阅读说明：本技术 毫米波模组和电子设备 (Millimeter wave module and electronic equipment ) 是由 贾玉虎 于 2019-03-20 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请涉及一种毫米波模组和电子设备,其中,毫米波模组包括天线基板,所述天线基板具有相互垂直的第一方向和第二方向,且天线基板在第一方向的尺寸大于在第二方向的尺寸；天线阵列,设置在天线基板上,天线阵列包括多个用于辐射毫米波信号的双极化天线阵元,双极化天线阵元在所述第一方向上进行馈电时,采用第一辐射模式辐射所述毫米波信号,在第二方向上进行馈电时,采用第二辐射模式辐射所述毫米波信号。每个双极化天线阵元通过采用两种不同辐射方式辐射毫米波信号,从而不需要将毫米波模组设置为正方形也可以保证双极化天线阵元在第一方向和第二方向上采用同一频率辐射毫米波信号以实现双极化,可以减小毫米波模组的尺寸。(The application relates to a millimeter wave module and electronic equipment, wherein the millimeter wave module comprises an antenna substrate, the antenna substrate is provided with a first direction and a second direction which are perpendicular to each other, and the size of the antenna substrate in the first direction is larger than that in the second direction; the antenna array is arranged on the antenna substrate and comprises a plurality of dual-polarized antenna array elements used for radiating millimeter wave signals, the dual-polarized antenna array elements adopt a first radiation mode to radiate the millimeter wave signals when feeding is carried out in the first direction, and adopt a second radiation mode to radiate the millimeter wave signals when feeding is carried out in the second direction. Every dual polarization antenna array element is through adopting two kinds of different radiation modes to radiate millimeter wave signal to need not set up the millimeter wave module into the square and also can guarantee that dual polarization antenna array element adopts same frequency radiation millimeter wave signal in first direction and second direction in order to realize the double polarization, can reduce the size of millimeter wave module.)

1. A millimeter wave module, comprising:

the antenna substrate is provided with a first direction and a second direction which are perpendicular to each other, and the size of the antenna substrate in the first direction is larger than that in the second direction;

the antenna array is arranged on the antenna substrate and comprises a plurality of dual-polarized antenna array elements used for radiating millimeter wave signals, the dual-polarized antenna array elements adopt a first radiation mode to radiate the millimeter wave signals when feeding is carried out in the first direction, and adopt a second radiation mode to radiate the millimeter wave signals when feeding is carried out in the second direction.

2. The millimeter wave module according to claim 1, wherein the antenna substrate comprises a top layer and a bottom layer disposed opposite to each other, and an antenna ground layer disposed between the top layer and the bottom layer; the top layer and the antenna ground layer are both covered with metal layers, and the top layer is provided with a metalized through hole penetrating through the antenna substrate and the metal layers;

the antenna array is arranged on the top layer, a first gap is formed between the antenna array and the antenna ground layer, a second gap is formed between the antenna array and the metallized through hole, and the millimeter wave signals are radiated through the first gap when the dual-polarized antenna array element feeds power in the first direction; and when feeding is carried out in the second direction, the millimeter wave signal is radiated through the second gap.

3. The mmwave module of claim 2, wherein a plurality of the metalized vias are disposed on the antenna substrate along the first direction, and a plurality of the metalized vias are disposed at two sides of the antenna array at intervals to form a substrate integrated waveguide between the top layer of the antenna substrate and the antenna ground layer, and the second slot is located between the dual-polarized antenna array and the substrate integrated waveguide, so that the millimeter wave signal is radiated through the second slot when the dual-polarized antenna array element is fed in the second direction.

4. The millimeter wave module according to claim 2, wherein the spacing between the plurality of metallized vias is less than 1/4 of the millimeter wave module operating wavelength.

5. The millimeter wave module according to claim 1, wherein the dimension of the antenna substrate in the second direction is 0.2mm to 1 mm.

6. The mmwave module of claim 1, wherein the dual-polarized antenna array element is one of a square patch antenna, a circular patch antenna, an elliptical patch antenna, and a cross patch antenna.

