Phased-array transceiver
Systems, methods, devices and apparatuses directed to transceiver devices are disclosed. In accordance with one method, a first set of antenna positions in a first section of a set of sections of a circuit layout for the circuit package is selected. The method further includes selecting another set of antenna positions in another section of the circuit layout such that an arrangement of selected antenna positions of the other set is different from an arrangement of selected antenna positions of a previously selected set of antenna positions. The selecting another set of positions in another section is iterated until selections have been made for a total number of antennas. The selecting the other set is performed such that consecutive unselected positions in the other section do not exceed a predetermined number of positions. In addition, antenna elements are formed at the selected positions to fabricate the circuit package.
1. A circuit device comprising:
integrated circuitry configured to process communication signals; and
a set of antenna elements that is coupled to the circuitry, wherein the set of antenna elements is arranged on a circuit layout composed of a plurality of sections of positions, wherein at least one section of the circuit layout is composed of an arrangement of antennas that is different from an arrangement of antennas of at least other section of the circuit layout, wherein consecutive unused positions in any of the sections do not exceed a predetermined number of positions, wherein each of the sections is composed of the same number (N) of antenna, wherein each section of the plurality sections have the same total number (M) of positions and wherein the predetermined number of positions is
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2. The circuit device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sections are stacked rows of sections that form a matrix of positions and wherein consecutive unused positions in any row or column of the matrix do not exceed the predetermined number of positions.
3. The circuit device of claim 1 , wherein the at least other section of the circuit layout is adjacent to the at least section of the circuit layout.
4. The circuit device of claim 1 , wherein said integrated circuitry and said set of antenna elements form a circuit package, wherein said circuit device includes a plurality of said packages and wherein each given package of said packages is oriented differently from any packages that are adjacent to the given package.
5. A transceiver apparatus comprising:
a plurality of circuit packages that are assembled such that each given package of said packages is oriented differently from at least one package that is adjacent to the given package, wherein each of said packages comprises:
a set of antenna elements that are arranged on a circuit layout composed of a plurality of sections of positions, wherein at least one section of the circuit layout is composed of an arrangement of antennas that is different from an arrangement of antennas of at least other section of the circuit layout and wherein consecutive unused positions in any of the sections do not exceed a predetermined number of positions, and
integrated circuitry that is coupled to the set of antenna elements and is configured to process at least one of signals for transmission through antenna elements in the set of antenna elements or signals received through antenna elements in the set of antenna elements, wherein each of the sections is composed of the same number (N) of antenna, wherein each section of the plurality sections have the same number (M) of positions and wherein the predetermined number of positions is
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6. The transceiver apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of sections are stacked rows of sections that form a matrix of positions and wherein consecutive unused positions in any row or column of the matrix do not exceed the predetermined number of positions in any row or column of the matrix.
7. The transceiver apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the at least one other section of the circuit layout is adjacent to the at least one section of the circuit layout.
8. The transceiver apparatus of claim 5 , wherein each of the given packages is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to any packages that are adjacent to the given package.