Patent ID: 6166705
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A phased array antenna architecture comprising:a plurality of phased array antenna tiles, a respective phased array antenna tile includinga multilayer printed circuit wiring board containing a laminate of interconnect layers, including control signal and DC voltage distribution conductors that provide control signal interconnectivity and DC power distribution for antenna and RF signal processing circuit devices of said respective phased array antenna tile, interposed between first and second opposite sides of said multilayer printed circuit wiring board,a plurality of signal processing interface networks including RF microstrip networks distributed on said first side of said multilayer printed circuit wiring board,a plurality of RF signal processing circuit devices mounted to and connected by said plurality of signal processing interface networks distributed on said first side of said multilayer printed circuit wiring board to said control signal and DC voltage distribution conductors of said laminate of interconnect layers, anda plurality of antenna elements distributed over said second side of said multilayer printed circuit wiring board, and being coupled through said multilayer printed circuit wiring board to associated ones of said plurality of RF signal processing circuit devices mounted to said signal processing interface networks distributed on said first side of said multilayer printed circuit wiring board; anda support structure for supporting said plurality of phased array antenna tiles.