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US 12,494,564 · App. 18/180,085 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Radio frequency chip, signal transceiver, and communication device

Inventors: Luqi Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Kun Li (Chengdu, CN); Xianfeng Tang (Shenzhen, CN); Yanxing Luo (Chengdu, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H01Q1/2283H01Q1/38H01Q1/50H01Q9/0407
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Patent No.
US 12,494,564
App. No.
18/180,085
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides a radio frequency chip, a signal transceiver, and a communication device. The radio frequency chip includes: a chip; a coupling structure, including: a resonator, where a resonant cavity is formed, and an inner wall of the resonant cavity is made of metal; a redistribution layer, arranged above the resonant cavity and including an redistribution layer (RDL) dielectric layer; a radiator, made of metal, formed into a centro-symmetric shape, arranged on a surface that is of the dielectric layer and that faces the resonator, and accommodated in the resonant cavity; a feeder, where one end of the feeder is connected to the chip, and the other end is inserted into the resonant cavity; a packaging structure, configured to package the chip and cover the redistribution layer, so that a signal generated by the chip can be efficiently coupled to a polymer transmission line.

Claims (62)

1 . A radio frequency chip, comprising:

a chip ( 200 ), that is configured to generate an electromagnetic signal or process an electromagnetic signal;

a coupling structure ( 100 ), that comprises:

a resonator ( 110 ) having a resonant cavity ( 112 ) and a groove ( 114 ), wherein an inner wall of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is made of metal, one end of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is opened on a top surface ( 1102 ) of the resonator ( 110 ), the other end of the resonant cavity is sealed by using a metal material, a cross section of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is formed into a centro-symmetric shape, and the groove ( 114 ) connects an outer wall of the resonator ( 110 ) and an inner wall of the resonant cavity ( 112 );

a redistribution layer (RDL) ( 120 ), arranged above the top surface ( 1102 ) and comprising an RDL dielectric layer ( 124 );

a radiator ( 130 ), made of metal, formed into a centro-symmetric shape, arranged on a surface that is of the RDL dielectric layer ( 124 ) and that faces the resonator ( 110 ), and accommodated in the resonant cavity ( 112 ); and

a feeder ( 140 ), accommodated in the groove ( 114 ), wherein one end of the feeder ( 140 ) is connected to the chip ( 200 ), and the other end of the feeder ( 140 ) is inserted into the resonant cavity ( 112 ); and

a packaging structure ( 300 ), that is configured to package the chip ( 200 ) and cover the RDL ( 120 ), wherein a through hole ( 310 ) for accommodating the metal connector is formed on the packaging structure ( 300 ), one end of the metal connector is in contact with a surface that is of the RDL ( 120 ) and that faces away from the resonator ( 110 ), the other end of the metal connector is configured to connect to a polymer transmission cable, and a cross section of the through hole ( 310 ) is formed into a centro-symmetric shape;

wherein a symmetry center of the radiator ( 130 ), a symmetry center of the resonant cavity ( 112 ), and a symmetry center of the through hole ( 310 ) are coaxially arranged, and a deviation between cross-sectional sizes of the through hole ( 310 ) and the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is within a first preset range.

2 . The radio frequency chip according to claim 1 , wherein a deviation between a depth of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) and a first value is within a second preset range, and the first value is a quarter of a wavelength of the electromagnetic signal.

3 . The radio frequency chip according to claim 2 , the feeder ( 140 ) having a first part inserted into the resonant cavity ( 112 ) in a first direction, wherein:

a length L 1 of the first part is determined based on a length L 2 of the radiator ( 130 ) in the first direction and a length L 3 of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) in the first direction;

L 2 is determined based on L 1 and L 3 ; or

L 3 is determined based on L 1 and L 2 .

4 . The radio frequency chip according to claim 3 , wherein the length L 1 , the length L 2 , and the length L 3 meet the following relationship:

L 1 +0.5×L 2 <0.5×L 3 .

