This application relates to an antenna, and in particular, to a packaging structure.
An antenna in package is a technology in which an antenna and a chip are integrated into a package based on a packaging material and a packaging process, to implement a system-level wireless function. The antenna in package provides a good antenna solution for a system-level antenna chip because the antenna in package is well balanced between antenna performance, costs, and a volume. Therefore, it is favored by a large quantity of chip and package manufacturers, and also becomes an important antenna solution for a millimeter wave mobile communications system of the 5th generation (5G) mobile communication technology.
A packaged dual-polarized antenna array may implement a parallel dual-polarized operation manner, can form two beams to support beam scanning with high enough precision, and can maintain a transmit mode and a receive mode, thereby doubling a quantity of served users. A conventional single-polarized slot-coupled antenna has advantages of a wide bandwidth and a high gain, and includes a parasitic patch, a feeding stub, and a slot. The feeding stub is mainly used to couple and feed a plurality of types of slots. To implement packaging of a dual-polarized antenna, a single-polarized slot-coupled antenna needs to be implemented in a same-layer feeding manner. However, in this manner, feeding stubs interfere with each other, and this cannot be implemented structurally.
How to obtain a packaging structure of a wide bandwidth and a high gain is an urgent problem to be resolved.
This application provides a packaging structure to implement a packaging structure of a wide bandwidth and a high gain.
According to a first aspect, this application provides a packaging structure, including: a first radiation plate, a second radiation plate, and a feeding part, where the second radiation plate is disposed below the first radiation plate, where a slot is disposed on the second radiation plate, where the slot is in a ring shape, and where the feeding part is disposed below the second radiation plate.
The feeding part includes a first feeding stub and a second feeding stub that are disposed independently of each other, where the first feeding stub and the second feeding stub are perpendicular to each other and disposed on a substrate below the slot, and where the first feeding stub and the second feeding stub feed the first radiation plate using the slot.
According to the packaging structure provided in the first aspect, by disposing the ring-shaped slot, the first radiation plate, and the second radiation plate, a bandwidth and a gain can be increased, while implementing a wide bandwidth and a high gain. Further, an operating bandwidth of an antenna is extended to a wider frequency band, and the packaging structure is applicable to a terminal operating on a wide frequency band, thereby expanding an application scope of the antenna. In addition, the slot is set to be in a ring shape, and the two feeding stubs are perpendicular to each other. In this case, electric fields corresponding to the two feeding stubs are orthogonal, and comparatively good isolation is achieved between electric fields generated by feeding by the two feeding stubs, thereby implementing comparatively high polarization isolation.
In a possible design, the first feeding stub includes a main body and a tail end, where the tail end is bent relative to the main body, the main body of the first feeding stub extends on a substrate on which the first feeding stub is located, one end of the main body of the first feeding stub is connected to a first signal line, and the other end of the main body of the first feeding stub is connected to the tail end of the first feeding stub. Additionally, the second feeding stub includes a main body and a tail end, where the tail end is bent relative to the main body, the main body of the second feeding stub extends on a substrate on which the second feeding stub is located, one end of the main body of the second feeding stub is connected to a second signal line, and the other end of the main body of the second feeding stub is connected to the tail end of the second feeding stub.
In a possible design, at least a part of the tail end of the first feeding stub is located in a projection below the slot. Additionally, at least a part of the tail end of the second feeding stub is located in a projection below the slot.
In a possible design, the first feeding stub and the second feeding stub are disposed on a same layer of substrate.
In a possible design, the slot is in a closed ring shape.
In a possible design, a shape of the slot is a circular ring, an elliptical ring, a rectangular ring, or a star ring.
In a possible design, a shape of the first radiation plate is a rectangle, a circle, or a cross.
In a possible design, the first radiation plate includes a substrate and a parasitic patch disposed on the substrate.
In a possible design, the packaging structure further includes a first ground plate that is disposed between the first signal line and the second signal line.
In a possible design, the packaging structure further includes a second ground plate that is disposed at a bottom of the feeding part.
In a possible design, the packaging structure further includes a substrate and a chip that is fixedly connected to a side of the substrate, where the chip has a plurality of feeding pins, where the plurality of feeding pins are connected to the substrate, and where the substrate includes the first radiation plate, the second radiation plate, and the feeding part.
According to a second aspect, this application provides a terminal including a radio frequency processing unit, a baseband processing unit, and a packaging structure according to the first aspect.
