CN110867662B

CN110867662B - Antenna packaging module and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN110867662B
Application number: CN201911147181.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贾玉虎
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-21
Filing date: 2019-11-21
Publication date: 2021-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-21
Also published as: CN110867662A

Abstract

The application relates to an antenna encapsulation module and electronic equipment, antenna encapsulation module includes: the antenna substrate is provided with a first side and a second side which are arranged in a reverse manner; the first laminated circuit is arranged on the first side of the antenna substrate, and one side of the first laminated circuit, which is away from the antenna substrate, is used for arranging a radio frequency chip; a radiating structure disposed on the second side of the antenna substrate; and the feed network comprises a 90-degree directional coupling structure arranged in the first laminated circuit and a transmission line penetrating through the antenna substrate and the first laminated circuit. By introducing the 90-degree directional coupling structure and respectively connecting the radio frequency chip and the radiation structure through the transmission wiring, the radiation structure can be fed so as to realize circularly polarized radiation of the radiation structure, the isolation between feed ports is improved, and the mutual coupling between antenna units is reduced.

Description

Antenna packaging module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of antennas, in particular to an antenna packaging module and electronic equipment.

Background

With the development of wireless communication technology, 5G network technology has emerged. The 5G network, as a fifth generation mobile communication network, has a peak theoretical transmission speed of several tens of Gb per second, which is hundreds of times faster than the transmission speed of the 4G network. Therefore, the millimeter wave band having sufficient spectrum resources becomes one of the operating bands of the 5G communication system.

The millimeter wave packaging antenna module is a mainstream packaging scheme in future 5G millimeter wave electronic equipment, a multilayer PCB high-density interconnection process can be adopted, and a radiation structure is arranged on the surface of one side of the module. However, the application of the millimeter wave packaged antenna module in a circularly polarized scene is still limited at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an antenna packaging module and electronic equipment, which can realize circularly polarized radiation.

An antenna package module, comprising:

the antenna substrate is provided with a first side and a second side which are arranged in a reverse manner;

the first laminated circuit is arranged on the first side of the antenna substrate, and one side of the first laminated circuit, which is far away from the antenna substrate, is used for arranging a radio frequency chip;

a radiating structure disposed on the second side of the antenna substrate; and

the feed network comprises a 90-degree directional coupling structure arranged in the first laminated circuit and a transmission line penetrating through the antenna substrate and the first laminated circuit, wherein the 90-degree directional coupling structure is respectively connected with the radio frequency chip and the radiation structure through the transmission line and is used for feeding the radiation structure so as to enable the radiation structure to carry out circular polarization radiation.

Further, there is provided an electronic device including: the antenna packaging module is accommodated in the shell.

Above-mentioned antenna package module and electronic equipment includes: an antenna substrate having first and second sides that are opposite; the first laminated circuit is arranged on the first side of the antenna substrate, and one side of the first laminated circuit, which is away from the antenna substrate, is used for arranging a radio frequency chip; a radiating structure disposed on the second side of the antenna substrate; and the feed network comprises a 90-degree directional coupling structure arranged in the first laminated circuit and a transmission line penetrating through the antenna substrate and the first laminated circuit. By introducing the 90-degree directional coupling structure and respectively connecting the transmission wiring with the radio frequency chip and the radiation structure, the radiation structure can be fed so as to realize circularly polarized radiation.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device in one embodiment;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna package module according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a radiating structure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a 90 directional coupler according to an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of another embodiment of a radiating structure;

fig. 6 is an isolation curve of a conventional antenna package module;

fig. 7 is an isolation curve corresponding to the antenna package module of fig. 5;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna package module according to another embodiment;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna package module according to another embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a radiating structure in another embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the radiating structure;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the radiating structure;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an isolation grid;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna package module according to another embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a front view of a housing assembly of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in another embodiment;

fig. 16 is a block diagram of a partial structure of a mobile phone related to an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

It will be understood that, as used herein, the terms "first," "second," and the like may be used herein to describe various elements, but these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present.

The antenna encapsulation module of this application embodiment is applied to electronic equipment, and in an embodiment, electronic equipment can be for including cell-phone, panel computer, notebook computer, palmtop computer, Mobile Internet Device (MID), wearable equipment (for example intelligent wrist-watch, intelligent bracelet, pedometer etc.) or other communication module that can set up antenna encapsulation module.

