Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analog beamforming antenna for millimeter wave applications
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Application No.: US16510455Application Date: 2019-07-12
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Publication No.: US11217902B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Chiara Pelletti , Maha Achour
- Applicant: Metawave Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Metawave Corporation
- Current Assignee: Metawave Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agent Sandra Lynn Godsey
- Main IPC: H01Q21/06
- IPC: H01Q21/06 ; H01Q21/00 ; H01Q1/38 ; G01S13/931 ; H01Q1/32 ; G01S13/04 ; H01Q3/36

Abstract:
Examples disclosed herein relate to an analog beamforming antenna for millimeter wavelength applications. The analog beamforming antenna includes a superelement antenna array layer comprising an array of superelements, in which each superelement includes a coupling aperture oriented at a predetermined non-orthogonal angle relative to a plurality of radiating slots for radiating a transmission signal. The analog beamforming antenna also includes a power division layer configured to serve as a feed to the superelement antenna array layer, in which the power division layer comprising a plurality of phase control elements configured to apply different phase shifts to transmission signals propagating to the superelement antenna array layer. The analog beamforming antenna also includes a top layer disposed on the superelement antenna array layer. The top layer may include a superstrate or a metamaterial antenna array. Other examples disclosed herein include a radar system for use in an autonomous driving vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200021039A1 ANALOG BEAMFORMING ANTENNA FOR MILLIMETER WAVE APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2020-01-16
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