Abstract: A reduced size ceramic block filter has trap holes whose center is askew from the line running through the center of the transmission poles such that the height-wise distance between its center and the center line of the transmission poles is greater than (dt+d1)/2, but not greater than 3/8 of the height of the filter. The trap hole is also width-wise spaced from the next nearest transmission hole by an amount which approximates the distance between transmission holes. Due to this layout the diameter of the trap holes are reduced in order to maintain performance which is equivalent to a conventional filter whose trap holes are timely aligned with its transmission poles. The combination of reduced trap hole diameter and reduced width-wise spacing between traps and transmission holes, results in a reduced size ceramic filter.

Abstract: A filter with an equivalent circuit that functions as well as physically larger filters without substantial drop off in performance.

Abstract: The dielectric ceramic composition of the first aspect of the invention comprises an essential component having a compositional formula of xBaO-yTiO2-zNd2O3 (wherein 0.02≦x≦0.2, 0.6≦y≦0.8, 0.01≦z≦0.3, x+y+z=1), and contains two types of glass powder, one comprising PbO, ZnO and B2O3 and the other comprising SiO2 and B2O3, and a third component that comprises Al2O3, SrTiO3, GeO2 and Li2O. Its advantages are that it can be sintered at low temperatures, its dielectric constant &egr;r falls between 10 and 50 or so, its unloaded Q is large, and its temperature-dependent resonant frequency change is small. The dielectric ceramic composition of the second aspect of the invention comprises an essential component having a compositional formula of s(xBaO-yTiO2-zNd2O3)-tNd2Ti2O7 (wherein 0.02≦x≦0.2, 0.6≦y≦0.8, 0.01≦z≦0.3, x+y+z=1, 0.1≦s≦0.8, 0.2≦t≦0.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition for high frequency wave having a composition comprising Al, Zr, Ti, Sn and O as a basic composition and represented by compositional formula: aAl2O3-bZrO2-cTiO2-dSnO2 (in which 0.4068<a<0.9550, 0<b<0.1483, 0.0225<c<0.3263, 0.0203<d<0.1186, a+b+c+d=1).

Abstract: A reduced size ceramic block filter has trap holes whose center is askew from the line running through the center of the transmission poles such that the height-wise distance between its center and the center line of the transmission poles is approximately between {fraction (1/8 )}and {fraction (3/8 )}of the height of the filter. The trap hole is also width-wise spaced from the next nearest transmission hole by an amount which approximates the distance between transmission holes. Due to this layout the diameter of the trap holes are reduced in order to maintain performance which is equivalent to a conventional filter whose trap holes are timely aligned with its transmission poles. The combination of reduced trap hole diameter and reduced width-wise spacing between traps and transmission holes, results in a reduced size ceramic filter.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising a first compound having the general formula, aCaTiO3—(1−a)Ca(Al½Nb½)O3 in which 0.4≦a≦0.6. Preferably, it further contains a second compound selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide (ZrO2), manganese oxide (MnO2) and antimony trioxide (Sb2O3), with the second compound present in an amount no more than 2 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the first compound.

Abstract: A ceramic block filter is designed with a shunt transmission line to attenuate third harmonics. A metallized belt is printed on the top surface of the filter along its edges so that it is connected to the metallized ground of the side surfaces. Along one edge an unmetallized line is left along one edge of the filter, whose ends are grounded. The unmetallized line is designed with a length greater than one-half of the length of the metallized belt, but smaller than the length of the metallized belt. The length and width of the unmetallized line are design choices for the specific frequencies sought to be attenuated.

Abstract: A high performance dielectric ceramic filter in a small package is designed with one or more holes positioned off of the straight-line bisecting at least two holes. This configuration allows for the elimination of at least one trap hole while maintaining a given performance characteristic for the filter. In one specific embodiment of the present invention the performance characteristics of a conventional five-hole ceramic filter is realized in a three-hole filter wherein the holes are positioned so as to form the vertices of a triangle. The width of the resulting filter is approximately 50% of the width of the conventional five-hole filter it can replace. In another embodiment the same triangular positioning may be used to realize the performance characteristics of a four-hole ceramic filter.