WO2022173193A1 - 안테나 구조 및 이를 포함하는 전자 장치 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure generally relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to an antenna structure in a wireless communication system and an electronic device including the same.
- the 5G communication system or the pre-5G communication system is called a 4G network beyond (beyond 4G network) communication system or a long term evolution (LTE) system after the (post LTE) system.
- the 5G communication system is being considered for implementation in the very high frequency band.
- beamforming massive multi-input multi-output (massive MIMO), and all-dimensional multiple input/output are used. (full dimensional MIMO, FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, and large scale antenna technologies are being discussed.
- an evolved small cell in the 5G communication system, an evolved small cell, an advanced small cell, a cloud radio access network (cloud radio access network, cloud RAN), an ultra-dense network (ultra-dense network) , device to device communication (D2D), wireless backhaul, moving network, cooperative communication, coordinated multi-points (CoMP), and reception interference cancellation (interference cancellation) Technology development is underway.
- cloud radio access network cloud radio access network
- ultra-dense network ultra-dense network
- D2D device to device communication
- wireless backhaul moving network
- cooperative communication coordinated multi-points
- CoMP coordinated multi-points
- reception interference cancellation interference cancellation
- FQAM frequency shift keying and quadrature amplitude modulation
- SWSC sliding window superposition coding
- ACM advanced coding modulation
- FBMC filter bank multi carrier
- NOMA non orthogonal multiple access
- SCMA sparse code multiple access
- An electronic device using a beamforming technology of a wireless communication system includes a plurality of antenna elements.
- a sub-array technology may be used.
- the present disclosure provides, in a wireless communication system, an antenna structure in which antenna elements are connected by air coupling to minimize loss due to transmission lines, and An electronic device including the same is provided.
- the present disclosure provides an antenna structure capable of minimizing the production cost by minimizing the arrangement of transmission lines for forming a sub-array in a wireless communication system, and an electronic device including the same.
- a first radiator, a first printed circuit board (PCB) on which the first radiator is disposed, a plurality of second radiators, and the plurality of a second PCB and a frame structure on which second radiators of of the second radiators include a first metal patch disposed in a region corresponding to the first radiator, and a plurality of second metal patches disposed spaced apart from the first metal patch and receiving power by coupling. It may include metal patches.
- an electronic device of a wireless communication system includes a plurality of sub-arrays and a plurality of RFICs connected to correspond to each of the plurality of sub-arrays, and the plurality of sub-arrays is a plurality of first radiators, a first printed circuit board (PCB) on which the plurality of first radiators are disposed, a plurality of second radiators, and a second PCB on which the plurality of second radiators are disposed; and a frame structure, wherein the frame structure is disposed such that an air layer is formed between the first PCB and the second PCB, and the plurality of second radiators are configured to include the plurality of first radiators.
- a plurality of first metal patches disposed in regions corresponding to the radiators, respectively, and a plurality of first metal patches disposed spaced apart from each of the plurality of first metal patches and receiving power by coupling 2 may include metal patches.
- a first printed circuit board including a feeding line, a first radiator, a plurality of second radiators, a second PCB and a frame structure, wherein the frame structure is disposed such that an air layer is formed between the first PCB and the second PCB, and on a first surface of the second PCB
- the first radiator is disposed, and the plurality of second radiators are disposed on a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the first radiator is formed by coupling from the feed line of the first PCB.
- the plurality of second radiators Upon receiving power, the plurality of second radiators includes a first metal patch disposed in a region corresponding to the first radiator, and a first metal patch spaced apart from the first metal patch and fed by coupling. and a plurality of second metal patches subjected to
- a device has a structure in which a plurality of antenna elements of a sub-array are connected by a coupling (hereinafter, referred to as an air-coupling sub-array) structure), it is possible to minimize loss due to a transmission line.
- a coupling hereinafter, referred to as an air-coupling sub-array
- the device may minimize the production cost of the antenna structure and the electronic device including the same by reducing the number of stacked substrates of a printed circuit board (PCB) through the air coupling sub-array structure. have.
- PCB printed circuit board
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communication environment according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a sub-array.
- 3A shows examples of a radio unit (RU) board for describing a sub-array.
- 3B shows examples of a part of an antenna printed circuit board (PCB) for describing a sub-array.
- PCB printed circuit board
- FIG 4 illustrates an example of an electronic device including an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5A illustrates an example of feeding for an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 5B is an exploded perspective view of an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG 6 illustrates an example of sub-arrays including an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG 7 illustrates an example of an antenna array including an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG 8 illustrates another example of an electronic device including an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 9A illustrates an example of a metal patch of an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 9B illustrates another example of a metal patch of an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 10 illustrates a functional configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- Terms that refer to components of electronic devices used in the following description eg, a board structure, a substrate, a print circuit board (PCB), a flexible PCB (FPCB), a module, an antenna, a radiator, an antenna element, a circuit, a processor, Chips, components, devices
- terms referring to the shape of a part e.g., structures, structures, supports, contacts, protrusions, openings
- connections between structures e.g., connecting lines, feeding lines
- circuits e.g., PCB, FPCB, signal line, feed line, A data line, an RF signal line, an antenna line, an RF path, an RF module, and an RF circuit
- An antenna device using a signal of the mmWave band of a wireless communication system uses beamforming and multi-input multi-output technology to alleviate the path loss of radio waves in the ultra-high frequency band and increase the transmission distance.
- an electronic device may include a plurality of antenna elements.
- the electronic device may use the sub-array technology.
- the sub-array technology refers to a technology for increasing a gain of a corresponding signal by dividing a fed signal to a plurality of antenna elements and feeding the same. The sub-array technology can be equally applied even when receiving a signal.
- the antenna elements configured in the sub-array may radiate a signal transmitted (or fed) from a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) or transmit signals received from another device to the RFIC.
- RFIC radio frequency integrated circuit
- the electronic device may include a plurality of sub-arrays.
- a sub-array structure including a plurality of antenna elements a structure in which the plurality of antenna elements are connected by air coupling rather than a transmission line (hereinafter, air-coupling sub-array structure), a technique for reducing gain loss and cost loss due to transmission preference is proposed. Additionally, since the antenna structure including the air coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is efficient in terms of space utilization, more antenna elements can be mounted than before, so that the gain of the antenna can be increased.
- a radiator or a metal patch is used, but this is only for convenience of description and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.
- 1 illustrates a wireless communication system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- 1 illustrates a base station 110 , a terminal 120 , and a terminal 130 as some of nodes using a wireless channel in a wireless communication system.
- 1 shows only one base station, other base stations identical or similar to the base station 110 may be further included.
- the base station 110 is a network infrastructure that provides wireless access to the terminals 120 and 130 .
- the base station 110 has coverage defined as a certain geographic area based on a distance capable of transmitting a signal.
- the base station 110 is an 'access point (AP)', an 'eNodeB (eNodeB)', a '5G node (5th generation node)', a 'wireless point' , may be referred to as a 'transmission/reception point (TRP)' or other terms having an equivalent technical meaning.
- AP 'access point
- eNodeB eNodeB
- 5th generation node 5th generation node
- TRP 'wireless point
- Each of the terminal 120 and the terminal 130 is a device used by a user, and performs communication with the base station 110 through a wireless channel. In some cases, at least one of the terminal 120 and the terminal 130 may be operated without the user's involvement. That is, at least one of the terminal 120 and the terminal 130 is a device that performs machine type communication (MTC) and may not be carried by the user.
- MTC machine type communication
- Each of the terminals 120 and 130 includes 'user equipment (UE)', 'mobile station', 'subscriber station', 'customer premises device' ( customer premises equipment (CPE), 'remote terminal', 'wireless terminal', 'electronic device', or 'user device' or equivalent technical meaning may be referred to by other terms.
- the base station 110 , the terminal 120 , and the terminal 130 may transmit and receive radio signals in millimeter wave (mmWave) bands (eg, 28 GHz, 30 GHz, 38 GHz, and 60 GHz).