7. The millimeter wave module according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the dual-polarized antenna elements are arranged in a linear array along the first direction, and an isolation grid is arranged between two adjacent dual-polarized antenna elements for adjusting the isolation between two adjacent dual-polarized antenna elements.

8. The mmwave module of claim 2, further comprising a radio frequency unit, wherein the radio frequency unit is disposed on a side of the bottom layer facing away from the dual-polarized antenna elements, each of the antenna elements is provided with a first feeding point and a second feeding point, and the first feeding point and the second feeding point pass through the antenna substrate through feeding wires and are connected to the radio frequency unit.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing; and

the millimeter wave module of any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the millimeter wave module is housed within the housing.

10. The electronic device of claim 9,

the number of the millimeter wave modules is multiple;

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 edge, the second side edge, the third side edge and the fourth side edge are respectively provided with the millimeter wave module.

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of antennas, in particular to a millimeter wave module and electronic equipment.

Background

Millimeter waves (Mm-Wave) are electromagnetic waves between microwaves and light waves, and generally, the frequency band of the Millimeter waves is 30 to 300GHz, the corresponding wavelength is 1 to 10Mm, and the Millimeter waves can provide a wider frequency band. As the amount of information increases rapidly, the throughput of the transmission will increase, and the transmission technology of the mm wave spectrum band has been regarded as one of the key communication technologies with high quality transmission capability.

Conventionally, in order to realize dual polarization of the millimeter wave module, the millimeter wave module is usually required to be set to be square, thereby limiting the size of the millimeter wave module to a certain extent.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a millimeter wave module and electronic equipment, and the size of the millimeter wave module can be reduced.

A millimeter wave module comprising:

the antenna substrate is provided with a first direction and a second direction which are perpendicular to each other, and the size of the antenna substrate in the first direction is larger than that in the second direction;

the antenna array is arranged on the antenna substrate and comprises a plurality of dual-polarized antenna array elements used for radiating millimeter wave signals, the dual-polarized antenna array elements adopt a first radiation mode to radiate the millimeter wave signals when feeding is carried out in the first direction, and adopt a second radiation mode to radiate the millimeter wave signals when feeding is carried out in the second direction.

In addition, an electronic device is also provided, which includes a housing; and the millimeter wave module, wherein the millimeter wave module is accommodated in the shell.

The millimeter wave module and the electronic device comprise an antenna substrate, wherein the antenna substrate is provided with a first direction and a second direction which are perpendicular to each other, and the size of the antenna substrate in the first direction is larger than that in the second direction; the antenna array is arranged on the antenna substrate and comprises a plurality of dual-polarized antenna array elements used for radiating millimeter wave signals, the dual-polarized antenna array elements adopt a first radiation mode to radiate the millimeter wave signals when feeding is carried out in the first direction, and adopt a second radiation mode to radiate the millimeter wave signals when feeding is carried out in the second direction. Every dual polarization antenna array element is through adopting two kinds of different radiation modes to radiate millimeter wave signal to need not set up the millimeter wave module into the square and also can guarantee that dual polarization antenna array element adopts same frequency radiation millimeter wave signal in first direction and second direction in order to realize the double polarization, can reduce the size of millimeter wave module.

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 diagram of a millimeter wave module according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the coordinates of the MMW module in one embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a top view of a millimeter wave module in one embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic top view of a millimeter wave module in another embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a millimeter wave module in one embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a housing assembly of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in another embodiment;

fig. 8 is a block diagram of a partial structure of a mobile phone related to an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

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. For example, a first slit may be referred to as a second slit, and similarly, a second slit may be referred to as a first slit, without departing from the scope of the present application. The first and second slits are both slits, but they are not the same slit.

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 millimeter wave module of an embodiment of the application is applied to electronic equipment, electronic equipment includes the backshell. In one embodiment, 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 modules capable of setting millimeter wave modules.

