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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 09, 2018
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO (US);
Gary A. Raney, Broomfield, CO (US);
Peter J. Moosbrugger, Lafayette, CO (US);
Bryce W. Unruh, Erie, CO (US);
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
Phased array antenna systems are disclosed. An antenna system as disclosed herein can include a plurality of antenna or radiating elements formed on a common plane comprising a first surface of a circuit board. Each antenna element has one or more feeds. Integrated circuits are placed on a second surface of the circuit board. Each integrated circuit is associated with one or more of the antenna elements. Signal lines connecting an integrated circuit to a feed of an antenna element can be shielded using interlayer ground planes and interlayer conductive plugs. In addition, back surfaces of the integrated circuits can be connected to a common heatsink using a thermally conductive medium.