- mmWave millimeter wave
- the base station 110 , the terminal 120 , and the terminal 130 may perform beamforming.
- the beamforming may include transmit beamforming and receive beamforming. That is, the base station 110 , the terminal 120 , and the terminal 130 may impart directivity to a transmission signal or a reception signal.
- the base station 110 and the terminals 120 and 130 may select the serving beams 112, 113, 121, and 131 through a beam search or beam management procedure. .
- subsequent communication may be performed through a resource that is in a quasi co-located (QCL) relationship with the resource that has transmitted the serving beams 112, 113, 121, 131. Can be performed. have.
- QCL quasi co-located
- the base station 110 or the terminals 120 and 130 may include an antenna array.
- Each antenna included in the antenna array may be referred to as an array element or an antenna element.
- the antenna array is illustrated as a two-dimensional planar array in the present disclosure, this is only an example and does not limit other exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the antenna array may be configured in various forms, such as a linear array or a multilayer array.
- the antenna array may be referred to as a massive antenna array.
- the antenna array may include a plurality of sub-arrays including a plurality of antenna elements.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a sub-array. 2 shows the structure of the antenna element 200 and the structure of the sub-array 250 .
- the shape of the antenna element is illustrated in a circular shape, but this is only for convenience of description and is not intended to limit the present disclosure.
- a specific structure may be used.
- the shape of the antenna element may be a quadrangle (eg, a square).
- the shape of the antenna element may be octagonal.
- the antenna element 200 may include a circular patch or a radiator. Also, the antenna element 200 may be connected to feeding lines for receiving a feed from a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) (not shown). For example, the antenna element 200 may be connected to the feed lines at two points, and at this time, may be referred to as a P port (plus port) and M port (minus port), respectively. Here, the port (port) may be referred to as a feeding point (feeding).
- the antenna element 200 may mean a dual polarization antenna.
- polarization refers to the vibration direction of the electric field when radio waves are radiated from the antenna.
- the polarization of the electric field radiated from the antenna is defined as co-polarization
- the polarization of the electric field orthogonal to the co-pole, which is unavoidably generated, is referred to as cross polarization. That is, the antenna element 200 may receive power for efficient transmission and reception in consideration of both the co-pole component and the cross-pole component. For example, the antenna element 200 may receive a signal having a polarization of +45° at the P port and receive a signal with a polarization of -45° at the M port.
- the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the positions of the P port and the M port may be interchanged, and the polarization of the signal fed from the P port and the polarization of the signal fed from the M port are other values having a difference of 90° can be formed with
- the antenna element 200 may transmit and receive signals fed through two ports.
- a sub-array 250 structure may be used to increase the antenna gain of the antenna element 200 .
- the sub-array 250 may include a plurality of antenna elements.
- the sub-array 250 may include two antenna elements.
- antenna elements fed through the same port pair in the sub-array 250 may transmit/receive the same RF signal, and other antenna elements fed through different port pairs may transmit/receive different RF signals.
- first antenna elements fed through the first port pair may transmit/receive a first RF signal
- second antenna elements fed through the second port pair may transmit/receive a second RF signal.
- the RF component is arranged in a plurality of RF chains arranged in one RFIC.
- each RF chain may be processed in different ways by devices (eg, analog to digital converter (ADC), phase shifter (PS), power amplifier (PA), etc.).
- ADC analog to digital converter
- PS phase shifter
- PA power amplifier
- the sub-array 250 may receive power from the RFIC through the P port and the M port, and each feeding point may be branched into two and connected to each antenna element.
- the antenna elements included in the sub-array 250 may transmit/receive the same RF signal received from the RFIC through two ports connected to the sub-array 250 .
- the sub-array 250 further includes other antenna elements fed through different port pairs, the other antenna elements may transmit/receive different RF signals even though they are fed through the same RFIC.
- the overall gain may be increased through the sub-array structure.
- the same antenna gain can be formed while reducing the number of RFICs as compared with an antenna structure not using the sub-array structure.
- the sub-array structure will be described by comparing the case in which the sub-array structure is used and the case in which the sub-array structure is not used in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
- 3A shows examples of a radio unit (RU) board for describing a sub-array.
- 3A shows an RU board 300 that does not include a sub-array and an RU board 350 that includes a sub-array.
- the structure of the RU boards 300 and 350 disclosed in FIG. 3A and the number, structure, and shape of elements and components included in the RU boards 300 and 350 are merely examples for convenience of description, and an embodiment of the present disclosure not limiting them.
- the antenna elements included in the RU boards 300 and 350 may include the shape of a circle, a square, an octagon, and the like.
- the number of antenna elements or radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) included in the RU boards 300 and 350 may vary.
- the RU board (300, 350) is a component for supplying an RF signal to the antenna PCB (301, 302 or 351, 352), the antenna PCB (301, 302 or 351, 352) on which the antenna array is mounted.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may be connected to a plurality of RFICs for processing an RF signal.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may be referred to as a main board, a power board, a mother board, a package board, a filter board, etc.
- the antenna PCB (301, 302 or 351, 352) is the first It may be referred to as a PCB or a second PCB.
- the first PCB or the second PCB may be referred to as an antenna board, an antenna substrate, a radiation board, a radiation board, or an RF board.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include components for supplying an RF signal to the antenna.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more DC/DC converters.
- a DC/DC converter may be used to convert direct current to direct current.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more local oscillators (LOs).
- the LO can be used to supply a frequency in an RF system.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more connectors. The connector may be used to transmit electrical signals.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more dividers. Dividers can be used to distribute and multipath input signals.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more low-dropout regulators (LDOs). The LDO can be used to suppress external noise and provide power.
- LDOs low-dropout regulators
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more voltage regulator modules (VRMs).
- VRM may mean a module for ensuring that an appropriate voltage is maintained.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may further include an RF filter for filtering the signal.
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more digital front ends (DFEs).
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more radio frequency programmable gain amplifiers (rFPGAs).
- the RU boards 300 and 350 may include one or more intermediate frequencies (IFs). Meanwhile, with the configuration shown in FIG. 3A , some of the components shown in FIG. 3A may be omitted or a larger number of components may be mounted.
- the antenna PCBs 301 and 302 may include an antenna array, and the antenna array may include a plurality of antenna elements (ie, radiators).
- the antenna array may receive the processed RF signal from the plurality of RFICs.
- one antenna array may include 256 antenna elements and may be connected to 16 RFICs. That is, the antenna PCBs 301 and 302 of the RU board 300 may each have a structure 310 connected to one RFIC compared to 16 antenna elements.
- the antenna PCBs 351 and 352 may include an antenna array, and the antenna array may include a sub including some antenna elements (ie, a radiator). It may include multiple arrays. In this case, the antenna array may receive the processed RF signal from the plurality of RFICs. For example, one antenna array may include 256 antenna elements and may be connected to 8 RFICs. That is, the antenna PCBs 351 and 352 of the RU board 350 may each have a structure 360 connected to one RFIC compared to 32 antenna elements. Here, the structure 360 in which 32 antenna elements connected to one RFIC are connected may be referred to as one sub-array.
- FIG. 3B shows examples of a part of an antenna printed circuit board (PCB) for describing a sub-array.
- FIG. 3B shows the structure 310 of the antenna PCBs 301 and 302 of FIG. 3A and the structure 360 of the antenna PCBs 351 and 352 of FIG. 3A .
- the structure of the antenna PCBs 301 and 302 and the antenna PCBs 351 and 352 disclosed in FIG. 3B and the number, structure and shape of elements and components included in the antenna PCBs 301 and 302 and the antenna PCB 351 and 352, etc. is merely an example for convenience of description, and does not limit the embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the shape of the antenna elements included in the antenna PCBs 301 and 302 and the antenna PCBs 351 and 352 may be formed in a circle, a rectangle, an octagon, or the like.
- the number of antenna elements or radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) included in the antenna PCBs 301 and 302 and the antenna PCBs 351 and 352 may vary.
