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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven Franson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
VIASAT, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/24 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2283 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0006 (2013.01); H01Q 21/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna apparatus includes a first component layer having a plurality of RFICs arranged in a first lattice geometry (e.g., rectangular), where each RFIC comprises beamforming circuitry. A second, parallel component layer overlays the first component layer and includes a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a second, different lattice geometry (e.g., triangular). The antenna elements have respective feed points each coupled to an input/output (I/O) pad of an RFIC. Each I/O pad is aligned with the feed point coupled thereto along an axis orthogonal to the first and second layers.