As shown in FIG. 1B. the vias are disposed at a distance 144A-D from a corresponding edge of the antenna module. In some embodiments, the vias are positioned along an entire perimeter of the antenna module. However, in other embodiments, the vias may only be distributed along certain edges (e.g., edges that may be proximate to one or more neighboring antenna modules). In some embodiments, the vias 142 are disposed along (e.g., span) an entire dimension of the antenna module (e.g., from an edge to another edge). In other embodiments, the vias may halt at a particular distance from a neighboring edge.
The distances 144A-D at which the vias 142 are disposed from corresponding edges may all be the same across the entirety of the antenna module. This distance 144A-D may be associated with a frequency of operation of one or more antennas of the antenna module. For example, the distance 144A-D may be a quarter wavelength, three-quarter wavelength, or integer multiples of previously outlined distances.
FIG. 1C illustrates a portion 140 of an antenna module with an RF shield according to at least one embodiment. The portion 140 of the antenna module may be a layer of the circuit board 106 (e.g., an electrically insulating layer disposed between adjacent conducting layers). The illustrated layer may be adjacent to a first conducting layer (e.g., behind the illustrated layer) and a second conducting layer (e.g., in front of the illustrated layer). The illustrated portion 140 of the antenna module includes a set of vias 142 that couple to the first conducting layer and the second conducting, as previously described. The vias may include conducting members of an electrical signal to flow between proximately disposed conducting layers.