- a structure 310 including 16 antenna elements and one RFIC and a structure 360 including 32 antenna elements and one RFIC are shown.
- Structure 310 is connected via two ports from one RFIC to each antenna element (ie, radiator), and each feed point is directly connected to the RFIC.
- structure 360 is connected via two branched ports from one RFIC for each antenna element. That is, as described in FIG. 2 , in the structure 360 , two antenna elements are paired and are respectively branched and connected from two ports.
- the electronic device including the sub-array structure may be connected to more antenna elements per RFIC than the electronic device without the sub-array structure.
- the antenna structure including the sub-array structure has advantages in that the gain of the entire antenna can be increased and the production cost can be lowered.
- a transmission line and a new PCB layer for mounting the transmission line are added to the sub-array in order to transmit signals to more antenna elements. It is required for electronic devices that include structures.
- the antenna structure including the sub-array structure may lose a substantial advantage of using the sub-array structure by loss due to transmission lines and increase in production cost as a new PCB layer is mounted.
- 4 to 9B in the antenna structure including the sub-array structure, in order to minimize loss due to transmission lines and increase in production cost, the sub-array structure in which antenna elements are connected by air coupling (Air coupling sub-array structure) is described.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an example of an electronic device including an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the radio unit (RU) board 440 of FIG. 4 may have a structure similar to that of the RU board of FIG. 3A .
- the RU board 440 of FIG. 4 may include elements and configurations included in the RU board of FIG. 3A , some may not, or may further include other elements.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an electronic device 400 including one first radiator 411 and three second radiators 421 and 422 , the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
- the electronic device 400 includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) 410 , a second PCB 420 , a frame structure 430 , an RU board 440 , and a package board ( It may include a package board) 450 and a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) 460 .
- the first PCB 410 and the second PCB 420 may refer to the antenna PCB of FIG. 3A as described above.
- the first PCB 410 may be disposed between the RU board 440 and the frame structure 430 .
- the first PCB 410 may be disposed between the RU board 440 and the frame structure 430 to receive a signal from the RFIC 460 through the RU board 440 .
- the transmission of the signal may mean feeding.
- the first PCB 410 may include a first radiator 411 and a feeding line.
- the feed line included in the first PCB 410 may mean a transmission line for receiving a signal from the RU board 440 .
- the first radiator 411 may receive a signal directly from the RU board 440 through a feed line.
- the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As will be described later with reference to FIG.
- the first PCB 410 may not include the first radiator 411 , and accordingly, the first radiator 411 is disposed to be spaced apart from the first PCB 410 .
- Power may be supplied by a coupling (coupling) from a power supply line of the PCB 410 .
- the first radiator 411 may indirectly supply power to the first metal patch 421 of the second PCB 420 .
- the first radiator 411 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the second radiators 421 and 422 by the frame structure 430 , and power is supplied to the first metal patch 421 spaced apart from each other through coupling. signal can be transmitted.
- the first radiator 411 may radiate a signal received from the RU board 440 to another electronic device.
- the second PCB 420 may be disposed on the upper end of the frame structure 430 . That is, the second PCB 420 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the first PCB 410 by the frame structure 430 .
- An air layer may be formed between the second PCB 420 and the first PCB 410 by the frame structure 430 .
- the second PCB 420 may include a plurality of second radiators 421 and 422 , and the second radiators 421 and 422 include a first metal patch 421 and a plurality of second metal patches 422 . ) can mean
- the first metal patch 421 may refer to a configuration that receives power from the first radiator 411 .
- the first metal patch 421 may be disposed in an area corresponding to the first radiator 411 .
- the corresponding region may be determined according to the relationship between the first metal patch 421 and the first radiator 411 .
- it may mean a state in which the center of the first metal patch 421 coincides with the center of the first radiator 411 .
- it may refer to an area in which the area of the first metal patch 421 and the area of the first radiator 411 overlap by a predetermined range or more.
- the first metal patch 421 may be disposed in a region corresponding to the first radiator 411 in order to efficiently perform power supply by coupling from the first radiator 411 .
- the second metal patch 422 may be spaced apart from the first metal patch 421 by a predetermined distance and disposed in an area adjacent to the first metal patch 421 . Accordingly, the second metal patch 422 may be powered by coupling from the first metal patch 421 .
- the predetermined distance may mean a distance for efficiently receiving power by coupling from the first metal patch 421 .
- the plurality of second radiators 421 and 422 may radiate the received signal.
- the first metal patch 421 may radiate a signal fed from the first radiator 411
- the second metal patch 422 may radiate a signal fed from the first metal patch 421 . have.
- the electronic device 400 may transmit and receive signals more efficiently than before through two stacked radiators (eg, a first radiator and a second radiator). For example, the electronic device 400 may transmit/receive a signal having a wider bandwidth through spaced apart radiators.
- the frame structure 430 may be disposed between the first PCB 410 and the second PCB 420 .
- an air layer may be formed.
- the frame structure 430 may be disposed so as not to interfere with radiation of the first radiator 411 and the plurality of second radiators 421 and 422 .
- the frame structure 430 may be disposed not to overlap the first radiator 411 and the plurality of second radiators 421 and 422 .
- the frame structure 430 may be formed of a conductive member or a non-conductive member.
- the frame structure 430 may be formed of metal, which is a conductive member.
- the frame structure 430 may be formed of a non-conductive member such as plastic by injection.
- the RU board 440 may be disposed between the first PCB 410 and the package board 450 .
- the RU board 440 may be connected to the first PCB 410 by a coupler or a connector, and the package board 450 and a grid array (eg, a ball grid array (BGA)). , can be connected to a land grid array (LGA).
- the RU board 440 may include a plurality of PCB layers, and a transmission line for transmitting an RF signal transmitted from the RFIC 460 through the package board 450 to the first PCB 410 . ) may be included.
- the transmission line may mean a feed line.
- the package board 450 may be disposed between the RU board 440 and the RFIC 460 .
- the package board 450 may be connected to the RU board 440 by a grid array.
- the grid array may be a ball grid array (BGA) or a land grid array (LGA).
- the package board 450 may be connected to the RFIC 460 by soldering.
- the package board 450 may transfer the RF signal processed from the RFIC 460 to the RU board 440 .
- the RFIC 460 may include a plurality of RF components for processing an RF signal.
- the RFIC 460 may include a power amplifier, a mixer, an oscillator, a digital to analog converter (DAC), an analog to digital converter (ADC), and the like.
- the RFIC 460 may process an RF signal in order to transmit or receive a target signal from the electronic device 400 , and the RF signal processed by the RFIC 460 includes the package board 450 , It may be transmitted or received through the RU board 440 , the first PCB 410 , the second PCB 420 , and the plurality of second radiators 421 and 422 .
- a plurality of radiators may be connected to one RFIC.
- the first radiator and the plurality of second radiators may be connected without a transmission line, and even between the plurality of second radiators (ie, between the first metal patch and the plurality of second metal patches), there is no transmission line.
- the first radiator may indirectly supply a signal to the first metal patch among the plurality of second radiators.
- the first metal patch may indirectly feed a signal to a plurality of second metal patches spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in an area adjacent to the first metal patch.
- connection relationship between other components may be exemplary. That is, of course, a structure different from the structure shown in FIG. 4 (eg, the connection method of the RU board and the package board, the connection method of the RFIC, the vertical PTH in the RU board) may be used as an embodiment of the present disclosure. .
- the antenna structure 500 of FIG. 5A may mean a structure including the first PCB 410 , the second PCB 420 and the frame structure 430 of FIG. 4 . Accordingly, in FIG. 5A , a description of the same structure as in FIG. 4 will be omitted. 5, one first metal patch 521, four second metal patches 522-1, 522-2, 522-3, 522-4, and a first metal patch ( Although the antenna structure 500 including a first radiator (not shown) disposed in a region corresponding to 521 is illustrated, this is merely an example for convenience of description. As will be described later, the present disclosure may refer to a sub-array structure in which the antenna structures 500 are continuously connected.
