Electronic device with millimeter wave antennas
US9667290B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2001/0408
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays each of which includes multiple antenna elements. Phased antenna arrays may be mounted along edges of a housing for the electronic device, behind a dielectric window such as a dielectric logo window in the housing, in alignment with dielectric housing portions at corners of the housing, or elsewhere in the electronic device. A phased antenna array may include arrays of patch antenna elements on dielectric layers separated by a ground layer. A baseband processor may distribute wireless signals to the phased antenna arrays at intermediate frequencies over intermediate frequency signal paths. Transceiver circuits at the phased antenna arrays may include upconverters and downconverters coupled to the intermediate frequency signal paths.
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