As shown in FIG. 1, in an embodiment of the present application, 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 device 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, a millimeter wave module is integrated in the housing component 120, and the millimeter wave module can transmit and receive millimeter wave signals through the housing component 120, so that the electronic device can achieve wide coverage of the 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 frequency mirror 2 is 24.25GHz-52.6GHz, and the maximum channel bandwidth is 400 MHz. The near 11GHz spectrum for 5G mobile broadband comprises: 3.85GHz 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, in an embodiment, the millimeter wave module includes an antenna substrate 20, the antenna substrate 20 has a first direction X and a second direction Y perpendicular to each other, and a size of the antenna substrate 20 in the first direction X is larger than a size of the antenna substrate 20 in the second direction Y.

The antenna array 30 is disposed on the antenna substrate 20, and the antenna array 30 includes a plurality of dual-polarized antenna elements 31 for radiating millimeter wave signals, and when feeding is performed in a first direction X, the millimeter wave signals are radiated in a first radiation mode, and when feeding is performed in a second direction Y, the millimeter wave signals are radiated in a second radiation mode.

The first radiation mode may be a slot radiation mode and the second radiation mode may be a substrate integrated waveguide radiation mode. It should be noted that, the present application does not limit the specific types of the first radiation mode and the second radiation mode, and the dual-polarized antenna element may adopt different radiation modes in the first direction and the second direction.

When the dual-polarized antenna element 31 feeds in the first direction X, the millimeter wave signal is radiated in the first radiation mode, and when the dual-polarized antenna element feeds in the second direction Y, the millimeter wave signal is radiated in the second radiation mode. As shown in fig. 2, the first direction may be understood as a scanning direction of the millimeter wave module, and the second direction Y may be understood as a non-scanning direction of the millimeter wave module. In the 1 × 4 mm-wave module, the beam scanning of the mm-wave module is realized by changing the phase distribution of the phase shifters at the ports of the 4 antenna arrays 30, but not in the other direction. For example, if the mobile phone is analogized to a 1 × 4 mm-wave module, the long side direction can be understood as the scanning direction, and the wide side direction is the non-scanning direction. Because the size of the plurality of dual-polarized antenna elements 31 of the antenna array 30 in the scanning direction cannot be smaller than 1/2 of the operating wavelength of the millimeter wave module, the size of the millimeter wave module in the scanning direction is not easy to reduce. In this embodiment, millimeter wave signals are radiated by adopting the patch radiation mode of the antenna array 30 in the first direction (scanning direction) of the millimeter wave module, millimeter wave signals are radiated by adopting the substrate integrated waveguide radiation mode in the second direction (non-scanning direction) of the millimeter wave module, millimeter wave signals are radiated by adopting two radiation modes to realize dual polarization, so that the millimeter wave module is not required to be set to be square, the resonant frequency of the antenna in the second direction is related to the size of the dual-polarized antenna array element, a metalized via hole, the distance between the dual-polarized antenna array element and the metal layer, the millimeter wave module is ensured to radiate millimeter wave signals at the same frequency in the first direction and the second direction by adjusting the above parameters to realize dual polarization, and the size of the millimeter wave module in the non-scanning direction can.

In this embodiment, each dual-polarized antenna array element radiates millimeter wave signals by adopting two different radiation modes, so that the millimeter wave module is not required to be set to be square, the dual-polarized antenna array element can be ensured to radiate millimeter wave signals by adopting the same frequency in the first direction and the second direction, and the size of the millimeter wave module can be reduced.

As shown in fig. 3, in an embodiment, the antenna substrate 20 includes a top layer 210 and a top layer 220 disposed opposite to each other, and an antenna ground layer 230 disposed between the top layer 210 and the top layer 220; the top layer 210 and the antenna ground layer 230 are both covered with a metal layer 240, and the top layer 210 is provided with a metallized via 250 that penetrates the antenna substrate 20 and the metal layer 240.

