Patents by Inventor Joshua James CARON
Joshua James CARON has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240171149Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure relate to reducing coupling between acoustic wave resonators. An isolation region of a substrate can be located between acoustic wave resonators. The isolation region can reduce capacitive coupling through the substrate between the acoustic wave resonators. In certain embodiments, the isolation region can be located between acoustic wave resonators of different filters to thereby increase isolation between the filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventor: Joshua James Caron
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Patent number: 11973491Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave filter with an integrated temperature sensor. The integrated temperature sensor can be a resistive thermal device configured as a reflective grating for a surface acoustic wave resonator, for example. A radio frequency system can provide over temperature protection by reducing a power level of a radio frequency signal provided to the surface acoustic wave filter responsive to an indication of temperature provided by the integrated temperature sensor satisfying a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Joel Anthony Penticoff
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Patent number: 11967947Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a multiplexer, such as a duplexer, a quadplexer, a hexaplexer, or the like. The multiplexer includes acoustic wave filters coupled to a common node. A first acoustic wave filter of the acoustic wave filters includes acoustic wave resonators of a first type and a series acoustic wave resonator of a second type coupled between the acoustic wave resonators of the first type and the common node.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Joshua James Caron
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Publication number: 20240128949Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave filter with an acoustic wave resonator arranged to concentrate a transverse spurious mode at a frequency. Such an acoustic wave resonator can have a narrow aperture to concentrate the transverse spurious mode. The transverse spurious mode can increase steepness of a skirt of the acoustic wave filter. Related methods, acoustic wave devices, multiplexers, radio frequency front ends, radio frequency modules, and wireless communication devices are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Tomoya Komatsu, Yiliu Wang, Akira Ochiai, Joshua James Caron
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Patent number: 11923824Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure relate to reducing coupling between acoustic wave resonators. An isolation region of a substrate can be located between acoustic wave resonators. The isolation region can reduce capacitive coupling through the substrate between the acoustic wave resonators. In certain embodiments, the isolation region can be located between acoustic wave resonators of different filters to thereby increase isolation between the filters.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Joshua James Caron
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Patent number: 11909377Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave filter with an acoustic velocity adjustment structure. The surface acoustic wave filter can include a first interdigital transducer electrode disposed on a piezoelectric layer, an acoustic reflector disposed on the piezoelectric layer, and a second interdigital transducer electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer. The second interdigital transducer electrode is longitudinally coupled to the first interdigital transducer electrode and positioned between the first interdigital transducer electrode and the acoustic reflector. The acoustic velocity adjustment structure can be positioned over at least a gap between the first interdigital transducer electrode and the second interdigital transducer electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Rei Goto, Benjamin Paul Abbott, Hiroyuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 11909378Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave device that includes a first reflector over a piezoelectric layer, a second reflector over the piezoelectric layer, and an interdigital transducer electrode structure over the piezoelectric layer and positioned between the first reflector and the second reflector. The surface acoustic wave device includes a velocity adjustment layer arranged to adjust acoustic velocity in a region of the surface acoustic wave device. The velocity adjustment layer can be a high speed layer or a low speed layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Rei Goto, Benjamin Paul Abbott, Hiroyuki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20240030953Abstract: Filters and acoustic resonators for radio-frequency circuits and devices. In some embodiments, a radio-frequency circuit can include a plurality of nodes and a common node. The radio-frequency circuit can further include a signal path implemented between each of the plurality of nodes and the common node. Each corresponding signal path can include a filter having a first Q-factor value and a respective resonator having a second Q-factor value higher than the first Q-factor value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Jianxing NI, Joshua James CARON, Srivatsan JAYARAMAN, Reza KASNAVI, John G. FREED
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Patent number: 11881837Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave device with a vertical stack over a piezoelectric layer. The vertical stack can include a first acoustic reflector disposed on the piezoelectric layer, a second acoustic reflector disposed on the piezoelectric layer, and an interdigital transducer electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer and positioned between the first acoustic reflector and the second acoustic reflector. The interdigital transducer electrode has a first side that is closer to the first acoustic reflector and a second side that is closer to the second acoustic reflector. A vertical arrangement of the vertical stack can be configured such that an acoustic wave propagation velocity of a first region between the first side and a first reflector is faster than an acoustic wave propagation velocity of a second region between the first side and the second side.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Rei Goto, Benjamin Paul Abbott, Hiroyuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 11876507Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave filter with an acoustic wave resonator arranged to concentrate a transverse spurious mode at a frequency. Such an acoustic wave resonator can have a narrow aperture to concentrate the transverse spurious mode. The transverse spurious mode can increase steepness of a skirt of the acoustic wave filter. Related methods, acoustic wave devices, multiplexers, radio frequency front ends, radio frequency modules, and wireless communication devices are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Tomoya Komatsu, Yiliu Wang, Akira Ochiai, Joshua James Caron
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Patent number: 11716107Abstract: Circuits with filters and acoustic resonators. In some embodiments, a radio-frequency circuit can include a plurality of nodes and a common node. The radio-frequency circuit can further include a signal path implemented between each of the plurality of nodes and the common node. Each corresponding signal path can include a filter having a first Q-factor value and a respective resonator having a second Q-factor value higher than the first Q-factor value.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Jianxing Ni, Joshua James Caron, Srivatsan Jayaraman, Reza Kasnavi, John G. Freed
