Patent ID: 6271795
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A method comprising:supplying a clock signal onto a first terminal of an integrated circuit package, the integrated circuit package having a cavity, an integrated circuit being disposed in the cavity, one of a plurality of layers of metalization of the integrated circuit forming a waveguide structure with a cap of the integrated circuit package, the integrated circuit including a plurality of antennas, each of the antennas being a strip of metal of one of the layers of metalization, each of the antennas extending in a direction substantially parallel to an upper surface of the integrated circuit;launching an electromagnetic wave from a launch location inside the integrated circuit package such that the clock signal propagates as the electromagnetic wave in air through the waveguide structure in a direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the integrated circuit; andreceiving the clock signal on one of the antennas and amplifying the clock signal to generate therefrom a digital clock signal.