In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 10 may include a display screen assembly 110, a housing assembly 120, and a controller. The display screen assembly 110 is fixed to the housing assembly 120, and forms an external structure of the electronic device together with the housing assembly 120. The housing assembly 120 may include a center frame and a rear cover. The middle frame can be a frame structure with a through hole. The middle frame can be accommodated in an accommodating space formed by the display screen assembly and the rear cover. The back cover is used to form the outer contour of the electronic device. The rear cover may be integrally formed. In the forming process of the rear cover, structures such as a rear camera hole, a fingerprint identification module, an antenna packaging module mounting hole and the like can be formed on the rear cover. Wherein, the back lid can be behind the nonmetal lid, for example, the back lid can be behind the plastic lid, the lid behind the pottery, the lid behind the 3D glass etc.. The controller can control the operation of the electronic device, etc. The display screen component can be used for displaying pictures or fonts and can provide an operation interface for a user.

In an embodiment, an antenna package module is integrated in the housing component 120, and the antenna package module can transmit and receive millimeter-wave signals through the housing component 120, so that the electronic device can achieve wide coverage of millimeter-wave signals.

Millimeter waves refer to electromagnetic waves having a wavelength on the order of millimeters, and having a frequency of about 20GHz to about 300 GHz. The 3GPP has specified a list of frequency bands supported by 5G NR, the 5G NR spectrum range can reach 100GHz, and two frequency ranges are specified: frequency range 1(FR1), i.e. the sub-6 GHz band, and Frequency range 2(FR2), i.e. the millimeter wave band. Frequency range of Frequency range 1: 450MHz-6.0GHz, with a maximum channel bandwidth of 100 MHz. The Frequency range of the Frequency range 2 is 24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz, and the maximum channel bandwidth is 400 MHz. The near 11GHz spectrum for 5G mobile broadband comprises: 3.85 GHz licensed spectrum, for example: 28GHz (24.25-29.5GHz), 37GHz (37.0-38.6GHz), 39GHz (38.6-40GHz) and 14GHz unlicensed spectrum (57-71 GHz). The working frequency bands of the 5G communication system comprise three frequency bands of 28GHz, 39GHz and 60 GHz.

As shown in fig. 2, an antenna package module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna substrate 210, a first stacked circuit 220, a radiation structure 230, and a feeding network 240.

The antenna substrate 210 has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The first side may be used to provide the first laminate circuit 220 and the second side may be used to provide the radiating structure 230.

The first stacked circuit 220 is disposed on a first side of the antenna substrate 210, and a side of the first stacked circuit 220 facing away from the antenna substrate 210 is used for disposing the rf chip 250.

In an embodiment, the antenna substrate 210 and the first stacked circuit 220 may be a multilayer Printed Circuit Board (PCB) integrated by using an HDI (high density interconnect) process. For example, the antenna substrate 210 may be understood as a core layer (core layer), PP (pre, Prepreg) layers may be respectively stacked on both sides of the core layer, and a metal layer may be further plated on each of the PP layers and the core layer. The first laminated circuit 220 may be understood as a superimposed layer of a PP layer and a metal layer disposed on one side of the core layer, and the first laminated circuit 220 may be used for connecting with the rf chip 250. Wherein, the PP layer is arranged between the two metal layers and plays the role of isolating and bonding the two metal layers. The metal layer may be a copper layer, a tin layer, a lead-tin alloy layer, a tin-copper alloy layer, or the like.

The radiating structure 230 is disposed on the second side of the antenna substrate 210, and is used for transceiving millimeter-wave signals. The radiating structure 230 may be a phased antenna array for radiating millimeter wave signals. For example, the radiating structure 230 for radiating millimeter-wave signals may be a patch antenna, a dipole antenna, a yagi antenna, a beam antenna, or an antenna array of other suitable antenna elements. The specific type of the antenna array is not further limited in this embodiment, and the millimeter wave signal may be transmitted and received.