- the antenna structure 500 may include a first PCB 510 , a second PCB 520 , and a frame structure 530 .
- the first PCB 510 may include one first radiator, and the first radiator may be disposed in an area corresponding to the first metal patch 521 of the second PCB 520 .
- the first PCB 510 and the second PCB 520 may be spaced apart from each other by an air layer formed by the frame structure 530 .
- the second PCB 520 may include a first metal patch 521 and four second metal patches 522-1, 522-2, 522-3, and 522-4.
- the first metal patch 521 and the four second metal patches 522-1, 522-2, 522-3, and 522-4 may be referred to as a second radiator.
- the second metal patches 522-1, 522-2, 522-3, and 522-4 may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance with respect to the first metal patch 521 as a center.
- the predetermined distance may mean a distance for efficient coupling power supply from the first metal patch 521 to the second metal patches 522-1, 522-2, 522-3, and 522-4.
- the first metal patch 521 may be supplied with coupling power from a first radiator (not shown).
- the first metal patch 521 may receive power through two ports (ie, a feeding point), respectively, to an M port (minus port) 550 and a P port (plus port) 560 .
- the M port 550 and the P port 560 may be powered in consideration of the polarization (polarization).
- polarization polarization
- signals having different polarizations may be fed to the M port 550 and the P port 560 .
- a signal having a polarization of -45° may be fed from the M port 550 , and a signal having a polarization of +45° may be fed from the P port 560 .
- the first metal patch 521 may transmit a signal fed from the first radiator to the four second metal patches 522-1, 522-2, 522-3, and 522-4.
- the first metal patch 521 may feed a signal fed from the M port 550 to the second metal patches 522 - 2 and 522 - 4 .
- the first metal patch may feed the signal fed from the P port 560 to the second metal patches 522-1 and 522-3.
- the power feeding may mean indirect power feeding (ie, air coupling) by a coupling. However, this means a state in which the Co-pol component is powered as described above.
- the first metal patch 521 may feed the cross pole component of the signal fed from the M port 550 to the second metal patches 522-1 and 522-3, and from the P port 560 .
- a cross pole component of the fed signal may be fed to the second metal patches 522 - 2 and 522 - 4 .
- the antenna structure 500 of FIG. 5A only illustrates a case in which power is supplied from one first metal patch 521 , and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
- the second metal patches may be supplied with a signal including a double polarization. This will be described with reference to FIG. 5B below.
- 5B is an exploded perspective view of an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure; 5B shows the antenna structure 500 in which the antenna structure 500 of FIG. 5A is expanded. That is, the antenna structure 500 of FIG. 5B includes two first radiators 511-1 and 511-2, two first metal patches 521-1 and 521-2, and six second metal patches. show However, this is only for convenience of description, and as will be described later with reference to FIG. 6 , the antenna structure may further include radiators and metal patches.
- the antenna structure 500 may include a first PCB 510 , a second PCB 520 , and a frame structure 530 .
- the first PCB 510 may include two first radiators 511-1 and 511-2.
- the second PCB 520 may include eight second radiators, and the eight second radiators include two first metal patches 521-1 and 521-2 and six second metal patches.
- the first PCB 510 may be disposed while being spaced apart from the second PCB 520 by the frame structure 530 , and an air layer between the first PCB 510 and the second PCB 520 . layer) may be formed.
- the first radiators 511-1 and 511-2 may receive (or feed) a processed RF signal from an RFIC (not shown), and receive the fed RF signal from each of the first metal patches ( 521-1, 521-2) can be dispatched.
- the first radiators 511-1 and 511-2 transmit signals through direct feeding by a feeding line from the RFIC or indirect feeding by a feeding line of the first PCB 510 as described later. can receive
- the first metal patches 521-1 and 521-2 may indirectly supply power to the second metal patches.
- the first metal patch 521-1 may transmit signals fed through the P port and the M port of the first metal patch 521-1 to the periphery of the first metal patch 521-1, respectively. It is possible to supply coupling power to the four second metal patches.
- the second metal patch 522-1 receives power from the first metal patch 521-1 through the P port (eg, a signal having a polarization of +45°), and the second metal patch 522-2 may receive power from the M port (eg, a signal having a polarization of -45°) from the first metal patch 521-1.
- the first metal patch 521-2 transmits signals fed through the P port and the M port of the first metal patch 521-2 to the adjacent (()) of the first metal patch 521-2, respectively. adjacent) may provide coupling power to the four second metal patches.
- the second metal patch 522-1 receives power from the first metal patch 521-2 by the M port (eg, a signal having a polarization of -45°)
- the second metal patch 522-2 may receive power from the P port (eg, a signal having a polarization of +45°) from the first metal patch 521 - 2 .
- the second metal patch 522-1 receives coupling feeding from the first metal patch 521-1 through the P port, and coupling feeding through the M port from the other first metal patch 521-2.
- the other second metal patch 522-2 receives coupling feeding from the first metal patch 521-1 through the M port, and coupling feeding through the P port from the other first metal patch 521-2. can receive Accordingly, the second metal patches 522-1 and 522-2 may receive a signal including a double polarization from the first metal patches 521-1 and 521-2.
- a sub-array structure in which a plurality of the antenna structure 500 of FIG. 5A and the antenna structure 500 of FIG. 5B are disposed will be described with reference to FIG. 6 .
- 6 illustrates an example of sub-arrays including an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- 6 illustrates an antenna array 600 including a first sub-array 610 and a second sub-array 620 formed by continuously disposing the antenna structure 500 of FIG. 5B .
- the antenna array 600 , the first sub-array 610 , and the second sub-array 620 may refer to an antenna PCB connected to the RU board.
- the antenna array 600 may include a first sub-array 610 and a second sub-array 620 , and the first sub-array 610 and the second sub-array 620 are individually N-1 first radiators (not shown) respectively disposed in regions corresponding to the second metal patches, N-1 first metal patches, and N-1 first metal patches, each having an arrangement of 2xN can be placed.
- N-1 first radiators not shown
- FIG. 6 a part of the structure as described above is shown for convenience of explanation.
- the first sub-array 610 may include three first feeding patches 611-1, 611-2, and 611-3, and regions spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance with respect to each feeding patch.
- a plurality of second feeding patches may be disposed.
- four second feed patches may be disposed in an area adjacent to the first feed patch 611-1, and four second feed patches may be disposed in an area adjacent to the first feed patch 611-2.
- the two second feeding patches disposed in the region between the first feeding patch 611-1 and the first feeding patch 611-2 include the first feeding patches 611-1 and 611-2.
- the two second feed patches shared by the first feed patches 611-1 and 611-2 have different polarizations ( A signal having polarization may be fed by air coupling.
- This structure may be equally applied to the second sub-array 620 .
- four second feeding patches may be disposed in an area adjacent to the first feeding patch 621-1, and adjacent to the first feeding patch 621-2.
- Four second feeding patches may be disposed on the .
- the two second feeding patches disposed in the region between the first feeding patch 621-1 and the first feeding patch 621-2 include the first feeding patches 621-1 and 621-2.
- the two second feed patches shared by the first feed patches 621-1 and 621-2 have different polarizations ( A signal having polarization may be fed by air coupling.
- the second length which is the distance between -1
- the first length between the first feeding patch 611-1 and the first feeding patch 611-2 is a signal fed by each first feeding patch.
- the wavelength of is ⁇ , it can be formed as 0.5 ⁇ .
- the second length between the first feeding patch 611-1 and the first feeding patch 621-1 is 1 ⁇ . can be formed.
- the first length and the second length may mean a distance between the center and the center of each first feeding patch.
