Patent ID: 9667467
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of antenna elements; a plurality of element circuits, wherein the plurality of element circuits comprise a plurality receive element circuits, wherein each receive element circuit is coupled to corresponding ones of the plurality of antenna elements to receive an antenna element radio frequency (RF) signal at a receive element circuit input port and configured to provide a first amplification and a first phase shift to the antenna element RF signal to form a corresponding one amplified and phase shifted RF signal of a plurality of amplified and phase shifted RF signals, wherein each of the plurality of receive element circuits comprises a first amplification stage to provide the first amplification; a distribution network comprising a plurality of combiner circuits coupled led to the plurality of receive element circuits and configured to combine the plurality of amplified and phase shifted RF signals to form a combined RF signal; one or more substrates, each of the substrates comprising: a connector coupled to the selectable signal delay circuit output port and configured to receive the delayed RF output signal; wherein the antenna elements, the distribution network, and the connector are each integrated in a substantially planar circuit board, and wherein the plurality of element circuits and the one or more substrates are coupled to the circuit board.