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公开(公告)号:WO2018115896A3
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:PCT/GB2017/053873
申请日:2017-12-21
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Inventor: HARIDAS, Nakul Raghavanand , WITHER, David Michael , STEEL, Victor , ZHOU, Wei , IDDA, Tonio , EL-RAYIS, Ahmed Osman
Abstract: The invention relates to antenna apparatus comprising: an antenna, a signal conductor and one or more RF MEMS switches, the antenna being conductively connected to the signal conductor, the MEMS switches and at least a portion of the signal conductor being supported by a crystalline MEMS substrate; and a capping substrate comprising a capping portion, wherein an enclosed volume is formed around the said MEMS switches between the capping portion and at least a portion of the crystalline MEMS substrate, and wherein the capping substrate comprises the said antenna.
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公开(公告)号:WO2018115896A2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:PCT/GB2017/053873
申请日:2017-12-21
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Inventor: HARIDAS, Nakul Raghavanand , WITHER, David Michael , STEEL, Victor , ZHOU, Wei , IDDA, Tonio , EL-RAYIS, Ahmed Osman
Abstract: The invention relates to antenna apparatus comprising: an antenna, a signal conductor and one or more RF MEMS switches, the antenna being conductively connected to the signal conductor, the MEMS switches and at least a portion of the signal conductor being supported by a crystalline MEMS substrate; and a capping substrate comprising a capping portion, wherein an enclosed volume is formed around the said MEMS switches between the capping portion and at least a portion of the crystalline MEMS substrate, and wherein the capping substrate comprises the said antenna.
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公开(公告)号:WO2018115895A3
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:PCT/GB2017/053872
申请日:2017-12-21
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Inventor: HARIDAS, Nakul Raghavanand , WITHER, David Michael , STEEL, Victor , ZHOU, Wei , IDDA, Tonio , EL-RAYIS, Ahmed Osman
Abstract: The invention provides an antenna array comprising: a plurality of antenna modules, each of the antenna modules comprising an antenna, a signal conductor and one or more microelectromechanical (MEMS) switches, the antenna being conductively connected to the signal conductor, the MEMS switches and at least a portion of the signal conductor being supported by a MEMS substrate; and one or more integrated circuits comprising MEMS control circuitry configured to control the said one or more MEMS switches and/or signal processing circuitry configured to process signals received and/or to be transmitted by the antennas of the antenna modules, wherein the antenna modules and integrated circuits are supported by a common carrier substrate comprising the antennas of the antenna modules, the MEMS switches; or the said one or more integrated circuits. A hierarchy of MEMS controllers includes a master MEMS controller and local MEMS controllers which send control signals to a plurality of MEMS switches.
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公开(公告)号:WO2018115895A2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:PCT/GB2017/053872
申请日:2017-12-21
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Inventor: HARIDAS, Nakul Raghavanand , WITHER, David Michael , STEEL, Victor , ZHOU, Wei , IDDA, Tonio , EL-RAYIS, Ahmed Osman
Abstract: The invention provides an antenna array comprising: a plurality of antenna modules, each of the antenna modules comprising an antenna, a signal conductor and one or more microelectromechanical (MEMS) switches, the antenna being conductively connected to the signal conductor, the MEMS switches and at least a portion of the signal conductor being supported by a MEMS substrate; and one or more integrated circuits comprising MEMS control circuitry configured to control the said one or more MEMS switches and/or signal processing circuitry configured to process signals received and/or to be transmitted by the antennas of the antenna modules, wherein the antenna modules and integrated circuits are supported by a common carrier substrate comprising the antennas of the antenna modules, the MEMS switches; or the said one or more integrated circuits. A hierarchy of MEMS controllers includes a master MEMS controller and local MEMS controllers which send control signals to a plurality of MEMS switches.
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