In one embodiment, the antenna substrate 20 may be a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) integrated by using an HDI (high density interconnect) process. For example, the antenna substrate 20 may include a core layer (core layer), and PP (prepreg) layers respectively stacked on both sides of the core layer, and a metal layer 240 is further plated on each of the PP layer and the core layer. The core layer (core layer) is a base material, and the PP layer is a prepreg, and is disposed between two copper layers to isolate and bond the two copper layers. The metal layer 240 may be a copper layer, a tin layer, a lead-tin alloy layer, a tin-copper alloy layer, or the like.

The antenna substrate 20 includes a top layer 210 and a top layer 220 disposed opposite to each other, the top layer 210 is used for disposing an antenna array, the top PP layer 210 is plated with a metal layer 240, a metalized through hole 250 penetrating through the antenna substrate 20 and the metal layer 240 is disposed, and the bottom layer 220 is used for connecting with a radio frequency unit. The antenna substrate 20 further includes an antenna ground layer 230 disposed between the top layer 210 and the top layer 220, and the metalized via 250 is used to connect the top layer 210 of the antenna substrate 20 and the antenna ground layer 230, such that the antenna ground layer 230 is lifted to the top layer 210 of the antenna substrate 20 through the metalized via 250.

The metal layer 240 may be a copper layer, a tin layer, a lead-tin alloy layer, a tin-copper alloy layer, or the like, and the metal layer 240 of the top layer 210 may be disposed only in the peripheral edge region, and may be a metal ring, for example. The plurality of metal vias are disposed on the metal ring, and it is understood that the plurality of metalized vias 250 are connected to form a whole through the metal ring, and the metal ring can be formed by punching air holes and then coating metal. The metallized via 250 can replace the metal sidewall of a conventional waveguide to achieve guided wave action. The diameters of the plurality of metalized vias may all be the same, and the spacing between the centers of any two adjacent metalized vias 250 is equal.

The antenna array 30 is arranged on the top layer 210 and comprises a plurality of dual-polarized antenna elements 31 for radiating millimeter wave signals, and when the dual-polarized antenna elements 31 feed in a first direction X, the millimeter wave signals are radiated through first slots; and when feeding is carried out in the second direction Y, the millimeter wave signal is radiated through the second gap. In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, each dual-polarized antenna element 31 may have a first feeding point V and a second feeding point H. Wherein, the first feeding point V radiates the millimeter wave signal through a first gap between the dual-polarized antenna element 31 and the antenna ground layer 230; the second feeding point H radiates millimeter wave signals through a second slot between the dual-polarized antenna element 31 and the metallized via 250.

The antenna array 30 may be an antenna that processes millimeter-wave signals and may be implemented as a phased antenna array 30. The antenna array 30 for supporting millimeter wave communications may be an antenna array 30 of patch antennas, dipole antennas, yagi antennas, beam antennas, or other suitable antenna elements. The specific type of the antenna array 30 is not further limited in this embodiment, and the millimeter wave signal may be transmitted and received.

The antenna array 30 is disposed on the top layer 210, and includes a plurality of dual-polarized antenna elements 31 for radiating millimeter wave signals, where the antenna array 30 may be composed of a plurality of periodically arranged dual-polarized antenna elements 31, the number of the dual-polarized antenna elements 31 is determined according to specific scanning angles and gain requirements, and this embodiment is not limited. The dual-polarized antenna array element 31 may be one of a square patch antenna, an annular patch antenna, an elliptical patch antenna, and a cross patch antenna. In the embodiment, taking two-dimensional scanning as an example, the antenna array 30 is arranged in a 1 × 4 rectangle. The 1 × 4 antenna array 30 has higher spatial coverage, and can be structurally placed on the left and right sides of the mobile phone, and if the full-space three-dimensional scanning antenna array 30 is rotationally and symmetrically arranged, the shape and position can be properly changed.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the antenna array 30 includes a plurality of dual-polarized antenna elements 31, each dual-polarized antenna element 31 is a rectangular patch antenna, and the rectangular patch antenna may include a vertical polarized feeding point V and a horizontal polarized feeding point H, and the positions of the vertical polarized feeding point V and the horizontal polarized feeding point H are determined according to debugging, and may be to match the impedance of the feeding point position to 50 Ω. For example, the antenna array 30 may comprise 4 dual polarized antenna elements 31. The 4 dual-polarized antenna elements 31 are arranged linearly, wherein the vertically polarized feeding point V and the horizontally polarized feeding point H of each dual-polarized antenna element 31 are understood as two independent feeding points, i.e. dual-polarized antenna element 31 comprises two different sets of feeding points (V, H).

