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Application US20190252774
Published 2019-08-15
Antenna-to-beamformer Assignment And Mapping In Phased Array Antenna Systems
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a phased array antenna system includes a first portion carrying an antenna lattice including a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are arranged in a first configuration, a second portion carrying a beamformer lattice including a plurality of beamformer elements, wherein the plurality of beamformer elements are arranged in a second configuration different from the first configuration, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion carrying at least a portion of a mapping including a first plurality of mapping traces on a first surface providing at least a portion of the electrical connection between the plurality of antenna elements and the plurality of beamformer elements, wherein each of the plurality of antenna elements are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of beamformer elements.
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- 1. A phased array antenna system, comprising:
a first portion carrying an antenna lattice including a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are arranged in a first configuration; a second portion carrying a beamformer lattice including a plurality of beamformer elements, wherein the plurality of beamformer elements are arranged in a second configuration different from the first configuration; and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion carrying at least a portion of a mapping including a first plurality of mapping traces on a first surface providing at least a portion of the electrical connection between the plurality of antenna elements and the plurality of beamformer elements, wherein each of the plurality of antenna elements are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of beamformer elements.
- 19. (canceled)
- 32-33. (canceled)
- 34. A mapping in phased array antenna system between an antenna lattice on a first side of a carrier including a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are arranged in a first configuration, and a beamformer lattice on a second opposite side of the carrier including a plurality of beamformer elements, wherein the plurality of beamformer elements are arranged in a second configuration different from the first configuration, wherein each of the plurality of antenna elements are configured to be electrically coupled to one of the plurality of beamformer elements, the mapping comprising:
a plurality of mapping traces providing at least a portion of the electrical connection between the plurality of antenna elements and the plurality of beamformer elements.
- 36. A method of configuring an assignment between an antenna lattice and a beamformer lattice in a phased array antenna system, the method comprising:
configuring an antenna lattice on a first portion of a carrier, the antenna lattice including a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are arranged in a first configuration; configuring a beamformer lattice on a second portion of the carrier, the beamformer lattice including a plurality of beamformer elements, wherein the plurality of beamformer elements are arranged in a second configuration different from the first configuration; and assigning the antenna elements to be coupled to beamformer elements to create a number of assignment lines between each of the antenna elements and each of the beamformer elements.
- 37-43. (canceled)
- 47-48. (canceled)
