Antenna module including compensator for compensating electrical path difference and electronic device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11283188-B2
Application number	US-202016840018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2020
Priority date	Apr 3, 2019
Publication date	Mar 22, 2022
Grant date	Mar 22, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An antenna module includes a printed circuit board on which at least one layer is stacked and including a feed port formed at a portion of the upper surface thereof; a first antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board; a second antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board and spaced apart from the first antenna array; a first feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the first antenna array, the first feed line including a compensator to adjust the length of the first feed line; and a second feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the second antenna array.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna module comprising:
a printed circuit board on which at least one layer is stacked and including a feed port formed at a portion of an upper surface thereof;
a first antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board;
a second antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board and spaced apart from the first antenna array;
a first feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the first antenna array, the first feed line including a compensator to adjust a length of the first feed line; and
a second feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the second antenna array,
wherein the compensator includes a metal pattern formed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board by using microstrip patterning.

2. The antenna module of claim 1 , wherein the length of the first feed line is shorter than a length of the second feed line.

3. The antenna module of claim 2 , wherein a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the first feed line through the feed port is different by 360 degrees from a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the second feed line through the feed port.

4. The antenna module of claim 3 , wherein the phase of an electrical signal supplied to the second antenna array through the second feed line is the same as a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the first antenna array through the compensator.

5. The antenna module of claim 1 , wherein the compensator further includes:
a dielectric layer disposed on an upper surface of the metal pattern to surround the metal pattern; and
a metal layer disposed on an upper surface of the dielectric layer to be spaced apart by a preset distance from the metal pattern.

6. The antenna module of claim 1 , further comprising a ground layer disposed on a bottom surface of the printed circuit board,
wherein a slot is formed at a portion of the ground layer facing the upper surface of the printed circuit board on which the metal pattern is formed.

7. An antenna module comprising:
a printed circuit board on which at least one layer is stacked and including a feed port formed at a portion of an upper surface thereof;
a first antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board;
a second antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board and spaced apart from the first antenna array;
a third antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board and spaced apart from the first antenna array and the second antenna array;
a first feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the first antenna array, the first feed line including a compensator to adjust a length of the first feed line;
a second feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the second antenna array; and
a third feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the third antenna array,
wherein the compensator includes a metal pattern formed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board by using microstrip patterning.

8. The antenna module of claim 7 , wherein:
the length of the first feed line is shorter than a length of the second feed line and the third feed line; and
the length of the second feed line is the same as a length of the third feed line.

9. The antenna module of claim 8 , wherein:
a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the first feed line through the feed port is different by 360 degrees from a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the second feed line through the feed port; and
the phase of the electrical signal supplied to the first feed line through the feed port is different by 360 degrees from a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the third feed line through the feed port.

10. The antenna module of claim 9 , wherein:
the phase of an electrical signal supplied to the second antenna array through the second feed line is the same as a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the first antenna array through the compensator; and
the phase of an electrical signal supplied to the third antenna array through the third feed line is the same as the phase of the electrical signal supplied to the first antenna array through the compensator.

11. The antenna module of claim 7 , wherein the compensator further includes:
a dielectric layer disposed on an upper surface of the metal pattern to surround the metal pattern; and
a metal layer disposed on an upper surface of the dielectric layer to be spaced apart by a preset distance from the metal pattern.

12. The antenna module of claim 7 , further comprising a ground layer disposed on a bottom surface of the printed circuit board,
wherein a slot is formed at a portion of the ground layer facing the upper surface of the printed circuit board on which the metal pattern is formed.

13. An electronic device comprising an antenna module, the antenna module comprising:
a printed circuit board on which at least one layer is stacked and including a feed port formed at a portion of an upper surface thereof;
a first antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board;
a second antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board and spaced apart from the first antenna array;
a third antenna array disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board and spaced apart from the first antenna array and the second antenna array;
a first feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the first antenna array, the first feed line including a compensator to adjust a length of the first feed line;
a second feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the second antenna array; and
a third feed line to electrically connect the feed port and the third antenna array,
wherein the compensator includes a metal pattern formed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board by using microstrip patterning.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein:
the length of the first feed line is shorter than a length of the second feed line and a length of the third feed line; and
the length of the second feed line is the same as the length of the third feed line.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein:
a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the first feed line through the feed port is different by 360 degrees from a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the second feed line through the feed port; and
the phase of the electrical signal supplied to the first feed line through the feed port is different by 360 degrees from a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the third feed line through the feed port.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein:
the phase of an electrical signal supplied to the second antenna array through the second feed line is the same as a phase of an electrical signal supplied to the first antenna array through the compensator; and
the phase of an electrical signal supplied to the third antenna array through the third feed line is the same as the phase of the electrical signal supplied to the first antenna array through the compensator.

17. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a ground layer disposed on a bottom surface of the printed circuit board,
wherein a slot is formed at a portion of the ground layer facing the upper surface of the printed circuit board on which the metal pattern is formed,
wherein the compensator further includes:
a dielectric layer disposed on an upper surface of the metal pattern to surround the metal pattern; and
a metal layer disposed on an upper surfac

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Seungho
• Ko Seungtae
• Kim Yoongeon
• Lee Youngju

Classifications

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q21/0075

  Stripline fed arrays (H01Q21/065 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01P9/00 Primary

  Delay lines of the waveguide type · CPC title

• H01Q5/50

  Feeding or matching arrangements for broad-band or multi-band operation · CPC title

• H01Q21/0025 Primary

  Modular arrays · CPC title