In an embodiment, the radiation structure 230 includes a plurality of antenna units 231 arranged in an array, the number of the antenna units 231 is determined according to a specific scan angle and a gain requirement, and the embodiment is not limited thereto. Taking two-dimensional scanning as an example, referring to fig. 3, the antenna elements 231 are arranged in a 1 × 4 rectangular shape along the array direction F1. The 1 × 4 rectangular arrangement has higher space coverage, and the structure can be placed on the left and right sides of the mobile phone, and if the three-dimensional scanning antenna units 231 in the whole space are rotationally and symmetrically arranged, the shape and the position can be properly changed. The spacing between adjacent antenna elements 231 may be 0.4 λ -0.6 λ, and may be 4.85mm, for example.

Each antenna element 231 is provided with a first feeding port and a second feeding port for feeding current signals, and the position of the feeding port is determined by debugging, and it is sufficient to match the impedance of the feeding port position to 50 Ω. For example, the first feed port is a vertically polarized feed point and the second feed port is a horizontally polarized feed point.

In one embodiment, the material of the antenna element 231 may be a conductive material, such as a metal material, an alloy material, a conductive silicon material, a graphite material, an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), or the like, and may also be a material with a high dielectric constant, such as glass, plastic, ceramic, or the like with a high dielectric constant.

The feeding network 240 includes a 90 ° directional coupling structure 240a disposed in the first stacked circuit 220 and a transmission trace 240b penetrating through the antenna substrate 210 and the first stacked circuit 220. Specifically, the 90 ° directional coupling structure 240a is connected to the rf chip 250 and the radiation structure 230 through the transmission trace 240b, respectively, for feeding the radiation structure 230 to make the radiation structure 230 perform circular polarization radiation. The circularly polarized radiation includes a first circularly polarized radiation (e.g., left circularly polarized radiation) and a second circularly polarized radiation (e.g., right circularly polarized radiation). The 90 ° directional coupling structure 240a feeds the radiation structure 230 according to the radio frequency signal excitation to generate a constant-amplitude in-phase signal and a constant-amplitude anti-phase signal, so that the radiation structure 230 realizes radiation of a circularly polarized millimeter wave antenna, improves the isolation between feed ports, and reduces mutual coupling between the antenna elements 231.

In one embodiment, the 90 ° directional coupling structure 240a includes a plurality of 90 ° directional couplers, and each 90 ° directional coupler is connected to one antenna unit 231.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, the 90 ° directional coupler is a 3dB 90 ° directional coupler, and includes four ports, i.e., an input port 1, a through port 2, an isolated port 3, and a coupled port 4. A through port 2 of the 90-degree directional coupler is connected with a first feed port, a coupling port 4 of the 90-degree directional coupler is connected with a second feed port, an input port 1 of the 90-degree directional coupler is connected with a first radio frequency port of the radio frequency chip 250, and an isolation port 3 of the 90-degree directional coupler is connected with a second radio frequency port of the radio frequency chip 250. Wherein the characteristic impedance of the 90 DEG directional coupler can be Z _o50 Ω (in the figure)

Zop＝Z_o). The 90 DEG phase-shifting transmission line of the 90 DEG directional coupler has a length of lambda/4, and lambda is the equivalent dielectric wavelength of the strip transmission line.

The input port 1 of the 90 ° directional coupler respectively excites signals with equal amplitude and in phase at the through port 2 and the coupling port 4, so as to feed the radiation structure 230, so that the radiation structure 230 realizes first circularly polarized radiation; signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase are respectively excited at the through port 2 and the coupling port 4, so that the radiation structure 230 is fed to enable the radiation structure 230 to realize second circularly polarized radiation, the isolation between the feed ports can be improved while the radiation structure 230 realizes circularly polarized radiation, and mutual coupling between the antenna units 231 is reduced.

Taking the antenna package module with the antenna units 231 arranged in a 1 × 4 rectangular shape as an example, referring to fig. 5, the feeding ends of the 4 antenna units 231 are respectively a feeding port 1, a feeding port 2, a feeding port 3, a feeding port 4, a feeding port 5, a feeding port 6, a feeding port 7, and a feeding port 8. Referring to fig. 6 and fig. 7 (only the most deteriorated case is shown in the figures), fig. 6 is an isolation curve of the feed port 3 and the feed port 5 of the conventional antenna package module (without adding a 90 ° directional coupler), and fig. 7 (S1, 1 curve, S3,3 curve, S5,5 curve and S7,7 curve in the figures correspond to reflection coefficient curves of the feed port 1, the feed port 3, the feed port 5 and the feed port 7, respectively) is an isolation curve of the feed port 1 and the feed port 2 (S2, 1 curve in the figures), an isolation curve of the feed port 1 and the feed port 3 (S1, 3 curve in the figures), and an isolation curve of the feed port 3 and the feed port 5 (S5, 3 curve in the figures) of the antenna package module of the present application. As can be seen from fig. 6 and 7, in the antenna package module of the present application, the isolation between the first feeding port and the second feeding port is less than-28 dB, and the isolation between the antenna elements 231 is less than-19 dB, which is improved by 7-8 dB compared to the case without the 90 ° directional coupler (the worst isolation between the antenna elements 231 is-11.7 dB).

