Movandi Corporation

Broadcom Corporation

Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited

Silicon Valley Bank

Zhihui Wang

Ahmadreza Rofougaran

Maryam Rofougaran

Seunghwan Yoon

Sam Gharavi

Farid Shirinfar

Stephen Wu

Alfred Grau Besoli

Kartik Sridharan

Donghyup Shin

Enver Adas

Michael Boers

Franco De Flaviis

Kenneth R Kindsfater

Tarek Kaylani

Balasubramanian Annamalai

Jeff Echtenkamp

Namhoon Kim

Edward Law

Sampath Komarapalayam Karikalan

Boon Leong Tan

Jin Seong Choi

An antenna module that includes an antenna substrate, a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells on a first surface of the antenna substrate, a plurality of packaged circuitry on a second surface of the antenna substrate, and a plurality of supporting balls mounted on the second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry includes a plurality of radio-frequency (RF) chips on the second surface of the antenna substrate. Each of the plurality of 3-D antenna cells comprises a raised antenna patch with a plurality of projections and a plurality of supporting legs, where at least a relief cut is provided between one of the plurality of projections and one of the plurality of supporting legs.

Three dimensional antenna array module

An antenna system that includes a plurality of chips and a beam forming phased array. The beam forming phased array includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins that are connected to ground. A body of each radiating waveguide antenna cell corresponds to the ground. The plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells to control beamforming through a second end of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.

Waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array antenna system for millimeter wave communication

An antenna system, includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips, and a waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array. The waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins that are connected to ground. A body of each radiating waveguide antenna cell corresponds to the ground. The plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells to control beamforming through a second end of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.

Waveguide antenna element-based beam forming phased array antenna system for millimeter wave communication

An apparatus comprising at least a plurality of antenna modules mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed. The PCB includes a plurality of holes embedded with a heat sink. Each antenna module comprises an antenna substrate. Each antenna module further comprises a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells that are mounted on a first surface of the antenna substrate. Each antenna module further comprises a plurality of packaged circuitry that are mounted on a second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry are electrically connected with the plurality of 3-D antenna cells. Furthermore, each antenna module is mounted on the plurality of holes via a corresponding packaged circuitry of the plurality of packaged circuitry.

Three-dimensional antenna array module

An antenna system, includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips, and a waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array. The waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array has a unitary body that comprises a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells in a first layout for millimeter wave communication. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell comprises a plurality of pins that are connected with a body of a corresponding radiating waveguide antenna cell that acts as ground for the plurality of pins. A first end of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells of the waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array, as the unitary body, in the first layout is mounted on the first substrate. The plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells to control beamforming.

Inductors are fabricated in core layers according to a predefined semiconductor package manufacturing process rules. The inductors provide an embedded substrate trace inductor solution. The inductors may be part of an on-chip voltage regulator or any other circuit design. The inductors provide a core spiral structure to help increase inductance, particularly using magnetic field coupling between inductors. The core layers provide thicker and heavier conductive segments for the inductors, particularly as compared to inductors fabricated in build-up layers according to the semiconductor package manufacturing process rules.

Embedded substrate core spiral inductor

According to one exemplary embodiment, a semiconductor die with on-die preferred interface selection includes at least two groups of pads situated on an active surface of the semiconductor die, where each of the at least two groups of pads is coupled to its associated interface in the die. A set of bumps is mask-programmably routed to one of the at least two groups of pads, thereby selecting the preferred interface for the semiconductor die. A non-preferred interface is not routed to any bumps on the active surface of the semiconductor die, thereby reducing bump count on the die. Each of the at least two groups of pads can be situated in a corresponding pad ring on the active surface of said semiconductor die. The at least two groups of pads can be laid out substantially inline.

Mask programmable interface selection

Semiconductor die with mask programmable interface selection

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