Granted Patent B2

US 12,368,220 · App. 18/018,925 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Inventors: Jia Fang (Beijing, CN); Feng Qu (Beijing, CN)

Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.

H01P1/182H01Q3/36

Abstract

Claims (31)

1. A phase shifter, comprising: a first dielectric substrate and a second dielectric substrate arranged opposite to each other, and an adjustable dielectric layer, a first electrode and a second electrode which are arranged between the first dielectric substrate and the second dielectric substrate, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each extend in a first direction, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode;

the first sub-electrode is arranged on a side of the first dielectric substrate close to the adjustable dielectric layer, and the second sub-electrode is arranged on a side of the second dielectric substrate close to the adjustable dielectric layer, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped with each other, wherein

the first electrode comprises a first reference electrode and a second reference electrode, an orthographic projection of the second electrode on the first dielectric substrate is located between orthographic projections of the first reference electrode and the second reference electrode on the first dielectric substrate.

2. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode comprises the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode which are staggered in the first direction, and orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, which are adjacent to each other, on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped.

3. The phase shifter of claim 2 , wherein the first electrode is provided in the same layer as the first sub-electrode, or the first electrode is provided in the same layer as the second sub-electrode.

4. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein orthographic projections of the first electrode and the second electrode on the first dielectric substrate are arranged side by side in a second direction, each of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode which are arranged in a staggered manner along the first direction, and in the first direction, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, which are adjacent to each other, on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped.

5. The phase shifter of claim 4 , wherein, in the second direction, the first sub-electrode of the first electrode is arranged corresponding to the first sub-electrode of the second electrode, the second sub-electrode of the first electrode is arranged corresponding to the second sub-electrode of the second electrode;

centers of first sub-electrodes arranged side by side in the second direction are on a same straight line; and/or centers of second sub-electrodes arranged side by side in the second direction are on a same straight line.

6. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode includes the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode staggered in the first direction, and in the first direction, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, which are adjacent to each other, on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped.

7. The phase shifter of claim 6 , wherein the second electrode is provided in the same layer as the first sub-electrode, or the first electrode is provided in the same layer as the second sub-electrode.

8. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein the first reference electrode and the second reference electrode are arranged side by side in a second direction, each of the first reference electrode and the second reference electrode comprises the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode which are arranged in a staggered manner along the first direction, in the first direction, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, which are adjacent to each other, on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped;

the first sub-electrode of the first reference electrode is arranged corresponding to the first sub-electrode of the second reference electrode, and the second sub-electrode of the first reference electrode is arranged corresponding to the second sub-electrodes of the second reference electrode.

9. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode comprises the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode staggered in the first direction, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, which are adjacent to each other, on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped, and the first reference electrode and the second sub-electrode are provided in a same layer, and the second reference electrode and the second sub-electrode are provided in a same layer.

10. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein the first sub-electrode comprises a first body structure, and a plurality of first branch structures arranged side by side in the first direction and electrically connected to the first body structure; the second sub-electrode comprises a second body structure and a plurality of second branch structures which are arranged side by side in the first direction and electrically connected to the second body structure;

orthographic projections of the first branch structures and the second branch structures on the first dielectric substrate are overlapped in one-to-one correspondence, and orthographic projections of the first branch structures on the first dielectric substrate overlap with an orthographic projection of the second body structure on the first dielectric substrate; orthographic projections of the second branch structures on the first dielectric substrate overlap with an orthographic projection of the first body structure on the first dielectric substrate.

11. The phase shifter of claim 10 , wherein the first sub-electrode is arranged in the same layer as the first reference electrode, and the second sub-electrode is arranged in the same layer as the second reference electrode.

12. An antenna, comprising a phase shifter, wherein, the phase shifter comprises:

a first dielectric substrate and a second dielectric substrate arranged opposite to each other, and an adjustable dielectric layer, a first electrode and a second electrode which are arranged between the first dielectric substrate and the second dielectric substrate, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each extend in a first direction, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode;

the first sub-electrode is arranged on a side of the first dielectric substrate close to the adjustable dielectric layer, and the second sub-electrode is arranged on a side of the second dielectric substrate close to the adjustable dielectric layer, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped with each other, and wherein

the first electrode comprises a first reference electrode and a second reference electrode, an orthographic projection of the second electrode on the first dielectric substrate is located between orthographic projections of the first reference electrode and the second reference electrode on the first dielectric substrate.

13. The antenna of claim 12 , further comprising: a first feeding structure and a second feeding structure, wherein the first feeding structure is electrically connected with an end of the second electrode, and the second feeding structure is electrically connected with another end of the second electrode.

14. The antenna of claim 13 , further comprising: a first waveguide structure and a second waveguide structure, wherein an orthographic projection of the first feeding structure on the first dielectric substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of a first port of the first waveguide structure on the first dielectric substrate, and an orthographic projection of the second feeding structure on the first dielectric substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of a first port of the second waveguide structure on the first dielectric substrate.

15. The antenna of claim 14 , wherein the first waveguide structure is arranged on a side of the first dielectric substrate away from the adjustable dielectric layer, and the second waveguide structure is arranged on a side of the second dielectric substrate away from the adjustable dielectric layer;

or, the first waveguide structure and the second waveguide structure are both arranged on the side of the second dielectric substrate away from the adjustable dielectric layer, and an orthographic projection of the first waveguide structure on the second dielectric substrate is not overlapped with an orthographic projection of the second waveguide structure on the second dielectric substrate.

16. An electronic device, comprising an antenna comprising a phase shifter, wherein, the phase shifter comprises:

a first dielectric substrate and a second dielectric substrate arranged opposite to each other, and an adjustable dielectric layer, a first electrode and a second electrode which are arranged between the first dielectric substrate and the second dielectric substrate, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each extend in a first direction, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode;

the first sub-electrode is arranged on a side of the first dielectric substrate close to the adjustable dielectric layer, and the second sub-electrode is arranged on a side of the second dielectric substrate close to the adjustable dielectric layer, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped with each other, and wherein

the first electrode comprises a first reference electrode and a second reference electrode, an orthographic projection of the second electrode on the first dielectric substrate is located between orthographic projections of the first reference electrode and the second reference electrode on the first dielectric substrate.

17. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode comprises the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode which are staggered in the first direction, and orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, which are adjacent to each other, on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped.

18. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein orthographic projections of the first electrode and the second electrode on the first dielectric substrate are arranged side by side in a second direction, each of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode which are arranged in a staggered manner along the first direction, and in the first direction, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, which are adjacent to each other, on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped.

19. The phase shifter of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode includes the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode staggered in the first direction, and in the first direction, orthographic projections of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, which are adjacent to each other, on the first dielectric substrate are partially overlapped.

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