5 . The radio frequency chip according to claim 1 , wherein the resonator ( 100 ) is made of a waveguide material, and an operating frequency f of the waveguide material corresponds to a cross-sectional diameter D 1 of the metal connector.

6 . The radio frequency chip according to claim 3 , wherein the operating frequency f and the cross-sectional diameter D 1 meet the following relationship:

f≥1.841c/(2×π×D 1 )

wherein c represents the speed of light.

7 . The radio frequency chip according to claim 1 , wherein a depth of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is greater than or equal to a sum of a second value and a third value, wherein the second value is a depth of a recessed structure that is in a printed circuit board (PCB) and that is configured to accommodate the coupling structure ( 100 ), and the second value is a height of a solder ball in the PCB.

8 . The radio frequency chip according to claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) and a cross section of the metal connector are circular, and a deviation between a diameter of the resonant cavity and a diameter of the metal connector is within a third preset range.

9 . The radio frequency chip according to claim 1 , wherein the radiator ( 130 ) is formed into one of a cross structure, a double-X-shaped structure, an X-shaped structure, a rectangular ring shaped structure, or a 2×2 grid structure.

10 . A signal transceiver, comprising:

a radio frequency chip; and

a printed circuit board (PCB), provided with a recessed structure for accommodating the radio frequency chip;

with the radio frequency chip comprising:

a chip ( 200 ), that is configured to generate an electromagnetic signal or process an electromagnetic signal;

a coupling structure ( 100 ), that comprises:

a resonator ( 110 ) having a resonant cavity ( 112 ) and a groove ( 114 ), wherein an inner wall of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is made of metal, one end of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is opened on a top surface ( 1102 ) of the resonator ( 110 ), the other end of the resonant cavity is sealed by using a metal material, a cross section of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is formed into a centro-symmetric shape, and the groove ( 114 ) connects an outer wall of the resonator ( 110 ) and an inner wall of the resonant cavity ( 112 );

a redistribution layer (RDL) ( 120 ), arranged above the top surface ( 1102 ) and comprising an RDL dielectric layer ( 124 );

a radiator ( 130 ), made of metal, formed into a centro-symmetric shape, arranged on a surface that is of the RDL dielectric layer ( 124 ) and that faces the resonator ( 110 ), and accommodated in the resonant cavity ( 112 ); and

a feeder ( 140 ), accommodated in the groove ( 114 ), wherein one end of the feeder ( 140 ) is connected to the chip ( 200 ), and the other end of the feeder ( 140 ) is inserted into the resonant cavity ( 112 ); and

a packaging structure ( 300 ), that is configured to package the chip ( 200 ) and cover the RDL ( 120 ), wherein a through hole ( 310 ) for accommodating the metal connector is formed on the packaging structure ( 300 ), one end of the metal connector is in contact with a surface that is of the RDL ( 120 ) and that faces away from the resonator ( 110 ), the other end of the metal connector is configured to connect to a polymer transmission cable, and a cross section of the through hole ( 310 ) is formed into a centro-symmetric shape; wherein a symmetry center of the radiator ( 130 ), a symmetry center of the resonant cavity ( 112 ), and a symmetry center of the through hole ( 310 ) are coaxially arranged, and a deviation between cross-sectional sizes of the through hole ( 310 ) and the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is within a first preset range.

11 . The signal transceiver according to claim 10 , wherein the recessed structure is a through hole or a groove.

12 . The signal transceiver according to claim 10 , wherein a deviation between a depth of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) and a first value is within a second preset range, and the first value is a quarter of a wavelength of the electromagnetic signal.

13 . The signal transceiver according to claim 12 , the feeder ( 140 ) having a first part inserted into the resonant cavity ( 112 ) in a first direction; wherein:

a length L 1 of the first part is determined based on a length L 2 of the radiator ( 130 ) in the first direction and a length L 3 of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) in the first direction;

L 2 is determined based on L 1 and L 3 ; or

L 3 is determined based on L 1 and L 2 .

