Nec Corporation

Ikuma Ando

Naoki Oshima

When a radio frequency (RF) unit is provided with a delay line or a switch, as the number of arrays (the number of antennas) increases, the parasitic capacitance of the antennas increases and the insertion loss of the switch increases. In addition, the insertion loss may further increase at high frequencies expected to be used in the future. An array antenna apparatus of the present invention is provided with: a plurality of antennas that receive signals; a plurality of down-converters that are connected respectively to the plurality of antennas and that down-convert the received signals; and a switch that selects at least one signal from among the plurality of down-converted signals, and transmits the at least one signal to an A/D converter.

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Ikuma Ando