Patents Assigned to Peregrine Semiconductor San Diego
  • Patent number: 9793227
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure for radio frequency (RF) circuits having a multi-point selectably grounded die seal and multi-point selectably grounded signal paths. Embodiments include switch-coupled grounding pads that can selectively electrically couple an internal grounding pad within the die seal of an IC die to a connection point on the die seal and/or on a signal path. When the IC die is embedded in a grounded system, the die seal and/or signal path can be locally grounded at selected connection points, and thus an IC die may be “tuned” to mitigate the effects of parasitic coupling and/or to selective repurpose such parasitic coupling to generate a notch filter effect. Another aspect is selective grounding of inactive signal paths to improve isolation between signal ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Peregrine Semiconductor San Diego
    Inventor: Vikas Sharma