Patent ID: 8502735

Claim:
An antenna system, comprising: a plurality of radiator packages, wherein each radiator package in the plurality of radiator packages includes; a radiator element; a radiator package integrated circuit; a feed interconnecting the radiator element to the radiator package integrated circuit; an antenna substrate, wherein the antenna substrate includes a plurality of electrically conductive traces, wherein each radiator package included in the plurality of radiator packages is attached to a first side of the antenna substrate; a first plurality of support packages, wherein each support package in the first plurality of support packages includes a support package integrated circuit, wherein each support package in the first plurality of support packages is attached to a second side of the antenna substrate and wherein each support package in the first plurality of support packages is electrically interconnected to at least one radiator package in the plurality of radiator packages by an electrically conductive trace included in the plurality of electrically conductive traces of the antenna substrate, wherein the antenna system comprises a planar array antenna system, wherein the support package integrated circuit included in each support package in the first plurality of support packages includes a phase shifter, and wherein the antenna substrate includes a plurality of splitters.