The first feeding point V radiates a millimeter wave signal through a first slot between the antenna array 30 and the antenna ground layer 230; the second feed point H radiates the millimeter wave signal through a second slot between the antenna array 30 and the metallized via 250. Specifically, first slots are formed in two sides of the antenna substrate 20, and the first feeding point V may radiate a millimeter wave signal through the first slots; since the metallized through holes 250 communicate the antenna ground layer 230 with the top layer 210 where the dual-polarized antenna elements 31 are located, an electric field may be distributed in a second slot between each dual-polarized antenna element 31 and the metallized through holes 250, and thus, the second feeding point H may radiate a millimeter wave signal through the second slot.

In this embodiment, the millimeter wave antenna device includes an antenna substrate 20, where the antenna substrate 20 includes a top layer 210 and a top layer 220 that are disposed opposite to each other, and an antenna ground layer 230 disposed between the top layer 210 and the top layer 220; the top layer 210 and the antenna ground layer 230 are both covered with a metal layer 240, and the top layer 210 is provided with a metalized through hole 250 penetrating through the antenna substrate 20 and the metal layer 240; the antenna array 30 is arranged on the top layer 210 and comprises a plurality of dual-polarized antenna elements 31 for radiating millimeter wave signals, and each dual-polarized antenna element 31 is provided with a first feeding point V and a second feeding point H; wherein the first feeding point V radiates the millimeter wave signal through a first slot between the antenna array 30 and the antenna ground layer 230; the second feed point H radiates the millimeter wave signal through a second slot between the antenna array 30 and the metallized via 250. Every dual polarization antenna array element is through adopting two kinds of different radiation modes to radiate millimeter wave signal to need not set up the millimeter wave module into the square and also can guarantee that dual polarization antenna array element adopts same frequency radiation millimeter wave signal in first direction and second direction in order to realize the double polarization, can reduce the size of millimeter wave module.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, a plurality of metalized through holes 250 are formed in the antenna substrate 20 along the first direction X, and the plurality of metalized through holes 250 are spaced at two sides of the antenna array 30 to form a substrate integrated waveguide between the top layer 210 of the antenna substrate 20 and the antenna ground layer 230, and the second slot is located between the dual-polarized antenna array 30 and the substrate integrated waveguide, so that when the dual-polarized antenna array element 30 feeds in the second direction Y, a millimeter wave signal is radiated through the second slot.

A Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) is a waveguide structure that can be integrated into the antenna substrate 20 with a near closed shape. The two rows of periodic metalized through holes 250 are arranged in the antenna substrate 20 at certain intervals to form an alternative structure of a waveguide smooth side wall, so that a quasi-closed waveguide structure is defined together with the top layer 210 of the antenna substrate 20 and the antenna ground layer 230, and millimeter wave signals are radiated through the waveguide structure. Specifically, when the dual-polarized antenna element 31 feeds in the second direction Y, the millimeter wave signal is radiated through the second slot between the dual-polarized antenna element 21 and the substrate integrated waveguide.

In one embodiment, the size of the antenna substrate 20 in the second direction Y is 0.2mm to 1 mm. The size of antenna substrate 20 in second direction Y is less than antenna substrate 20 in the size of first direction X, and the millimeter wave module is when the Y direction feed, and dual polarization antenna array element 31 is nearer apart from metallized through-hole 250 in second direction Y to can make the electric field distribute in the second gap between dual polarization antenna array element 31 and the integrated waveguide of substrate, so that dual polarization antenna array element 31 is radiating away the millimeter wave signal through the second gap. Therefore, the resonant frequency of the millimeter wave module radiating millimeter wave signals in the second direction is related to the size of the dual-polarized antenna array element 31, the size of the metallized via hole 250 and the distance between the dual-polarized antenna array element 31 and the metal layer, and the millimeter wave module can be ensured to adopt the same resonant frequency to radiate millimeter wave signals in the first direction and the second direction to realize dual polarization by adjusting the above parameters, so that the symmetry of the sizes in the first direction and the second direction is not required to be ensured, and the size of the millimeter wave module in the non-scanning direction can be reduced.

