Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beamformer lattice for phased array antennas
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Application No.: US16276278Application Date: 2019-02-14
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Publication No.: US11146323B2Publication Date: 2021-10-12
- Inventor: Nil Apaydin , Chiara Pelletti , Souren Shamsinejad , Alireza Mahanfar
- Applicant: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- Applicant Address: US CA Hawthorne
- Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- Current Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Hawthorne
- Agency: Polsinelli
- Main IPC: H04B7/08
- IPC: H04B7/08 ; H01Q21/06 ; H04B7/06 ; H01Q1/38 ; H01Q21/22

Abstract:
In embodiments, an apparatus includes a beamformer including a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, a plurality of input vias, and a plurality of output vias. Each input of the plurality of inputs electrically couples to a respective input via of the plurality of input vias. Each output of the plurality of outputs electrically couples to a respective output via of the plurality of output vias. The beamformer is included in a first layer, wherein the plurality of input vias are configured to electrically couple to termination trace ends of a plurality of hierarchical networks provided on at least second and third layers, and wherein the plurality of hierarchical networks comprises at least three hierarchical networks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190253125A1 BEAMFORMER LATTICE FOR PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS Public/Granted day:2019-08-15
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