Patent ID: 11936124
Assignee: VIASAT INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A phased array antenna comprising:
an array of antenna element modules, each of the array of antenna element modules comprising:
an antenna element including a feed and a radiating element;
a dielectric substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the dielectric substrate comprising the feed of the antenna element within the dielectric substrate;
an integrated circuit (IC) chip adhered to the first surface of the dielectric substrate and coupled to the feed of the antenna element, the IC chip including a circuit to adjust a signal communicated with the feed; and
a plastic antenna carrier adhered to the second surface of the dielectric substrate, the plastic antenna carrier comprising:
a body portion comprising:
 a first surface;
 a second surface opposing the first surface; and
 a cavity for the radiating element of the antenna element, the radiating element positioned in the cavity of the body portion of the plastic antenna carrier, wherein the cavity is situated between the first surface and the second surface of the body portion; and

a multi-layer substrate underlying the array of antenna element modules, the multi-layer substrate including a beam forming network (BFN) circuit formed on a layer of the multi-layer substrate and the BFN circuit is in electrical communication with the IC chip of each of the array of antenna element modules.