This application provides a packaging structure and an antenna array, which can implement a wide bandwidth and a high gain, feature comparatively high polarization isolation, a simple structure, and a small size, and may be applied to a full-duplex communications system, or may be used as a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna, or may be applied in any other possible application scenario.
To implement a packaging structure of a wide bandwidth and a high gain, this application provides a packaging structure including a first radiation plate, a second radiation plate, and a feeding part. A ring-shaped slot is disposed on the second radiation plate, the feeding part is disposed below the second radiation plate, and the feeding part includes a first feeding stub and a second feeding stub that are disposed independently of each other. The two feeding stubs feed the first radiation plate by being electromagnetically coupled to the slot. Disposing of the ring-shaped slot and the first radiation plate can increase a bandwidth and a gain, thereby implementing a wide bandwidth and a high gain. In addition, the slot is set to be in a ring shape, and the two feeding stubs are perpendicular to each other. In this case, electric fields corresponding to the two feeding stubs are orthogonal, and comparatively good isolation is achieved between electric fields generated by feeding by the two feeding stubs, thereby implementing comparatively high polarization isolation, a simple structure, and a small size. The following describes the technical solutions of this application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The feeding part 2 includes a first feeding stub 22 and a second feeding stub 23 that are disposed independently of each other, where the first feeding stub 22 and the second feeding stub 23 are perpendicular to each other and disposed on a substrate below the slot 121, and where the first feeding stub 22 and the second feeding stub 23 feed the first radiation plate 11 using the slot 121.
Optionally, the feeding part 2 further includes a first signal line 24 and a second signal line 25, where the first signal line 24 or the second signal line 25 is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal.
Optionally, a shape of the slot 121 may be a ring shape. Optionally, the shape of the slot may be a circular ring, an elliptical ring, or a rectangular ring, and may alternatively be a star ring. This is not limited in this embodiment. A radius, a diameter, or a circumference of an area surrounded by the slot 121 may be obtained by testing based on a frequency that needs to be reached by an antenna. Generally, different frequencies correspond to different radiuses, diameters, or circumferences.
In this embodiment of this application, the first signal line 24 is connected to a signal transmit end of a radio frequency circuit, a signal receive end of a radio frequency circuit, or the like, and is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal. In this embodiment of this application, the first feeding stub 22 includes two segments: a main body and a tail end. The segment that is of the first feeding stub 22 and that is connected to the first signal line 24 is referred to as the main body. The main body of the first feeding stub 22 extends on a substrate on which the first feeding stub 22 is located. One end of the main body of the first feeding stub 22 is connected to the first signal line 24, and the other end of the main body is connected to the tail end. The tail end is bent relative to the main body, such that the first feeding stub 22 is folded as a whole to form an angle less than 180 degrees. The angle formed when the first feeding stub 22 is folded as a whole and lengths of the main body and the tail end may be adjusted based on a signal condition. Optionally, the angle formed by folding is 90 degrees, and the length of the tail end may be, for example, 1/10 or ⅛ of a total length of the first feeding stub 22.
The second signal line 25 is connected to a signal transmit end of a radio frequency circuit, a signal receive end of a radio frequency circuit, or the like, and is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal. In this embodiment of this application, the second feeding stub 23 includes two segments: a main body and a tail end. The segment that is of the second feeding stub 23 and that is connected to the second signal line 25 is referred to as the main body. The main body of the second feeding stub 23 extends on a substrate on which the second feeding stub 23 is located. One end of the main body is connected to the second signal line 25, and the other end of the main body of the second feeding stub 23 is connected to the tail end. The tail end is bent relative to the main body, such that the second feeding stub 23 is folded as a whole to form an angle less than 180 degrees. The angle formed when the second feeding stub 23 is folded as a whole and lengths of the main body and the tail end may be adjusted based on a signal condition. Optionally, the angle formed by folding is 90 degrees, and the length of the tail end may be, for example, 1/10 or ⅛ of a total length of the second feeding stub 23.
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Optionally, the angle formed when the first feeding stub 22 is folded as a whole and the angle formed when the second feeding stub 23 is folded as a whole may be the same or different. Additionally, the angles formed when the two feeding stubs are folded as a whole need to ensure that the first feeding stub 22 and the second feeding stub 23 are independent of each other and do not intersect. The length of the tail end of the first feeding stub 22 and the length of the tail end of the second feeding stub 23 may be the same or different.