In an embodiment, through holes may be formed in the antenna substrate 210 and the first stacked circuit 220, and the positions of the through holes are arranged corresponding to the positions of the feeding port and the rf port. The through hole may be further filled with a conductive material to form a transmission trace 240b of the feeding network 240, and the rf chip 250 and the radiation structure 230 are electrically connected through the feeding network 240. The rf chip 250 and the feeding network 240 are connected to the radiation structure 230 to feed current signals into the radiation structure 230, so as to implement receiving and transmitting of millimeter wave signals.

Above-mentioned antenna encapsulation module includes: an antenna substrate 210 having opposing first and second sides; the first laminated circuit 220 is arranged on a first side of the antenna substrate 210, and one side, away from the antenna substrate 210, of the first laminated circuit 220 is used for arranging a radio frequency chip; a radiation structure 230 disposed at a second side of the antenna substrate 210; and a feeding network 240 including a 90 ° directional coupling structure 240a disposed in the first stacked circuit 220 and a transmission trace 240b passing through the antenna substrate 210 and the first stacked circuit 220. By introducing the 90 ° directional coupling structure 240a and connecting with the rf chip and the radiation structure 230 through the transmission trace 240b, respectively, it is possible to feed the radiation structure 230 so that the radiation structure 230 realizes circularly polarized radiation, improve the isolation between the feed ports, and reduce the mutual coupling between the antenna units 231.

In an embodiment, the antenna unit 231 is a single-layer antenna structure, and referring to fig. 8, the antenna package module further includes a second stacked circuit 260.

And a second laminated circuit 260 disposed on a second side of the antenna substrate 210, wherein an antenna unit 231 is disposed on a side of the second laminated circuit 260 facing away from the antenna substrate 210 (only one antenna unit 231 is shown in fig. 8). The antenna unit 231 is connected to the 90 ° directional coupling structure 240a through the second stacked circuit 260 by the transmission trace 240 b.

In an embodiment, the second stacked circuit 260, the antenna substrate 210 and the first stacked circuit 220 may be a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) integrated by using an HDI (high density interconnect) process. For example, referring to fig. 8, the antenna substrate 210 may be understood as a core layer, the first laminated circuit 220 may be understood as a superimposed layer of a PP layer 2201 and a metal layer 2202 disposed on one side of the core layer, and the second laminated circuit 260 may be understood as a superimposed layer of a PP layer 2601 and a metal layer 2602 disposed on the other side of the core layer. The antenna unit 231 is spaced apart from the topmost metal layer 2602-T in the same layer.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the antenna unit 231 is a stacked antenna structure, and the antenna unit 231 includes a first radiating element 231a and a second radiating element 231b (fig. 9 only shows one antenna unit 231). The antenna package module further includes a second laminated circuit 270.

The second stacked circuit 270 is disposed on the first side of the antenna substrate 210, a first radiation element 231a is disposed on a side of the second stacked circuit 270 close to the antenna substrate 210, and a second radiation element 231b is disposed on a side of the second stacked circuit 270 away from the antenna substrate 210.

In an embodiment, the first radiation element 231a is connected to the 90 ° directional coupler through the second stacked circuit 270 by the transmission trace 240b, the 90 ° directional coupler feeds the first radiation element 231a to enable the first radiation element 231a to radiate circularly polarization (fig. 9 corresponds to this embodiment), and the first radiation element 231a couples the second radiation element 231b to enable the second radiation element 231b to radiate circularly polarization.