- the length of the second feeding patch disposed in the area adjacent to the first feeding patch 611-1, 611-2, 611-3, 621-1, 621-2, 621-3 eg: When the shape of the patch is circular, the diameter (diameter), when the shape of the patch is a square or octagon, the horizontal or vertical length
- the diameter diameter
- the shape of the patch is a square or octagon, the horizontal or vertical length
- the air coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may have high energy efficiency. For example, assuming that the energy fed from the RFIC to the first radiator is 1, the energy transferred from the first radiator to the first feeding patch of the second radiator and from the first feeding patch to the second feeding patches is about 0.97. It can be formed as a value of That is, it may mean that the energy transfer efficiency is about 97%. This is because, in the air coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, power is supplied without using a transmission line, and thus no loss occurs due to the transmission line. For example, when power is fed to each antenna element through two ports from the RFIC, such as the RU board 300, shown in FIG.
- an energy transfer efficiency of about 95% can be formed, and the RU board 350
- a loss of about 3 to 4% is generated due to a loss due to a transmission line, and thus an energy transfer efficiency of about 91% can be formed.
- the energy transmission efficiency of the air coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be higher than that of the existing structures.
- the antenna array 700 of FIG. 7 may be understood the same as the antenna PCB 301 or 302 of FIG. 3A , and the antenna array 750 may be understood the same as the antenna array 600 of FIG. 6 . Therefore, a description of the same structure will be omitted.
- the antenna array 700 may include a plurality of antenna elements.
- one antenna array 700 may include 256 antenna elements (ie, radiators).
- the antenna array 700 may be connected to a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs).
- RFICs radio frequency integrated circuits
- the antenna array 700 may be connected to 16 RFICs.
- 16 antenna elements may be fed from one RFIC.
- the antenna array 750 may include 8 sub-arrays and 8 RFICs corresponding to each sub-array, each sub-array comprising 16 first fed patches, 34 second fed patches and It may include first radiators (not shown) disposed in areas corresponding to the 16 first feeding patches.
- the antenna array 750 in the case of the antenna array 750 , 50 second radiators (ie, first feed patches and second feed patches) may be fed from one RFIC. Accordingly, the antenna array 750 including the air coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has more radiators (eg, in the same area) as compared to the antenna array 700 without the sub-array structure. : A second radiator including the first radiator, the first feeding patch, and the second feeding patch) may be mounted. In other words, in the antenna array 750 including the air coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of radiators corresponding to one RFIC may increase and the number of total RFICs may be minimized.
- the air coupling sub-array structure transmits, through an indirect connection between the first radiator and the first feed patch and between the first feed patch and the second feed patch, by coupling.
- the loss may be minimized, and thus the overall antenna gain may be increased.
- various embodiments of the above-described air coupling sub-array structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 9A, and 9B.
- the electronic device 800 includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) 810 , a second PCB 820 , a frame structure 830 , and a radio unit (RU) board 840 . , a package board 850 and a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) 860 .
- the first PCB 810 and the second PCB 820 may refer to the antenna PCB of FIG. 3A as described above.
- the first PCB 810 may be disposed between the RU board 840 and the frame structure 830 .
- the first PCB 810 may be disposed between the RU board 840 and the frame structure 830 to receive a signal from the RFIC 860 through the RU board 840 .
- the transmission of the signal may mean feeding.
- the electronic device 800 does not include the first radiator 811 in the first PCB 810 and may include only a feeding line. Accordingly, the first radiator 811 may receive coupling power (ie, indirect power) from the RFIC 860 , rather than being directly fed by a feed line connected to the RU board 840 .
- the feed line included in the first PCB 810 may mean a transmission line for receiving a signal from the RU board 840 .
- the first radiator 811 may indirectly supply power to the first metal patch 821 of the second PCB 820 .
- the first radiator 811 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the second radiators 821 and 822 by the second PCB 820 . signal can be transmitted. Also, the first radiator 811 may radiate a signal received from the RU board 840 to another electronic device.
- the second PCB 820 may be disposed on the upper end of the frame structure 830 . That is, the second PCB 820 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the first PCB 810 by the frame structure 830 . An air layer may be formed between the second PCB 820 and the first PCB 810 by the frame structure 830 . Also, the first radiator 811 may be disposed on a first surface of the second PCB 820 , and second radiators 821 and 822 may be disposed on a second surface different from the first surface.
- the second PCB 820 may include a plurality of second radiators 821 and 822 , and the second radiators 821 and 822 include a first metal patch 821 and a plurality of second metal patches 822 .
- the first metal patch 821 may refer to a configuration that receives power from the first radiator 811 . Accordingly, the first metal patch 821 may be disposed in an area corresponding to the first radiator 811 .
- the corresponding region may be determined according to the relationship between the first metal patch 821 and the first radiator 811 . For example, it may mean a state in which the center of the first metal patch 821 and the center of the first radiator 811 coincide. As another example, it may refer to an area in which the area of the first metal patch 821 and the area of the first radiator 811 overlap by a predetermined range or more.
- the first metal patch 821 may be disposed in a region corresponding to the first radiator 811 in order to efficiently perform power supply by coupling from the first radiator 811 .
- the second metal patch 822 may be spaced apart from the first metal patch 821 by a predetermined distance and disposed in an area adjacent to the first metal patch 821 . Accordingly, the second metal patch 822 may be powered by coupling from the first metal patch 821 .
- the predetermined distance may mean a distance for efficiently receiving power by coupling from the first metal patch 821 .
- the plurality of second radiators 821 and 822 may radiate the received signal.
- the first metal patch 821 may radiate a signal fed from the first radiator 811
- the second metal patch 822 may radiate a signal fed from the first metal patch 821 .
- the electronic device 800 may transmit and receive signals more efficiently than before through two stacked radiators (eg, a first radiator and a second radiator).
- the electronic device 800 may transmit/receive a signal having a wider bandwidth through spaced-apart radiators.
- the frame structure 830 may be disposed between the first PCB 810 and the second PCB 820 .
- an air layer may be formed.
- the frame structure 830 may be disposed so as not to interfere with radiation of the first radiator 811 and the plurality of second radiators 821 and 822 .
- the frame structure 830 may be disposed not to overlap with the first radiator 811 and the plurality of second radiators 821 and 822 .
- the frame structure 830 may be formed of a conductive member or a non-conductive member.
- the frame structure 830 may be formed of metal, which is a conductive member.
- the frame structure 830 may be formed of a non-conductive member such as plastic by injection.
- the RU board 840 may be disposed between the first PCB 810 and the package board 850 .
- the RU board 840 may be connected to the first PCB 810 by a coupler or a connector, and may be connected to the package board 850 and a grid array (eg, a ball grid array (BGA)). , can be connected to a land grid array (LGA).
- the RU board 840 may include a plurality of PCB layers, and a transmission line for transmitting an RF signal transmitted from the RFIC 860 through the package board 850 to the first PCB 810 . ) may be included.
- the transmission line may mean a feed line.
- the package board 850 may be disposed between the RU board 840 and the RFIC 860 . Also, the package board 850 may be connected to the RU board 840 by a grid array.
- the grid array may be a ball grid array (BGA) or a land grid array (LGA).
- the package board 850 may be connected to the RFIC 860 by soldering. The package board 850 may transmit the RF signal processed from the RFIC 860 to the RU board 840 .
- the RFIC 860 may include a plurality of RF components for processing an RF signal.
- the RFIC 860 may include a power amplifier, a mixer, an oscillator, a digital to analog converter (DAC), an analog to digital converter (ADC), and the like.
- the RFIC 860 may process an RF signal in order to transmit or receive a target signal from the electronic device 800 , and the RF signal processed by the RFIC 860 includes the package board 850 , Transmission or reception may be performed through the RU board 840 , the first PCB 810 , the second PCB 820 , the first radiator 811 , and the plurality of second radiators 821 and 822 .
- a plurality of radiators may be connected to one RFIC.
- the first radiator and the plurality of second radiators may be connected without a transmission line, and even between the plurality of second radiators (ie, between the first metal patch and the plurality of second metal patches), there is no transmission line.
- the first radiator may indirectly supply a signal to the first metal patch among the plurality of second radiators.
