US 12,237,586 B2
Apparatus and methods for dynamic management of antenna arrays
Stephen Joseph Kovacic, Newport Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/669,193.
Application 17/669,193 is a continuation of application No. 16/986,045, filed on Aug. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,283,170.
Application 16/986,045 is a continuation of application No. 16/862,471, filed on Apr. 29, 2020, abandoned.
Application 16/862,471 is a continuation of application No. 15/834,419, filed on Dec. 7, 2017, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/437,502, filed on Dec. 21, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/433,493, filed on Dec. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0271423 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01Q 3/28 (2006.01); H01Q 3/36 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H04W 52/32 (2009.01); H04W 52/36 (2009.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/0413 (2017.01); H04B 7/0426 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01)
CPC H01Q 3/28 (2013.01) [H01Q 3/36 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0414 (2013.01); H04W 52/32 (2013.01); H04W 52/367 (2013.01); H01Q 21/065 (2013.01); H04B 7/0413 (2013.01); H04B 7/043 (2013.01); H04B 7/0602 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A module for a communications device, the module comprising:
a substrate;
a first antenna array formed on the substrate, the first antenna array including a first plurality of antenna elements;
a semiconductor die attached to the substrate and including a plurality of signal conditioning circuits, each signal conditioning circuit including at least one of a transmit conditioning circuit or a receive conditioning circuit, each conditioning circuit operatively associated with a corresponding one of the first plurality of antenna elements, and the semiconductor die further including an antenna array management circuit configured to individually control activation of the plurality of signal conditioning circuits to dynamically activate a corresponding pattern of activated antenna elements; and
tuning control circuitry configured to dynamically tune an input impedance or an output impedance of the activated signal conditioning circuits.