In one embodiment, the second radiation element 231b is connected to the 90 ° directional coupler through the transmission trace 240b, penetrating through the first radiation element 231a and the second stacked circuit 270, and the 90 ° directional coupler feeds the second radiation element 231b, so that the second radiation element 231b performs circular polarization radiation; the second radiation element 231b couples the first radiation element 231a to radiate circularly polarized radiation from the first radiation element 231 a. The first radiating element 231a is provided with a through hole to pass through the transmission trace 240 b.

In an embodiment, the second stacked circuit 270, the antenna substrate 210 and the first stacked circuit 220 may be a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) integrated by using an HDI (high density interconnect) process. For example, referring to fig. 9, the antenna substrate 210 may be understood as a core layer, the first laminated circuit 220 may be understood as a superimposed layer of a PP layer 2201 and a metal layer 2202 disposed on one side of the core layer, and the second laminated circuit 270 may be understood as a superimposed layer of a PP layer 2701 and a metal layer 2702 disposed on the other side of the core layer. Wherein the second radiating element 231b is disposed on the topmost PP layer 2701-T of the second laminated circuit 270 and spaced apart from the topmost metal layer 2702-T; the first radiating element 231a is disposed on the antenna substrate 210 and spaced apart from the lowermost metal layer 2702-B.

In an embodiment, the number of the first radiating elements 231a and the second radiating elements 231b is equal and multiple, wherein the first radiating elements 231a and the second radiating elements 231b are arranged in an array, and the intervals between two adjacent first radiating elements 231a are equal. For example, the number of the first radiation element 231a and the second radiation element 231b may be set to 4, 8, or 16. It should be noted that the plurality of first radiating elements 231a and the plurality of second radiating elements 231b may be arranged in a linear array, a two-dimensional array, or the like. In the embodiment of the present application, the number and arrangement of the first and

second radiation elements

231a and 231b are not further limited.

In an embodiment, the first and

second radiating elements

231a and 231b have the same or similar shape, and each may be one of a square patch antenna, a loop patch antenna, an elliptical patch antenna, and a cross patch antenna.

In an embodiment, the first feeding ports of the antenna elements 231 in the above embodiments are mirror-symmetrical in the array direction, and the second feeding ports of the antenna elements 231 are mirror-symmetrical in the array direction.

When the plurality of antenna elements 231 are linearly and rectangularly arranged, the array direction is a single direction. For example, referring to fig. 10, the radiation structure 230 includes 4 antenna elements 231, and the 4 antenna elements 231 are arranged in a 1 × 4 rectangular shape with an array direction F1. The 4 antenna elements 231 are arranged along the array direction F1, and the feeding ports are named as feeding port 1, feeding port 2, feeding port 3, feeding port 4, feeding port 5, feeding port 6, feeding port 7, and feeding port 8, respectively. Wherein, the feed port 1 and the feed port 7 are mirror symmetric, the feed port 2 and the feed port 8 are mirror symmetric, the feed port 3 and the feed port 5 are mirror symmetric, and the feed port 4 and the feed port 6 are mirror symmetric. By adopting a mirror symmetry mode, the distance between the feed port 4 and the feed port 6 is increased, the distance between the feed port 2 and the feed port 8 is increased, and the isolation between the feed ports is further improved.

When the plurality of antenna elements 231 are arranged in a non-linear rectangle, the array direction includes a first array direction F1 and a second array direction F2. For example, referring to fig. 11, 4 antenna elements 231 are arranged in the array direction F1 and the second array direction F2, respectively, and the feeding ports are named as feeding port 1, feeding port 2, feeding port 3, feeding port 4, feeding port 5, feeding port 6, feeding port 7, and feeding port 8, respectively. Wherein, in the first array direction F1, feed port 1 and feed port 5 are mirror symmetric, feed port 2 and feed port 6 are mirror symmetric, feed port 3 and feed port 7 are mirror symmetric, and feed port 4 and feed port 8 are mirror symmetric; in the first array direction F2, feed port 1 and feed port 3 are mirror symmetric, feed port 2 and feed port 4 are mirror symmetric, feed port 5 and feed port 7 are mirror symmetric, and feed port 6 and feed port 8 are mirror symmetric. By adopting a mirror symmetry mode, the distance between the feed ports 1 and 5, the distance between the

feed ports

1 and 3, the distance between the

feed ports

3 and 7 and the distance between the feed ports 5 and 7 are increased, and the isolation between the feed ports is further improved.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 12, the radiating structure further comprises an isolation grid 232. The isolation grid 232 is disposed around each antenna unit 231 for adjusting the isolation between two adjacent antenna units 231 (fig. 12 illustrates that 4 antenna units 231 are arranged in a 1 × 4 rectangle).