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Publication number: 20230216478Abstract: An integrated bulk acoustic wave resonator-capacitor comprises a membrane including a piezoelectric film, an upper electrode disposed on a top surface of the piezoelectric film, and a lower electrode disposed on a lower surface of the piezoelectric film, a resonator region of the membrane defining a main active domain in which a main acoustic wave is generated during operation, and a capacitor region of the membrane surrounding the resonator region, the capacitor region including a layer of conductive material disposed on the upper electrode, an inner capacitor raised frame defined on an inner peripheral region of the layer of conductive material, and an outer capacitor raised frame defined on an outer peripheral region of the layer of conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Lisha Shi, David Albert Feld
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Publication number: 20230208451Abstract: Crossbar switches for coarse phase shifting are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes an antenna array including a plurality of antennas. The mobile device further includes a front end system coupled to the antenna array and including a plurality of signal conditioning circuits each including a phase shifter. The plurality of signal conditioning circuits each provide phase shifting to a respective one of a plurality of radio frequency signals based on a fine control signal. The front end system further includes a crossbar switch coupled to the plurality of signal conditioning circuits and configured to provide phase shifting to the plurality of radio frequency signals based on a coarse control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Stephen Joseph Kovacic, David Richard Pehlke, Grant Darcy Poulin, Joshua James Caron, Bo Pan, Kwang Jae Shin
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Publication number: 20230208002Abstract: Tunable cavity waveguides are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a tunable cavity waveguide includes a controllable tunnel structure including a signal feed configured to receive a millimeter wave signal, and a plurality of controllable tunnel walls providing a waveguide for the millimeter wave signal. The unable cavity waveguide further includes a control circuit configured to control the waveguide by individually setting each of the plurality of controllable tunnel walls in a blocking state in which the millimeter wave signal is blocked or a transparent state in which the millimeter wave signal is passed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: David Richard Pehlke, Joshua James Caron
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Patent number: 11646701Abstract: A power amplification system comprises a current source configured to provide a bias current, a current mirror configured to mirror the bias current, and a comparator configured to compare the mirrored bias current to a threshold current and, in response to the mirrored bias current exceeding the threshold current, cause a reduction of output power.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Joshua James Caron, Vinay Kundur, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 11626842Abstract: A tunable vector recombination amplifier comprises an input, an output, first and second amplifier circuit paths each including a respective phase shifter to receive a respective input signal from the input and to apply a respective phase shift to produce a respective phase-shifted signal, a respective interstage impedance matching network, and a respective amplifier connected between the respective phase shifter and interstage impedance matching network to receive and amplify the respective phase-shifted signal to produce a respective amplified signal, first and second controllable DC voltage sources each coupled to a respective amplifier and configured to provide a respective supply voltage to the respective amplifier, values of the supply voltages being independently controllable, and an output amplifier stage to receive, amplify, and vectorially combine the amplified signals to produce a combined signal having a specified phase determined by the phase shifts and supply-voltage values and a specified ampliType: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Roman Zbigniew Arkiszewski
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Publication number: 20230027129Abstract: An acoustic wave device can have a plurality of coupling portions configured to electrically couple electrodes of the device to the substrate of the device to provide a bypass current pathway through the substrate for heat management. The substrate can be a semiconductor material, which can become more conductive as the temperature increases so that the bypass current pathway diverts more power through the substrate as the temperature increases. The acoustic wave device can be a surface acoustic wave device, which can have an interdigital transducer electrode that has the coupling portions on each of the bus bars and extending through the piezoelectric layer to contact the substrate. The acoustic wave device can be a bulk acoustic wave device in some implementations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Benjamin Paul Abbott, Eesa Rahimi
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Publication number: 20230024270Abstract: An acoustic wave device can have a plurality of coupling portions configured to electrically couple electrodes of the device to the substrate of the device to provide a bypass current pathway through the substrate for heat management. The substrate can be a semiconductor material, which can become more conductive as the temperature increases so that the bypass current pathway diverts more power through the substrate as the temperature increases. The acoustic wave device can be a surface acoustic wave device, which can have an interdigital transducer electrode that has the coupling portions on each of the bus bars and extending through the piezoelectric layer to contact the substrate. The acoustic wave device can be a bulk acoustic wave device in some implementations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Benjamin Paul Abbott, Eesa Rahimi
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Patent number: 11563418Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure relate to methods of manufacturing acoustic wave components that include acoustic wave resonators that share a substrate. Laser light can be applied to alter a region of the substrate that is located between two of the acoustic wave resonators. Altering the region with laser light can reduce coupling between the two acoustic resonators through the substrate. The substrate can be monolithic after laser the light is applied.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Joshua James Caron
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Publication number: 20230013541Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device including a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode over the piezoelectric layer, and a polymeric roof layer arranged over the piezoelectric layer and interdigital transducer electrode. The polymeric roof layer is spaced apart from the piezoelectric layer to define a cavity to accommodate the interdigital transducer electrode. The polymeric roof layer is supported along a span of the polymeric roof layer by at least one pillar. The thermal conductivity of the pillar is greater than the thermal conductivity of the polymeric roof layer. Related wafer-level packages, radio frequency modules and wireless communication devices are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Joshua James Caron, Eesa Rahimi