Patent ID: 9647329
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H01L,H01Q

Claim:
1. An electronics system comprising an encapsulated integrated circuit, the encapsulated integrated circuit comprising: a lead frame; an integrated circuit (IC) chip mounted on the lead frame, the IC chip having transceiver circuitry operable to produce and/or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, wherein bond pads on the IC chip are coupled to the transceiver input/output (IO) circuitry; an antenna structure coupled to the IO circuitry via the bond pads; and mold material encapsulating the IC chip and the antenna structure, wherein the antenna structure is positioned so as to be adjacent an interface edge of the encapsulated IC chip; wherein the antenna structure comprises a radiating element on one surface of a substrate and a reflector element on an opposite surface of the substrate.