- the first metal patch may indirectly feed a signal to a plurality of second metal patches spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in an area adjacent to the first metal patch.
- connection relationship between other components may be exemplary. That is, of course, a structure different from the structure shown in FIG. 8 (eg, the connection method of the RU board and the package board, the connection method of the RFIC, the vertical PTH within the RU board) may be used as an embodiment of the present disclosure. .
- 9A illustrates an example of a metal patch of an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- 9B illustrates another example of a metal patch of an antenna structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the antenna structure 900 of FIG. 9A and the antenna structure 950 of FIG. 9B may refer to the antenna structure 500 of FIG. 5 .
- second radiators ie, the first metal patch 521 and the second metal patches 522-1, 522-2, 522-3, and 522-4
- the first metal patch 901 and the second metal patch 902 of the antenna structure 900 may have a rectangular shape.
- the quadrangle may be interpreted as meaning including all shapes such as a square, a rectangle, and a rhombus.
- the first metal patch 901 of the antenna structure 900 may be fed at two points from the first radiator (not shown), and the fed signal may be fed to the second metal patches 902 . .
- the feed that the first metal patch 901 receives from the first radiator may refer to direct power or indirect power through coupling, and the second metal patches 902 receive from the first metal patch 901 .
- Power feeding may mean indirect power feeding by a coupling.
- the feeding method of the antenna structure 900 the feeding method described with reference to FIG. 5 may be equally applied.
- second radiators ie, the first metal patch 521 and the second metal patches 522-1, 522-2, 522-3, and 522-4
- the first metal patch 951 and the second metal patch 952 of the antenna structure 950 may have an octagonal shape.
- the octagonal shape may be interpreted as a modified structure of the metal patches of FIG. 9 in order to increase the radiation efficiency of the metal patches.
- the first metal patch 951 of the antenna structure 950 may be fed at two points from the first radiator (not shown), and the fed signal may be fed to the second metal patches 952 . .
- the power supplied by the first metal patch 951 from the first radiator may refer to direct power feeding or indirect power feeding by coupling, and the second metal patches 952 received from the first metal patch 951 .
- Power feeding may mean indirect power feeding by a coupling.
- the feeding method of the antenna structure 950 may be applied in the same manner as the feeding method described with reference to FIG. 5 .
- the air coupling sub-array structure according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be different from those of the related art.
- the sub-array structure by using the sub-array structure, more radiators (eg, : antenna elements) can be mounted. Accordingly, the overall antenna gain of the electronic device including the air-coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be increased, and accordingly, the number of RFICs mounted on the electronic device may be reduced, thereby reducing production costs. have.
- the air coupling sub-array structure As another example, unlike a structure in which RFICs and radiators are connected by a transmission line while including a sub-array like the structure of the RU board 350 of FIG. 3A , the air coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure By indirectly feeding by coupling rather than the transmission line, loss due to the transmission line does not occur, and an additional PCB layer for arranging the transmission line is not required, so that the production cost can be reduced.
- a radiator eg, a first feeding patch
- a radiator is additionally disposed between the radiators for feeding and radiation.
- FIG. 10 illustrates a functional configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 1010 may include an antenna unit 1011 , a filter unit 1012 , a radio frequency (RF) processing unit 1013 , and a control unit 1014 .
- RF radio frequency
- the antenna unit 1011 may include a plurality of antennas.
- the antenna performs functions for transmitting and receiving signals through a radio channel.
- the antenna may include a conductor formed on a substrate (eg, a PCB) or a radiator formed of a conductive pattern.
- the antenna may radiate an up-converted signal on a radio channel or acquire a signal radiated by another device.
- Each antenna may be referred to as a radiator, antenna element, or antenna element.
- the antenna unit 1011 may include an antenna array (eg, a sub array) in which a plurality of antenna elements form an array.
- the antenna unit 1011 may be electrically connected to the filter unit 1012 through RF signal lines.
- the antenna unit 1011 may be mounted on a PCB including a plurality of antenna elements.
- the PCB may include a plurality of RF signal lines connecting each antenna element and the filter of the filter unit 1012 . These RF signal lines may be referred to as a feeding network.
- the antenna unit 1011 may provide the received signal to the filter unit 1012 or may radiate the signal provided from the filter unit 1012 into the air.
- An antenna having a structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be included in the antenna unit 1011 .
- the antenna unit 1011 may include at least one antenna module having a dual polarization antenna.
- the dual polarization antenna may transmit and receive signals having different polarizations.
- the dual polarization antenna may transmit and receive a first signal having a polarization of +45° and a second signal having a polarization of -45°.
- the polarization may be formed by other polarizations orthogonal to +45° and -45°.
- Each antenna element may be connected to a feeding line or indirectly connected by a coupling, and may be electrically connected to a filter unit 1012 , an RF processing unit 1013 , and a control unit 1014 to be described later.
- the dual polarization antenna may be a patch antenna (or a microstrip antenna). Since the dual polarization antenna has the form of a patch antenna, implementation and integration into an array antenna may be easy. Two signals having different polarizations may be input to each antenna port. Each antenna port corresponds to an antenna element. For high efficiency, it is required to optimize the relationship between the co-pol characteristic and the cross-pol characteristic between two signals having different polarizations.
- the co-pole characteristic indicates a characteristic for a specific polarization component and the cross-pole characteristic indicates a characteristic for a polarization component different from the specific polarization component.
- An antenna (eg, an antenna element, a sub array, an antenna array) of an antenna device including a separate PCB according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be included in the antenna unit 1011 .
- the first radiator or the second radiator (eg, the first metal patch and the second metal patch) of the air coupling sub-array structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be included in the antenna unit 1011 of FIG. 10 .
- the filter unit 1012 may perform filtering to transmit a signal of a desired frequency.
- the filter unit 1012 may perform a function to selectively identify a frequency by forming resonance.
- the filter unit 1012 may structurally form a resonance through a cavity including a dielectric.
- the filter unit 1012 may form resonance through elements that form inductance or capacitance.
- the filter unit 1012 may include an elastic filter such as a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filter or a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter.
- the filter unit 1012 may include at least one of a band pass filter, a low pass filter, a high pass filter, and a band reject filter. .
- the filter unit 1012 may include RF circuits for obtaining a signal of a frequency band for transmission or a frequency band for reception.
- the filter unit 1012 may electrically connect the antenna unit 1011 and the RF processing unit 1013 to each other.
- the RF processing unit 1013 may include a plurality of RF paths.
- the RF path may be a unit of a path through which a signal received through the antenna or a signal radiated through the antenna passes. At least one RF path may be referred to as an RF chain.
- the RF chain may include a plurality of RF elements.
- RF components may include amplifiers, mixers, oscillators, DACs, ADCs, and the like.
- the RF processing unit 1013 includes an up converter that up-converts a digital transmission signal of a base band to a transmission frequency, and a DAC that converts the up-converted digital transmission signal into an analog RF transmission signal. (digital-to-analog converter) may be included.
- the up converter and DAC form part of the transmit path.
- the transmit path may further include a power amplifier (PA) or a coupler (or combiner).
- the RF processing unit 1013 includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that converts an analog RF reception signal into a digital reception signal and a down converter that converts the digital reception signal into a baseband digital reception signal. ) may be included.
- ADC analog-to-digital converter
- the ADC and downconverter form part of the receive path.
- the receive path may further include a low-noise amplifier (LNA) or a coupler (or divider).
- LNA low-noise amplifier
- RF components of the RF processing unit may be implemented on a PCB.
- the antennas and RF components of the RF processing unit may be implemented on a PCB, and filters may be repeatedly fastened between the PCB and the PCB to form a plurality of layers.
- a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and a package board (PKG) of an electronic device including an air coupling sub-array structure may be included in the RF processing unit 1013 of FIG. 10 .
- the RF processing unit 1013 is an RF device for mmWave and may include a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC).
- RFIC radio frequency integrated circuit
- the RFIC may be formed of an RFIC chip coupled with a package board and coupled to the RU board, or the RFIC may be directly coupled by the RU board.