In one embodiment, the spacing between the plurality of metalized vias 250 is less than 1/4 of the operating wavelength of the millimeter wave module, and it is understood that the spacing between the plurality of metalized vias 250 is the distance between the respective centers of two adjacent metalized vias 250. By setting the interval between the plurality of metallized through holes 250 to 1/4 which is smaller than the operating wavelength of the millimeter wave module, a quasi-closed substrate integrated waveguide resonant cavity can be formed on the antenna substrate 20, so that the radiation performance of the millimeter wave module can be improved.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, a plurality of dual-polarized antenna elements 31 are arranged in a linear array along the first direction, and an isolation grid 32 is disposed between two adjacent dual-polarized antenna elements 31 for adjusting the isolation between two adjacent dual-polarized antenna elements 31. The isolation grids 32 may be disposed on the metal layer 240 and penetrate through the antenna ground layer 230 of the antenna substrate 20, so as to prevent the millimeter wave signals radiated by two adjacent dual-polarized antenna elements 31 from affecting each other, so as to improve the isolation between two adjacent dual-polarized antenna elements 31.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the millimeter wave module further includes a radio frequency unit 40, the radio frequency unit 40 is disposed on a side of the bottom layer 220 facing away from the antenna array 30, and the first feeding point V and the second feeding point H penetrate through the antenna substrate 20 through the feeding trace 410 and are connected to the radio frequency unit 40, so as to feed a current signal into the radiating unit, thereby implementing transceiving of millimeter wave signals.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the antenna substrate 20 is a PCB stack of 8-layer mm-wave packaged antennas integrated using HDI (high density interconnect) process. TM 1-TM 5 are marked on the same layer of the antenna part. The antenna array 30 is located on the TM1 layer, the TM 6-TM 7 layer is a feed network and a control line wiring copper layer of the millimeter wave module, and the radio frequency unit is welded on the TM8 layer.

PP 1-PP 6 are prepregs, and are positioned between two copper layers to isolate and bond the two copper layers. The CORE is a basic material for manufacturing the printed board, is also called as a CORE board, has certain hardness and thickness, and is coated with copper on two sides.

The embodiment of the application further provides electronic equipment, and the electronic equipment comprises a shell and the millimeter wave module in any one of the embodiments. Wherein, the millimeter wave module is accommodated in the shell.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the electronic device includes a plurality of millimeter wave modules, and the plurality of millimeter wave modules are 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, where the second side 122 is connected to one end of the first side 121 and the third side 123, and the fourth side 124 is connected to the other end of the first side 121 and 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, the 2 millimeter wave modules are respectively located at the second side 122 and the fourth side 124, so that the overall size of the millimeter wave modules is reduced in the dimension in the non-scanning direction, and the millimeter wave modules can be placed on two sides of the electronic device.

The electronic equipment with the millimeter wave module of any one of the above embodiments can be suitable for receiving and transmitting 5G communication millimeter wave signals, and by adopting two different feeding modes, the size of the millimeter wave module in the non-scanning direction can be reduced, and further the occupied space of the millimeter wave module in the electronic equipment can be reduced.

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.