In an embodiment, the first stacked circuit 220 includes a ground layer disposed on a side of the antenna substrate 210 facing away from the radiating structure 230 (which may be understood as a topmost metal layer in the first stacked circuit 220) and connected to the isolation grid 232.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 13, the isolation grid 232 includes metal vias 232a circumferentially disposed around each antenna unit 231, and the metal vias 232a penetrate to the ground layer of the first laminated circuit 220, so that the millimeter-wave signals radiated by two adjacent antenna units 231 can be prevented from affecting each other, thereby improving the isolation between the two adjacent antenna units 231.

In an embodiment, when the antenna element 231 is a single-layer antenna, the isolation grid 232 is disposed at a distance from the antenna element 231 and penetrates to the ground layer of the first laminated circuit 220, so that the millimeter-wave signals radiated by two adjacent antenna elements 231 can be prevented from affecting each other.

In an embodiment, when the antenna unit 231 is a stacked antenna, for example, the antenna unit 231 includes a first radiating element 231a and a second radiating element 231b, the isolation grids 232 are respectively disposed at intervals with the first radiating element 231a and the second radiating element 231b and penetrate to the ground layer of the first stacked circuit 220, so as to prevent the millimeter wave signals radiated by two adjacent first radiating elements 231a from affecting each other and prevent the millimeter wave signals radiated by two adjacent second radiating elements 231b from affecting each other.

As shown in fig. 14, in an embodiment, the antenna package module includes: antenna substrate 210, first laminated circuit 220, radiating structure 230, feed network 240, radio frequency chip 250 and second laminated circuit 260.

The antenna substrate 210, the first laminated circuit 220 and the second laminated circuit 260 are stacked by using a PCB of an 8-layer millimeter wave package antenna integrated by an HDI (high density interconnect) process.

The second stacked circuit 260 includes four metal layers 2602 and PP layers 2601 between adjacent metal layers 2602. The metal layer 2602 is a copper layer marking layer of the antenna portion, and the radiation structure 230 (for example, the radiation structure 230 is a single-layer antenna) is located on the PP layer 2601-T and spaced apart from the metal layer 2602-T.

The first laminated circuit 220 comprises four metal layers 2202 and a PP layer 2201 between the adjacent metal layers 2202, wherein the metal layers 2202-T are grounding layers, the other metal layers 2202 are feeding network and control line wiring copper layers, the 90-degree directional coupling structure 240a and the metal layers 2202-S are arranged at intervals on the same layer, and the radio frequency chip 250 is welded on the metal layers 2202-E.

It should be noted that, both the PP layers 2201 and 2601 are prepregs, and are located between two adjacent metal layers (e.g., copper layers) to isolate and bond the two copper layers.

By introducing the 90 ° directional coupling structure 240a in the metal layer 2202-S to connect with the radiation structure 230 and the rf chip 250 to form the feed network of the radiation structure 230, the radiation structure 230 can implement circular polarization radiation, improve the isolation between feed ports, and reduce the mutual coupling between the antenna elements 231.

As shown in fig. 15, an electronic device includes a housing and the antenna package module in any of the above embodiments, wherein the antenna package module is accommodated in the housing.

In one embodiment, the electronic device includes a plurality of antenna package modules distributed on different sides of the housing. For example, the casing includes a first side 121 and a third side 123 disposed opposite to each other, and a second side 122 and a fourth side 124 disposed opposite to each other, the second side 122 is connected to one end of the first side 121 and one end of the third side 123, and the fourth side 124 is connected to the other end of the first side 121 and the other end of the third side 123. At least two of the first side 121, the second side 122, the third side 123 and the fourth side 124 are respectively provided with a millimeter wave module. When the number of the millimeter wave modules is 2, 2 millimeter wave modules 200 are respectively located at the second side 122 and the fourth side 124, so that the overall size of the antenna package module is reduced in the dimension in the non-scanning direction, and the antenna package module can be placed on two sides of the electronic device.

The electronic device with the antenna packaging module of any one of the embodiments can be suitable for receiving and transmitting 5G communication millimeter wave signals, improve the isolation between feed ports, improve the radiation efficiency and the radiation gain of the millimeter wave signals, and simultaneously reduce the occupied space of the antenna module in the electronic device.