The first folded feeding stub 22 and the second folded feeding stub 23 are perpendicular to each other and disposed on the substrate below the slot 121. Optionally, the first folded feeding stub 22 and the second folded feeding stub 23 may be disposed on a same layer of substrate. When the first folded feeding stub 22 and the second folded feeding stub 23 are disposed on the same layer of substrate, an effect of polarization isolation is comparatively good. Alternatively, the first folded feeding stub 22 and the second folded feeding stub 23 may be disposed on different layers of substrates. In this case, two substrates may be disposed up and down in the feeding part 2. Regardless of one substrate or two substrates, a through-hole is disposed on the substrate for the first signal line 24 and the second signal line 25 to pass through.
In the foregoing embodiment of this application, the two feeding stubs are disposed on the substrate below the slot 121, and a vertical spacing between the two feeding stubs and the second radiation plate 12 may be set based on measurement of experimental data of a bandwidth that is to be implemented.
In the foregoing embodiment of this application, the first feeding stub 22 and the second feeding stub 23 perform coupling feeding on the first radiation plate 11 by being electromagnetically coupled to the slot 121, to transmit an electromagnetic wave signal.
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Optionally, the first radiation plate 11 is a parasitic patch, and a shape of the parasitic patch may be a rectangle, a circle, or a cross.
Optionally, as shown in
Optionally, the packaging structure in this embodiment further includes a substrate and a chip that is fixedly connected to a side of the substrate, where the chip has a plurality of feeding pins, the plurality of feeding pins are connected to the substrate, and the substrate includes the first radiation plate, the second radiation plate, and the feeding part. The chip may be located on a lower surface of the substrate, and the first radiation plate and the second radiation plate may be located on a side that is of the substrate and that is close to an upper surface.
In another embodiment, a dual-polarized antenna in package may be an independent packaging structure, and the packaging structure and a chip are designed to be side by side on a side of a substrate.
According to the packaging structure provided in this embodiment, by disposing the closed ring-shaped slot, the first radiation plate, and the second radiation plate, a bandwidth and a gain can be increased, thereby implementing a wide bandwidth and a high gain. Further, an operating bandwidth of an antenna is extended to a wider frequency band, and the antenna is applicable to a terminal operating on a wide frequency band, thereby expanding an application scope of the antenna. In addition, the slot is set to be in a closed ring shape, and the two feeding stubs are perpendicular to each other. In this case, electric fields corresponding to the two feeding stubs are orthogonal, and comparatively good isolation is achieved between electric fields generated by feeding by the two feeding stubs, thereby implementing comparatively high polarization isolation.
The following uses an example to describe in detail the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiment.
In this embodiment, by disposing the ring-shaped slot, the first radiation plate, and the second radiation plate, a bandwidth and a gain can be increased, thereby implementing a wide bandwidth and a high gain. Further, an operating bandwidth of an antenna is extended to a wider frequency band, and the antenna is applicable to a terminal operating on a wide frequency band, thus expanding an application scope of the antenna. In addition, the slot is set to be in a ring shape, and the two feeding stubs are perpendicular to each other. In this case, electric fields corresponding to the two feeding stubs are orthogonal, and comparatively good isolation is achieved between electric fields generated by feeding by the two feeding stubs, thereby implementing comparatively high polarization isolation. Comparatively good antenna performance (including a wide bandwidth, a high gain, and comparatively high polarization isolation) may be achieved through emulation. The following describes performance of the packaging structure in the embodiment shown in
In addition, it should be noted that the slots in the embodiments in
Performance effects achieved by the packaging structure in this embodiment of this application bring a quite large engineering margin. In addition, a processing period for a small quantity of stacked layers of substrates is very short and the process is mature. After being synchronously processed, the substrates are packaged in a unified manner, which can greatly reduce the processing period and processing costs. Compared with other approaches, manufacturing process time is shortened, costs can be reduced, and a performance margin is large. Therefore, a product yield rate is easy to achieve, and the packaging structure is more suitable for mass production when being applied to an antenna array.
For a structure of the packaging structure 43, reference may be made to the description in the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.
The terminal provided in this embodiment may be a communications terminal such as a data card, a wireless network card, a wireless router, a mobile phone, a wearable device, glasses, or a media apparatus.
The foregoing implementations, schematic structural diagrams, or schematic emulation diagrams are merely examples for describing the technical solutions of this application. Size proportions and emulation values thereof do not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the technical solutions. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made without departing from the spirit and principle of the foregoing implementations shall fall within the protection scope of the technical solutions.
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This application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2018/115459, filed on Nov. 14, 2018, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201810378310.5, filed on Apr. 25, 2018. The disclosures of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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