- the controller 1014 may control overall operations of the electronic device 1010 .
- the control unit 1014 may include various modules for performing communication.
- the controller 1014 may include at least one processor such as a modem.
- the controller 1014 may include modules for digital signal processing.
- the controller 1014 may include a modem.
- the control unit 1014 generates complex symbols by encoding and modulating the transmitted bit stream.
- the controller 1014 restores the received bit stream by demodulating and decoding the baseband signal.
- the controller 1014 may perform functions of a protocol stack required by a communication standard.
- FIG. 10 the functional configuration of the electronic device 1010 has been described as equipment to which the device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied.
- the example shown in FIG. 10 is only an exemplary configuration of an apparatus for a structure according to various embodiments of the present disclosure described through FIGS. 4 to 9B , and embodiments of the present disclosure are examples of the equipment shown in FIG. 10 . It is not limited to components. Accordingly, the air coupling sub-array structure itself and an electronic device including the structure may also be understood as embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the first metal patch receives power by coupling from the first radiator through a first point and a second point of the first metal patch, and through the first point
- a first polarization may be formed in the first signal fed through, and a second polarization may be formed in the second signal fed through the second point.
- the first metal patch includes a Co-pol (Co-polarization) component for the first polarization of the first signal.
- Metal patches disposed in a first arrangement among the plurality of second metal patches and coupling-feeding the Co-pol component of the second polarization of the second signal to the metal patches disposed in a second arrangement among the plurality of second metal patches.
- a third metal patch and a plurality of fourth metal patches constituting a third radiator and the plurality of second radiators are further included, wherein the third metal patch is spaced apart from a region corresponding to the third radiator and the plurality of fourth metal patches are disposed spaced apart from the third metal patch to receive power by a coupling, and the third metal patch is, from the third radiator, the third metal patch
- the first signal fed through the third point and the first signal fed through the third point is fed by coupling through the third and fourth points of The signal may be formed with the second polarization.
- the third metal patch includes a Co-pol (Co-polarization) component for the first polarization of the first signal.
- Metal patches disposed in a first arrangement among the plurality of fourth metal patches coupling-feeding to, and coupling-feeding a Co-pol component of the second polarization of the second signal to metal patches disposed in a second arrangement among the plurality of fourth metal patches;
- the 4 metal patches may at least partially overlap the plurality of second metal patches.
- a distance from the center of the first metal patch to the center of the third metal patch may be determined based on wavelengths of the first signal and the second signal fed to the first metal patch.
- the Co-pol component of the first polarized wave may be formed to be orthogonal to the Co-pol component of the second polarized wave.
- the Co-pol component of the first polarized wave may be formed at +45°, and the Co-pol component of the second polarized wave may have a -45° component.
- a direction of the first arrangement may be orthogonal to a direction of the second arrangement.
- the first radiator and the plurality of second radiators may have at least one shape selected from a circle, a quadrangle, and an octagon.
- the electronic device of a wireless communication system includes a plurality of sub-arrays and a plurality of RFICs connected to correspond to each of the plurality of sub-arrays
- the plurality of sub-arrays includes a plurality of first radiators, a first printed circuit board (PCB) on which the plurality of first radiators are disposed, a plurality of second radiators, and a second plurality of radiators on which the plurality of second radiators are disposed.
- PCB printed circuit board
- a frame structure wherein the frame structure is disposed such that an air layer is formed between the first PCB and the second PCB, and the plurality of second radiators are configured to include the plurality of first radiators.
- a plurality of first metal patches disposed in regions corresponding to the radiators, respectively, and a plurality of first metal patches disposed spaced apart from each of the plurality of first metal patches and receiving power by coupling 2 may include metal patches.
- each of the plurality of first metal patches receives power from the corresponding plurality of first radiators through a first point and a second point by coupling, and the first A first signal fed through a point may have a first polarization, and a second signal fed through the second point may have a second polarization.
- the plurality of first metal patches have a Co-pol (Co-polarization) component of the first polarization of the first signal based on each of the plurality of first metal patches, in a first arrangement
- Coupling power is supplied to the plurality of second metal patches disposed in The plurality of arranged second metal patches may be coupled to supply power, and the first arrangement and the second arrangement may be orthogonal to each other.
- the Co-pol component of the first polarized wave may be formed to be orthogonal to the Co-pol component of the second polarized wave.
- the Co-pol component of the first polarized wave may be formed at +45°, and the Co-pol component of the second polarized wave may have a -45° component.
- the plurality of sub-arrays includes a first sub-array and a second sub-array, and from the plurality of first metal patches of the first sub-array, a plurality of first metals of the second sub-array A distance between the patches may be determined based on a length of a wavelength of a signal fed from the RFIC to the plurality of sub-arrays.
- a distance between the plurality of first metal patches of the first sub-array may be determined based on the length of the wavelength of the signal.
- the plurality of first radiators and the plurality of second radiators may have a shape of at least one of a circle, a square, and an octagon.
- a first printed circuit board including a feeding line, a first radiator, and a plurality of 2 emitters, a second PCB and a frame structure, wherein the frame structure is disposed such that an air layer is formed between the first PCB and the second PCB,
- the first radiator is disposed on a first surface
- the plurality of second radiators are disposed on a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the first radiator is coupled from the feed line of the first PCB ( receiving power by coupling, the plurality of second radiators may be coupled to a first metal patch disposed in a region corresponding to the first radiator, and spaced apart from the first metal patch ) may include a plurality of second metal patches receiving power by.
- the first metal patch receives power by coupling from the first radiator through a first point and a second point of the first metal patch, and through the first point
- a first polarization is formed in the first signal fed through
- a second polarization is formed in the second signal fed through the second point
- the first metal patch is a Co for the first polarization of the first signal.
- a -pol (Co-polarization) component is coupled and fed to the plurality of second metal patches arranged in a first arrangement with respect to the first metal patch, and the first metal patch is the second metal patch of the second signal.
- Co-pol component for the second polarization is fed by coupling the plurality of second metal patches arranged in a second arrangement with respect to the first metal patch, the first arrangement and the second arrangement being orthogonal to each other can do.
- a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs (software modules) may be provided.
- One or more programs stored in the computer-readable storage medium are configured to be executable by one or more processors in an electronic device (device).
- One or more programs include instructions for causing an electronic device to execute methods according to embodiments described in a claim or specification of the present disclosure.
- Such programs include random access memory, non-volatile memory including flash memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory, EEPROM), magnetic disc storage device, compact disc-ROM (CD-ROM), digital versatile discs (DVDs), or other It may be stored in an optical storage device or a magnetic cassette. Alternatively, it may be stored in a memory composed of a combination of some or all thereof. In addition, each configuration memory may be included in plurality.
- non-volatile memory including flash memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory, EEPROM), magnetic disc storage device, compact disc-ROM (CD-ROM), digital versatile discs (DVDs), or other It may be stored in an optical storage device or a magnetic cassette. Alternatively, it may be stored in a memory composed of a combination of some or all thereof. In addition, each configuration memory may be included in plurality.
- the program is transmitted through a communication network consisting of a communication network such as the Internet, an intranet, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a storage area network (SAN), or a combination thereof. It may be stored on an attachable storage device that can be accessed. Such a storage device may be connected to a device implementing an embodiment of the present disclosure through an external port. In addition, a separate storage device on the communication network may be connected to the device implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- a communication network such as the Internet, an intranet, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a storage area network (SAN), or a combination thereof. It may be stored on an attachable storage device that can be accessed.
- Such a storage device may be connected to a device implementing an embodiment of the present disclosure through an external port.
- a separate storage device on the communication network may be connected to the device implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure.
