Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Loading blocks for antennas in system packaging
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Application No.: US17471037Application Date: 2021-09-09
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Publication No.: US11955717B2Publication Date: 2024-04-09
- Inventor: Thomas Wu Yang , Michael D. Quinones , Harish Rajagopalan , Gareth L. Rose , Bhaskara R. Rupakula , Jiechen Wu , Hao Xu
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
- Main IPC: H01Q21/08
- IPC: H01Q21/08 ; H01Q1/22 ; H01Q13/06 ; H04B7/0413 ; H04B7/12

Abstract:
A radio frequency system package may include waveguides and loading blocks. The loading blocks may include dielectric material having a high dielectric constant between 13 and 20. Additionally, the loading blocks may be made of mold, epoxy, or the like material, and the loading blocks may fit into a region cut out of the waveguides. Moreover, the loading blocks may lower the cut-off frequency for wireless communication otherwise provided by the waveguides without the loading blocks (e.g., 28 GHz). In particular, the loading blocks may facilitate communication in low mmWave frequencies, such as 24 GHz.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230071858A1 LOADING BLOCKS FOR ANTENNAS IN SYSTEM PACKAGING Public/Granted day:2023-03-09
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