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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 23/498 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/0407 (2013.01); H01L 23/49822 (2013.01); H01L 23/66 (2013.01); H01L 24/81 (2013.01); H01L 2223/6677 (2013.01); H01L 2224/81815 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna apparatus in a packaged electronic device includes: an antenna assembly with a conductive antenna, and an insulator; a conductive feed line extending on or in a substrate; a conductive layer with an aperture on or in the substrate between the conductive feed line and an exposed portion of the conductive antenna; and a support structure mounted to a portion of the substrate and to a portion of the antenna assembly to support the antenna assembly and to provide an air gap between the exposed portion of the conductive antenna and the aperture.