein:

the first antenna elements are coupled to first-first transmission line at a 45-degree angle to the first direction, and

the second antenna elements are coupled to the first-second transmission line at a 45-degree angle to the second direction.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line are offset on the substrate to not overlap in a fifth direction that is perpendicular to first direction.

15. A method comprising:

coupling first transmission lines on a substrate, the first transmission lines extending in a first direction from a first side of the substrate;

coupling second transmission lines on the substrate, the second transmission lines alternated with the first transmission lines, the second transmission lines extending in a second direction, opposite from the first direction, from a second side of the substrate that is opposite from the first side;

coupling first antenna elements on the substrate, the first antenna elements coupled to a first of the first transmission lines (a first-first transmission line), the first antenna elements extending in a third direction away from the first-first transmission line; and

coupling second antenna elements to a first of the second transmission lines (a first-second transmission line), the second antenna elements extending in a fourth direction away from the first-second transmission line and toward the first-first transmission line, the fourth direction opposite to the third direction, the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line positioned adjacently on the substrate,

wherein a first distance between the adjacent first-first and first-second transmission lines is different than a second distance between the first-first transmission line and a second of the second transmission lines (a second-second transmission line), the second-second transmission line being adjacent to the first-first transmission line on an opposite side from the first-second transmission line, and

wherein at least two antenna elements in the first antenna elements are differently sized.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

a row spacing between the first-first transmission line and the second-second transmission line is in an inclusive range from 0.3λ g to 0.35 λ g , and

a row spacing between the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line is in an inclusive range from 1.35 λ g to 1.4 λ g .

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the differently-sized antenna elements in the first antenna elements have a common width and different lengths.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the common width is in an inclusive range from 0.45 λ g to 0.55 λ g and the different lengths are within an inclusive range from 0.3 λ g to 0.45 λ g .

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein a row-to-row shift between the first antenna elements is in an inclusive range from 0.9 λ g to 1.1 λ g .

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

the first antenna elements are coupled to first-first transmission line at a 45-degree angle to the first direction,

the second antenna elements are coupled to the first-second transmission line at a 45-degree angle to the second direction, and

the first-first transmission line and the first-second transmission line are offset on the substrate to not overlap in a fifth direction that is perpendicular to first direction.

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