A broadband phased array antenna with wide angular coverage in a low-cost organic laminate package for 60-GHz wireless chipsets

This paper presents an eight-elements broadband phased array antenna embedded in a low-cost mainstream BT epoxy laminate package. Measurements and simulations of a 60 GHz module that includes the presented antenna array in combination with a phase controlled receiver chip demonstrate that this low-cost concept can provide 12dBi gain over 20% bandwidth and well controlled beam steering capabilities in the angular range of ±45° in the plane ε=0° and ±25° in the plane ε=90° and ε=45°.