Patent ID: 8614899

Claim:
A meta-module comprising: a substrate; a ground plane located inside of the substrate or located on a bottom surface of the substrate; a component area located on a top surface of the substrate, wherein the component area includes a first electronic component and a second electronic component; a metallic layer grid located on the top surface of the substrate and substantially surrounding the component area; a dielectric body substantially covering the component area; an electromagnetic shield substantially covering the dielectric body, and in electrical communication with the metallic layer grid; a shield via electrically connecting the metallic layer grid to the ground plane through the substrate, such that the electromagnetic shield, the metallic layer grid, the shield via, and the ground plane are all in electrical communication with each other; a first field barrier structure, wherein the first field barrier structure begins at an upper portion of the electromagnetic shield, extends downward through the dielectric body, and extends further downward through the component area, such that the first field barrier structure is in electrical communication with the electromagnetic shield, the metallic layer grid, the shield via, and the ground plane, and wherein the first field barrier structure is configured to reduce electromagnetic interference between the first electrical component and the second electronic component.