14 . The signal transceiver according to claim 13 , wherein the length L 1 , the length L 2 , and the length L 3 meet the following relationship:

L 1 +0.5×L 2 <0.5×L 3 .

15 . The signal transceiver according to claim 10 , wherein the resonator ( 100 ) is made of a waveguide material, and an operating frequency f of the waveguide material corresponds to a cross-sectional diameter D 1 of the metal connector.

16 . The signal transceiver according to claim 12 , wherein the operating frequency f and the cross-sectional diameter D 1 meet the following relationship:

f≥1.841c/(2×π×D 1 )

wherein c represents the speed of light.

17 . The signal transceiver according to claim 10 , wherein a depth of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is greater than or equal to a sum of a second value and a third value, wherein the second value is a depth of a recessed structure that is in a printed circuit board (PCB) and that is configured to accommodate the coupling structure ( 100 ), and the second value is a height of a solder ball in the PCB.

18 . The signal transceiver according to claim 10 , wherein a cross section of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) and a cross section of the metal connector are circular, and a deviation between a diameter of the resonant cavity and a diameter of the metal connector is within a third preset range.

19 . The signal transceiver according to claim 10 , wherein the radiator ( 130 ) is formed into one of a cross structure, a double-X-shaped structure, an X-shaped structure, a rectangular ring shaped structure, or a 2×2 grid structure.

20 . A communication device, comprising:

a signal transceiver, wherein signal transceiver comprising:

a radio frequency chip; and

a printed circuit board PCB, provided with a recessed structure for accommodating the radio frequency chip;

with the radio frequency chip comprising:

a chip ( 200 ), that is configured to generate an electromagnetic signal or process an electromagnetic signal; and

a coupling structure ( 100 ), that comprises:

a resonator ( 110 ), wherein a resonant cavity ( 112 ) and a groove ( 114 ) are formed, an inner wall of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is made of metal, one end of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is opened on a top surface ( 1102 ) of the resonator ( 110 ), the other end of the resonant cavity is sealed by using a metal material, a cross section of the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is formed into a centro-symmetric shape, and the groove ( 114 ) connects an outer wall of the resonator ( 110 ) and an inner wall of the resonant cavity ( 112 );

a redistribution layer (RDL) ( 120 ), arranged above the top surface ( 1102 ) and comprising an RDL dielectric layer ( 124 );

a radiator ( 130 ), made of metal, formed into a centro-symmetric shape, arranged on a surface that is of the RDL dielectric layer ( 124 ) and that faces the resonator ( 110 ), and accommodated in the resonant cavity ( 112 ); and

a feeder ( 140 ), accommodated in the groove ( 114 ), wherein one end is connected to the chip ( 200 ), and the other end is inserted into the resonant cavity ( 112 ); and

a packaging structure ( 300 ), that is configured to package the chip ( 200 ) and cover the RDL ( 120 ), wherein a through hole ( 310 ) for accommodating the metal connector is formed on the packaging structure ( 300 ), one end of the metal connector is in contact with a surface that is of the RDL ( 120 ) and that faces away from the resonator ( 110 ), the other end of the metal connector is configured to connect to a polymer transmission cable, and a cross section of the through hole ( 310 ) is formed into a centro-symmetric shape;

wherein a symmetry center of the radiator ( 130 ), a symmetry center of the resonant cavity ( 112 ), and a symmetry center of the through hole ( 310 ) are coaxially arranged, and a deviation between cross-sectional sizes of the through hole ( 310 ) and the resonant cavity ( 112 ) is within a first preset range.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2025
From: ZHANG, LUQI; LI, KUN; TANG, XIANFENG; LUO, YANXING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070451/0170 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010975335.0 · Sep 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021093770 · May 14, 2021
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