Stripline Or Microstrip Patents (Class 333/204)
  • Patent number: 12160217
    Abstract: A high frequency filter includes: a multilayer substrate including a first substrate for which lands are provided, a second substrate for which lands are provided, and a third substrate for which lands are provided, the third substrate being sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; a columnar conductor electrically connected to the lands in the multilayer substrate; and columnar conductors provided to surround the columnar conductor, electrically connected to a ground plane of the first substrate, and electrically connected to a ground plane of the second substrate. The spacing between the lands of the first substrate and the lands of the third substrate and the spacing between the lands of the second substrate and the lands of the third substrate are electrical lengths of 90 degrees or less at the cutoff frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motomi Watanabe, Yukihiro Homma, Tomohiro Takahashi, Shinji Arai, Kenji Harauchi, Hidenori Yukawa
  • Patent number: 12155108
    Abstract: The power splitter-combiner (1) includes one combining terminal (11), two split terminals (12a, 12b), an absorption resistance (13) connected between the two split terminals, a first transmission line (14a) connected between the combining terminal and one split terminal of the two split terminals, a second transmission line (14b) connected between the combining terminal and the other split terminal of the two split terminals and having a length shorter than that of the first transmission line, and at least one first open stub (15) connected to the second transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke Uemichi
  • Patent number: 12148966
    Abstract: A phase shifter includes a printed circuit board and a trace located on the printed circuit board that is configured to transmit signals. The printed circuit board includes a first part covered by the trace and a second part not covered by the trace, where the second part includes at least one hollowed out area near the trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Xun Zhang, Hangsheng Wen, Long Shan
  • Patent number: 12148967
    Abstract: A filter that can make a reflection delay of an initial stage coupling part correspond to a change in a passband due to a manufacturing error of a substrate or the like is realized. A filter according to an example embodiment includes: a substrate having a dielectric property; an initial stage coupling part formed on the substrate; and an interstage coupling part formed on the substrate. The initial stage coupling part is formed so that a reflection delay is decreased in accordance with an increase in a passband due to a manufacturing error of the substrate or the interstage coupling part, or so that the reflection delay is increased in accordance with a decrease in the passband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sukegawa, Takahiro Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 12142804
    Abstract: An architecture for, and techniques for fabricating, a thermal decoupling device are provided. In some embodiments, thermal decoupling device can be included in a thermally decoupled cryogenic microwave filter. In some embodiments, the thermal decoupling device can comprise a dielectric material and a conductive line. The dielectric material can comprise a first channel that is separated from a second channel by a wall of the dielectric material. The conductive line can comprise a first segment and a second segment that are separated by the wall. The wall can facilitate propagation of a microwave signal between the first segment and the second segment and can reduce heat flow between the first segment and the second segment of the conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patryk Gumann, Salvatore Bernardo Olivadese
  • Patent number: 12119799
    Abstract: A filter comprising a linear array of a plurality of TL-inspired T-networks connected in series by capacitors, each TL-inspired T-network typically comprising a pair of conventional transmission lines connected in series with a circuit comprising pair of inductors and a single capacitor, the conventional transmission lines associated with each TL-inspired T-network being optionally combinable together or with conventional transmission lines in neighboring TL-inspired T-networks, wherein the circuit comprising a pair of inductors and a single capacitor is an artificial transmission line providing target characteristic impedance, which is same as that of the conventional transmission lines, and phase delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HRL LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventor: Hanseung Lee
  • Patent number: 12106938
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein generally include apparatus, plasma processing systems and methods for distortion current mitigation. An example plasma processing system includes a voltage source coupled to an input node, which is coupled to an electrode disposed within a processing chamber, wherein the voltage source is configured to generate a pulsed voltage signal at the input node; a signal generator having an output, wherein the RF signal generator is configured to deliver a first RF signal at a first RF frequency to the input node; a bandpass filter coupled between the output of the signal generator and the input node, wherein the bandpass filter is configured to attenuate second RF signals that are outside a range of frequencies including the first RF frequency of the first RF signal; and an impedance matching circuit coupled between the bandpass filter and the input node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yue Guo, Yang Yang, Kartik Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 12040126