The embodiment of the application also provides the electronic equipment. As shown in fig. 8, for convenience of explanation, only the parts related to the embodiments of the present application are shown, and details of the technology are not disclosed, please refer to the method part of the embodiments of the present application. The electronic device may be any terminal device including a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a POS (Point of Sales), a vehicle-mounted computer, a wearable device, and the like, taking the electronic device as the mobile phone as an example:

fig. 8 is a block diagram of a partial structure of a mobile phone related to an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 8, the handset includes: millimeter wave module 810, memory 820, input unit 830, display unit 840, sensor 850, audio circuit 860, wireless fidelity (WiFi) module 870, processor 880, and power supply 890. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the handset configuration shown in fig. 8 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 millimeter wave module 810 may be configured to receive and transmit signals during information transmission and reception or during a call, and may receive downlink information of a base station and then process the downlink information to the processor 880; the uplink data may also be transmitted to the base station. Generally, the mm-wave module includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), a duplexer, and the like. In addition, millimeter wave module 810 may also communicate with networks and other devices via wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE)), e-mail, Short Messaging Service (SMS), and the like.

The memory 820 may be used to store software programs and modules, and the processor 880 executes various functional applications and data processing of the cellular phone by operating the software programs and modules stored in the memory 820. The memory 820 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 820 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include 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 830 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 800. Specifically, the input unit 830 may include a touch panel 831 and other input devices 832. The touch panel 831, which may also be referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations performed by a user on or near the touch panel 831 (e.g., operations performed by the user on the touch panel 831 or near the touch panel 831 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 831 can include two portions, a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts it to touch point coordinates, and sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 880, and can receive and execute commands from the processor 880. In addition, the touch panel 831 may be implemented by various types such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. The input unit 830 may include other input devices 832 in addition to the touch panel 831. In particular, other input devices 832 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 840 may be used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user and various menus of the cellular phone. The display unit 840 may include a display panel 841. In one embodiment, the Display panel 841 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 831 can overlay display panel 841, and when touch panel 831 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, communicate to processor 880 to determine the type of touch event, and processor 880 can then provide a corresponding visual output on display panel 841 based on the type of touch event. Although in fig. 8, the touch panel 831 and the display panel 841 are two separate components to implement the input and output functions of the mobile phone, in some embodiments, the touch panel 831 and the display panel 841 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the mobile phone.

The cell phone 800 may also include at least one sensor 850, such as light sensors, motion sensors, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor may include an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the display panel 841 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that turns off the display panel 841 and/or the backlight when the mobile phone is moved to the ear. The motion sensor can comprise an acceleration sensor, the acceleration sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction, the magnitude and the direction of gravity can be detected 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), the 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.

The audio circuitry 860, speaker 861 and microphone 862 may provide an audio interface between the user and the handset. The audio circuit 860 can transmit the electrical signal converted from the received audio data to the speaker 861, and the electrical signal is converted into a sound signal by the speaker 861 and output; on the other hand, the microphone 862 converts the collected sound signal into an electrical signal, which is received by the audio circuit 860 and then converted into audio data, and then the audio data is processed by the audio data output processor 880, and then the audio data is sent to another mobile phone through the millimeter wave module 810, or the audio data is output to the memory 820 for subsequent processing.

WiFi belongs to short-distance wireless transmission technology, and the mobile phone can help a user to send and receive e-mails, browse webpages, access streaming media and the like through the WiFi module 870, and provides wireless broadband Internet access for the user. Although fig. 8 shows WiFi module 870, it is understood that it is not an essential component of cell phone 800 and may be omitted as desired.

The processor 880 is a control center of the mobile phone, connects various parts of the entire mobile phone 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 820 and calling data stored in the memory 820, thereby integrally monitoring the mobile phone. In one embodiment, processor 880 may include one or more processing units. In one embodiment, the processor 880 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor primarily handles operating systems, user interfaces, applications, and the like; the modem processor handles primarily wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 880.

The cell phone 800 also includes a power supply 890 (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, which may be logically coupled to the processor 880 via a power management system that may be used to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption.

In one embodiment, the cell phone 800 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. 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 can include Random Access Memory (RAM), which acts as external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in a variety of forms, such as Static RAM (SRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous Link (Synchlink) DRAM (SLDRAM), Rambus Direct RAM (RDRAM), direct bus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and bus dynamic RAM (RDRAM).

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within 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.