Invention Grant
- Patent Title: On-chip helix antenna
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Application No.: US14924958Application Date: 2015-10-28
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Publication No.: US09728847B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Cheng-Hsien Hung , Yu-Ling Lin , Ho-Hsiang Chen
- Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
- Applicant Address: TW
- Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW
- Agency: Hauptman Ham, LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/36
- IPC: H01Q1/36 ; H01Q1/38 ; H01Q11/08 ; H01Q23/00 ; B81B7/02 ; H01Q1/48

Abstract:
An antenna includes a plurality of upper electrodes in a first metal layer, a plurality of lower electrodes in a second metal layer, a plurality of side electrodes connecting the upper electrodes with the lower electrodes, and a ground structure. The upper electrodes, the lower electrodes and the side electrodes form one continuous electrode. The continuous electrode extends in a first direction away from a reference plane over a substrate. The upper electrodes extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The upper electrodes, the lower electrodes, and the side electrodes are embedded within a waveguide structure that includes a dielectric material. The substrate has a length extending in the first direction greater than a length the continuous electrode extends in the first direction. The waveguide structure includes a portion of the substrate in a region beyond the length of the continuous electrode in the first direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160049722A1 ON-CHIP HELIX ANTENNA Public/Granted day:2016-02-18
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