IP Library Granted Patent US 12,374,794
Granted Patent B2
US 12,374,794 · App. 18/468,779 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Antenna-in-package construction with frequency division duplex technology

Inventors: Ching-Wen Chiang (Hsinchu, TW); Huan-Ta Chen (Baoshan Township, TW); Chung-Lien Ho (Zhubei, TW); Chin Pin Chen (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
H01Q5/40H01Q1/2283
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Patent No.
US 12,374,794
App. No.
18/468,779
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna-in-package construction includes a chip layer, a second dielectric layer, and a first dielectric layer stacked in order. The first dielectric layer has a dielectric constant more than 3.5. The antenna-in-package construction includes a transmitting antenna array, a receiving antenna array, and metal isolated pillars. The transmitting antenna array extends from the chip layer to the first dielectric layer through the second dielectric layer. The receiving antenna array extends from the chip layer to the second dielectric layer. The transmitting antenna array and the receiving antenna array are arranged in an alternating interleaved sequence. The metal isolated pillars surround each transmitting antenna and each receiving antenna. The chip layer includes at least one transmitting chip and at least one receiving chip. The transmitting chip and the receiving chip are electrically connected to the transmitting antenna array and the receiving antenna array, respectively.

Claims (28)

1. An antenna-in-package construction with transmit an uplink signal and receive a downlink signal that have different frequency bands, comprising:

a chip layer comprising at least one transmitting chip and at least one receiving chip;

a first dielectric layer on the chip layer, wherein the first dielectric has a dielectric constant that is higher than 3.5;

a second dielectric layer between the chip layer and the first dielectric layer;

a transmitting array antenna comprising a plurality of first antennas, electrically connected to the transmitting chip and extending from the transmitting chip to the first dielectric layer, wherein each of the first antennas is spaced a first distance from an adjacent one of the first antennas, and the first distance is close to a half-wave length;

a receiving array antenna comprising a plurality of second antennas, electrically connected to the receiving chip and extending from the receiving chip to the second dielectric layer, wherein each of the second antennas and each of the first antennas are arranged in a staggered manner on a same plane, and each of the second antennas is spaced a second distance from an adjacent one of the second antennas, and the second distance is close to the half-wave length and is different from the first distance; and

a plurality of metal isolation pillars surrounding each of the first antennas and each of the second antennas.

2. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transmitting array antenna is used to transmit the uplink signal, and the receiving array antenna is used to receive the downlink signal.

3. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the uplink signal has a first frequency band ranging from 27 GHz to 40 GHz, and the downlink signal has a second frequency band ranging from 17 GHz to 27 GHz.

4. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first distance is less than the second distance.

5. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein on the same plane, an area of each of the first antennas is different from an area of each of the second antennas.

6. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 5 , wherein on the same plane, the area of each of the first antennas is smaller than the area of each of the second antennas.

7. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein on the same plane, a length of each of the first antennas is longer than a length of each of the second antennas.

8. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the first antennas comprises at least one side edge, and each of the second antennas includes at least one edge corner, wherein the edge corner of the second antenna faces the side edge of an adjacent one of the first antennas.

9. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein on the same plane, each of the first antennas and each of the second antennas have the same shape.

10. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein on the same plane, each of the first antennas and each of the second antennas have different shapes.

11. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein on the same plane, an area of each of the first antennas is the same as an area of each of the second antennas.

12. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of transmitting array antennas and the number of receiving array antennas are the same.

13. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of transmitting array antennas and the number of receiving array antennas are different.

14. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of transmitting array antennas is an integer multiple of the number of receiving array antennas.

15. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a dielectric constant of the second dielectric layer is different from a dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer.

16. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dielectric constant of the second dielectric layer is the same as the dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer.

17. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a redistribution wiring layer comprising a plurality of conductive lines and disposed between the chip layer and the second dielectric layer, wherein the redistribution wiring layer is used for electrically connecting each of the first antennas to the transmitting chip and electrically connecting each of the second antennas to the receiving chip.

18. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal isolation pillars are also around the transmitting chip and the receiving chip.

19. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a grounding layer comprising a plurality of grounding pillars, wherein the grounding layer is used for grounding the metal isolation pillars.

20. The antenna-in-package construction as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the first antennas extends from the transmitting chip to the second dielectric layer instead of the first dielectric layer; and each of the second antennas extends from the receiving chip to the first dielectric layer instead of the second dielectric layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2023
From: CHIANG, CHING-WEN; CHEN, HUAN-TA; HO, CHUNG-LIEN; CHEN, CHIN PIN
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 064942/0949 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 112129752 · Aug 8, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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