The electronic Device may be a communication module including a Mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a Mobile Internet Device (MID), a wearable Device (e.g., a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a pedometer, etc.), or other settable antenna.

Fig. 16 is a block diagram of a partial structure of a mobile phone related to an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 16, a mobile phone 1600 includes: array antenna 1610, memory 1620, input unit 1630, display unit 1640, sensor 1650, audio circuitry 1660, wireless fidelity (WIFI) module 1670, processor 1680, and power supply 1690. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the handset configuration shown in fig. 16 is not intended to be limiting and may include more or fewer components than those shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components.

The array antenna 1610 can be used for receiving and transmitting information or receiving and transmitting signals during a call, and can receive downlink information of a base station and then process the downlink information to the processor 1680; the uplink data may also be transmitted to the base station. The memory 1620 may be used to store software programs and modules, and the processor 1680 executes the software programs and modules stored in the memory 1620, thereby executing various functional applications and data processing of the mobile phone. The memory 1620 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function (such as an application program for a sound playing function, an application program for an image playing function, and the like), and the like; the data storage area may store data (such as audio data, an address book, etc.) created according to the use of the mobile phone, and the like. Further, the memory 1620 may comprise high speed random access memory, and may also comprise non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The input unit 1630 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the cellular phone 1600. In one embodiment, the input unit 1630 may include a touch panel 1631 and other input devices 1632. The touch panel 1631, which may also be referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations performed by a user on or near the touch panel 1631 (e.g., operations performed by a user on or near the touch panel 1631 using any suitable object or accessory such as a finger, a stylus, etc.) and drive the corresponding connection device according to a preset program. In one embodiment, the touch panel 1631 can include two portions, a touch measurement device and a touch controller. The touch measuring device measures the touch direction of a user, measures signals brought by touch operation and transmits the signals to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch measurement device, converts it to touch point coordinates, and then provides the touch point coordinates to the processor 1680, and can receive and execute commands from the processor 1680. In addition, the touch panel 1631 may be implemented by various types, such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. The input unit 1630 may include other input devices 1632 in addition to the touch panel 1631. In one embodiment, other input devices 1632 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), and the like.

The display unit 1640 may be used to display information input by or provided to the user and various menus of the cellular phone. The display unit 1640 may include a display panel 1641. In one embodiment, the display panel 1641 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like. In one embodiment, touch panel 1631 can cover display panel 1641, and when touch panel 1631 measures a touch operation on or near touch panel 1631, processor 1680 can determine the type of touch event, and processor 1680 can then provide a corresponding visual output on display panel 1641 according to the type of touch event. Although in fig. 16, the touch panel 1631 and the display panel 1641 are implemented as two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the mobile phone, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1631 and the display panel 1641 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the mobile phone.

The cell phone 1600 may also include at least one sensor 1650, such as light sensors, motion sensors, and other sensors. In one embodiment, the light sensor may include an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the display panel 1641 according to the brightness of ambient light and a proximity sensor that turns off the display panel 1641 and/or backlight when the mobile phone is moved to the ear. The motion sensor can comprise an acceleration sensor, the acceleration sensor can measure the magnitude of acceleration in each direction, the magnitude and the direction of gravity can be measured when the mobile phone is static, and the motion sensor can be used for identifying the application of the gesture of the mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching), vibration identification related functions (such as pedometer and knocking) and the like. The mobile phone may be provided with other sensors such as a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, and an infrared sensor.

Audio circuitry 1660, speaker 1661, and microphone 1662 may provide an audio interface between the user and the cell phone. The audio circuit 1660 can transmit the received electrical signal converted from the audio data to the speaker 1661, and the received electrical signal is converted into an acoustic signal by the speaker 1661 for output; on the other hand, the microphone 1662 converts the collected sound signal into an electrical signal, which is received by the audio circuit 1660 and then converted into audio data, which is then processed by the audio data output processor 1680 and then transmitted to another mobile phone via the array antenna 1610, or output the audio data to the memory 1620 for subsequent processing.