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- 무선 통신 시스템의 안테나 구조에 있어서,제1 방사체(radiator);상기 제1 방사체가 배치되는 제1 PCB(printed circuit board);복수의 제2 방사체들;상기 복수의 제2 방사체들이 배치되는 제2 PCB; 및프레임 구조(frame structure)를 포함하고,상기 프레임 구조는 상기 제1 PCB 및 상기 제2 PCB 사이에 공기 층(air layer)이 형성되도록 배치되고,상기 복수의 제2 방사체들은:상기 제1 방사체와 대응되는 영역에 배치되는 제1 금속 패치(metal patch),상기 제1 금속 패치로부터 이격된 채로 배치되어 커플링(coupling)에 의한 급전을 받는 복수의 제2 금속 패치들을 포함하는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1 금속 패치는, 상기 제1 방사체로부터, 상기 제1 금속 패치의 제1 지점 및 제2 지점을 통해 커플링(coupling)에 의한 급전을 받고,상기 제1 지점을 통해 급전되는 제1 신호는 제1 편파가 형성되고, 상기 제2 지점을 통해 급전되는 제2 신호는 제2 편파가 형성되는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 2에 있어서,상기 제1 금속 패치는:상기 제1 신호의 상기 제1 편파에 대한 Co-pol(Co-polarization) 성분을 상기 복수의 제2 금속 패치들 중 제1 배열에 배치되는 금속 패치들에게 커플링 급전하고,상기 제2 신호의 상기 제2 편파에 대한 Co-pol 성분을 상기 복수의 제2 금속 패치들 중 제2 배열에 배치되는 금속 패치들에게 커플링 급전하는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 3에 있어서,제3 방사체 및 상기 복수의 제2 방사체들을 구성하는 제3 금속 패치 및 복수의 제4 금속 패치들을 더 포함하고,상기 제3 금속 패치는 상기 제3 방사체와 대응되는 영역에 이격된 채로 배치되고, 상기 복수의 제4 금속 패치들은 상기 제3 금속 패치로부터 이격된 채로 배치되어 커플링에 의한 급전을 받고,상기 제3 금속 패치는, 상기 제3 방사체로부터, 상기 제3 금속 패치의 제3 지점 및 제4 지점을 통해 커플링에 의한 급전을 받고,상기 제3 지점을 통해 급전되는 상기 제1 신호는 상기 제1 편파가 형성되고, 상기 제4 지점을 통해 급전되는 상기 제2 신호는 상기 제2 편파가 형성되는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 제3 금속 패치는:상기 제1 신호의 상기 제1 편파에 대한 Co-pol(Co-polarization) 성분을 상기 복수의 제4 금속 패치들 중 제1 배열에 배치되는 금속 패치들에게 커플링 급전하고,상기 제2 신호의 상기 제2 편파에 대한 Co-pol 성분을 상기 복수의 제4 금속 패치들 중 제2 배열에 배치되는 금속 패치들에게 커플링 급전하고,상기 복수의 제4 금속 패치들은 상기 복수의 제2 금속 패치들과 적어도 일부가 중첩(overlapped)되는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 제1 금속 패치의 중심으로부터 상기 제3 금속 패치의 중심까지의 거리는 상기 제1 금속 패치로 급전되는 상기 제1 신호 및 상기 제2 신호의 파장에 기반하여 결정되는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 2에 있어서,상기 제1 편파의 Co-pol 성분은 상기 제2 편파의 Co-pol 성분과 직교하도록 형성되는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 7에 있어서,상기 제1 편파의 Co-pol 성분은 +45°으로 형성되고, 상기 제2 편파의 Co-pol 성분은 -45°성분으로 형성되는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 3에 있어서,상기 제1 배열의 방향은 상기 제2 배열의 방향과 직교하는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1 방사체 및 상기 복수의 제2 방사체들은 원, 사각형 또는 8각형 중 적어도 하나의 형상을 포함하는, 안테나 구조.
- 무선 통신 시스템의 전자 장치에 있어서,복수의 서브 어레이(sub array)들; 및상기 복수의 서브 어레이들 각각에 대응하도록 연결되는 복수의 RFIC들을 포함하고,상기 복수의 서브 어레이들 각각은:복수의 제1 방사체(radiator), 상기 복수의 제1 방사체가 배치되는 제1 PCB(printed circuit board), 복수의 제2 방사체들, 상기 복수의 제2 방사체들이 배치되는 제2 PCB; 및 프레임 구조(frame structure)를 포함하고,상기 프레임 구조는 상기 제1 PCB 및 상기 제2 PCB 사이에 공기 층(air layer)이 형성되도록 배치되고,상기 복수의 제2 방사체들은 상기 복수의 제1 방사체들과 각각에 대응되는 영역에 배치되는 복수의 제1 금속 패치(metal patch)들 및 상기 복수의 제1 금속 패치들 각각으로부터 이격된 채로 배치되어 커플링(coupling)에 의한 급전을 받는 복수의 제2 금속 패치들을 포함하는, 전자 장치.
- 청구항 11에 있어서,상기 복수의 제1 금속 패치들 각각은, 대응되는 상기 복수의 제1 방사체들로부터, 제1 지점 및 제2 지점을 통해 커플링(coupling)에 의한 급전을 받고,상기 제1 지점을 통해 급전되는 제1 신호는 제1 편파가 형성되고, 상기 제2 지점을 통해 급전되는 제2 신호는 제2 편파가 형성되는, 전자 장치.
- 청구항 12에 있어서,상기 복수의 제1 금속 패치들은:상기 제1 신호의 상기 제1 편파에 대한 Co-pol(Co-polarization) 성분을 상기 복수의 제1 금속 패치들 각각을 기준으로, 제1 배열에 배치되는 상기 복수의 제2 금속 패치들에게 커플링 급전하고,상기 제2 신호의 상기 제2 편파에 대한 Co-pol 성분을 상기 복수의 제1 금속 패치들 각각을 기준으로, 제2 배열에 배치되는 상기 복수의 제2 금속 패치들에게 커플링 급전하고,상기 제1 배열과 상기 제2 배열은 서로 직교하는, 전자 장치.
- 무선 통신 시스템의 안테나 구조에 있어서,급전 선(feeding line)을 포함하는 제1 PCB(printed circuit board);제1 방사체(radiator);복수의 제2 방사체들;제2 PCB; 및프레임 구조(frame structure)를 포함하고,상기 프레임 구조는 상기 제1 PCB 및 상기 제2 PCB 사이에 공기 층(air layer)이 형성되도록 배치되고,상기 제2 PCB의 제1 면에는 상기 제1 방사체가 배치되고, 상기 제1 면과 반대되는 제2 면에는 상기 복수의 제2 방사체들이 배치되고,상기 제1 방사체는 상기 제1 PCB의 상기 급전 선으로부터 커플링(coupling)에 의한 급전을 받고,상기 복수의 제2 방사체들은:상기 제1 방사체와 대응되는 영역에 배치되는 제1 금속 패치(metal patch),상기 제1 금속 패치로부터 이격된 채로 배치되어 커플링(coupling)에 의한 급전을 받는 복수의 제2 금속 패치들을 포함하는, 안테나 구조.
- 청구항 14에 있어서,상기 제1 금속 패치는, 상기 제1 방사체로부터, 상기 제1 금속 패치의 제1 지점 및 제2 지점을 통해 커플링(coupling)에 의한 급전을 받고,상기 제1 지점을 통해 급전되는 제1 신호는 제1 편파가 형성되고, 상기 제2 지점을 통해 급전되는 제2 신호는 제2 편파가 형성되고,상기 제1 금속 패치는:상기 제1 신호의 상기 제1 편파에 대한 Co-pol(Co-polarization) 성분을 상기 제1 금속 패치를 기준으로, 제1 배열에 배치되는 상기 복수의 제2 금속 패치들에게 커플링 급전하고,상기 제2 신호의 상기 제2 편파에 대한 Co-pol 성분을 상기 제1 금속 패치를 기준으로, 제2 배열에 배치되는 상기 복수의 제2 금속 패치들에게 커플링 급전하고,상기 제1 배열과 상기 제2 배열은 서로 직교하는, 안테나 구조.
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