The processor 1680 is a control center of the mobile phone, connects various parts of the entire mobile phone by using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the mobile phone and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 1620 and calling data stored in the memory 1620, thereby performing overall monitoring of the mobile phone. In one embodiment, processor 1680 may include one or more processing units. In one embodiment, processor 1680 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor primarily handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, and the like; the modem processor handles primarily wireless communications. It is to be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 1680.

The handset 1600 also includes a power supply 1690 (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, which may preferably be logically connected to the processor 1680 via a power management system to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management functions via the power management system.

In one embodiment, the cell phone 1600 may also include a camera, a bluetooth module, and the like.

Any reference to memory, storage, database, or other medium used herein may include non-volatile and/or volatile memory. Suitable non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), Programmable ROM (PROM), Electrically Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory may include random access memory (RM), which acts as external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RMs are available in a variety of forms, such as static RM (srm), dynamic RM (drm), synchronous drm (sdrm), double data rate sdrm (ddr sdrm), enhanced sdrm (esdrm), synchronous link (Synchlink) drm (sldrm), memory bus (Rmbus) direct RM (rdrm), direct memory bus dynamic RM (drdrm), and memory bus dynamic RM (rdrm).

The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An antenna package module, comprising:

the radiating structure is arranged on the second side of the antenna substrate and comprises a plurality of antenna units arranged in an array, and each antenna unit is provided with a first feeding port and a second feeding port; and

the feed network comprises a 90-degree directional coupling structure arranged in the first laminated circuit and a transmission line penetrating through the antenna substrate and the first laminated circuit, wherein the 90-degree directional coupling structure is respectively connected with the radio frequency chip and the radiation structure through the transmission line and is used for feeding the radiation structure so as to enable the radiation structure to carry out circular polarization radiation;

the 90 ° directional coupling structure includes: each 90-degree directional coupler is correspondingly connected with one antenna unit, a through port of each 90-degree directional coupler is connected with the first feed port, a coupling port of each 90-degree directional coupler is connected with the second feed port, an input port of each 90-degree directional coupler is connected with the first radio frequency port of the radio frequency chip, and an isolation port of each 90-degree directional coupler is connected with the second radio frequency port of the radio frequency chip.

2. The antenna package module of claim 1, wherein the antenna element is a single-layer antenna; the antenna packaging module further comprises:

the second laminated circuit is arranged on the second side of the antenna substrate, and the antenna unit is arranged on one side of the second laminated circuit, which is far away from the antenna substrate;

and the antenna unit penetrates through the second laminated circuit through transmission wiring and is connected with the 90-degree directional coupler.

3. The antenna package module of claim 1, wherein the antenna unit is a stacked antenna, and the antenna unit includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element that are spaced apart from each other;

the antenna packaging module further comprises:

the second laminated circuit is arranged on the second side of the antenna substrate, the first radiating element is arranged on one side, close to the antenna substrate, of the second laminated circuit, and the second radiating element is arranged on one side, away from the antenna substrate, of the second laminated circuit;

wherein the first radiating element is connected to the 90 ° directional coupler by transmission traces running through the second stacked circuit; or the second radiation element penetrates through the first radiation element and the second laminated circuit through transmission wiring and is connected with the 90-degree directional coupler.

4. The antenna package module of claim 1, wherein the first feeding ports of the plurality of antenna elements are mirror symmetric in the array direction, and the second feeding ports of the plurality of antenna elements are mirror symmetric in the array direction.

5. The antenna package module of claim 1, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are arranged in a linear array in the array direction.

6. The antenna package module of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the radiating structure further comprises:

and the isolation grid is arranged around each antenna unit and used for adjusting the isolation between two adjacent antenna units.

7. The antenna package module of claim 6, wherein the isolation grid is a metal via disposed around each of the antenna elements.

8. The antenna package module of claim 6, wherein the first laminate circuit comprises:

and the grounding layer is arranged on one side of the antenna substrate, which is far away from the radiation structure, and is connected with the isolation grid.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing; and

the antenna package module of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the antenna package module is housed within the housing.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the number of antenna package modules is plural;

the shell comprises a first side edge and a third side edge which are arranged in a back-to-back manner, and a second side edge and a fourth side edge which are arranged in a back-to-back manner, wherein the second side edge is connected with one end of the first side edge and one end of the third side edge, and the fourth side edge is connected with the other end of the first side edge and the other end of the third side edge;

at least two of the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side are respectively provided with the antenna packaging module.