    Abstract: An inductive unit is formed in an integrated circuit. An electromagnetic radiation test is performed thereon. When an amount of electromagnetic radiation exceeds a radiation threshold value, a shielding structure is formed. The shielding structure has a width and a distance separated from the inductive unit such that a decreasing amount of a quality factor of the inductive unit is not larger than a first predetermined value and a shielded amount of electromagnetic radiation is not lower than a second predetermined value. The inductive unit has a symmetric shape and the inductive device further includes a single asymmetric inductive portion. The closed shape of the shielding structure encloses the inductive unit and covers the single asymmetric inductive portion. A part of the single asymmetric inductive portion extends along a peripheral direction of the shielding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiao-Tsung Yen
  • Patent number: 12034198
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing a tunable Wilkinson power splitter are presented. According to one aspect, the tunable splitter includes tunable branches realized via lumped elements that provide controlled impedance and phase at different selectable center frequencies of operation. For each of the center frequencies, the tunable Wilkinson splitter has a performance according to a corresponding fixed center frequency Wilkinson power splitter provided by a relatively narrow instantaneous bandwidth. Over a number of the center frequencies supported, performances of the tunable Wilkinson splitter overlap to provide a combined performance having a desired wider bandwidth. According to another aspect, each of the tunable branches includes an LC network that includes tunable capacitors and inductors. One or more of the tunable Wilkinson power splitters can be cascaded to provide a performance according to a wider instantaneous bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Golat, David Kovac
  • Patent number: 12021315
    Abstract: An antenna includes a radiator that is electrically coupled to a feed stalk having a common-mode rejection (CMR) filter therein. The CMR filter is configured to suppress common mode radiation from the radiator by providing a frequency dependent impedance to a pair of common mode currents within the feed stalk, which is sufficient to increase a return loss associated with the pair of common mode currents to a level of greater than ?6 dB across a frequency range including a frequency of the common mode radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Vatankhah Varnoosfaderani, Peter J. Bisiules
  • Patent number: 12021497
    Abstract: A balun includes an unbalanced terminal, balanced terminals, and lines, and converts a signal between an unbalanced line and an balanced line. A first line is connected between the unbalanced terminal and a reference potential. A second line is connected between the balanced terminal and the reference potential, and is coupled to the first line. A third line is connected between the balanced terminal and the reference potential, and is coupled to the first line. A fourth line is connected in parallel to the second line, and is coupled to the third line. The fourth line is configured such that a signal with an opposite phase to that of a signal passing through the third line passes through the fourth line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 12009849
    Abstract: Frequency-filtering circuitry is disclosed that rejects power of a wireless signal having an undesired frequency while causing a decreased power loss to a wireless signal having a desired frequency using distributed elements, rather than lumped elements. The frequency-filtering circuitry may reject at least 5 decibels of power of a wireless signal having a frequency over 32 gigahertz, while causing a power loss of at most 1.1 decibels to a wireless signal having a frequency lower than 29.5 gigahertz. The frequency-filtering circuitry may include a main branch, a first parallel branch coupled and parallel to the main branch via a first connecting trace, and a second parallel branch coupled and parallel to the main branch via a second connecting trace. The first connecting trace intersects the main branch and the first parallel branch, and the second connecting trace intersects the main branch and the second parallel branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofang Mu, Bo Zhang, Mingjuan Zhu, Chi V. Pham, Berke Cetinoneri, Timothy B. Ogilvie
  • Patent number: 11955681
    Abstract: A band-pass filter includes a first input/output port, a second input/output port, a plurality of resonators, and a multilayer stack. The multilayer stack includes a plurality of stacked dielectric layers. Each of the resonators is an open-ended resonator formed of a conductor line in the multilayer stack. Each of the resonators includes a resonator conductor portion including a first line part and a second line part located away from each other in a direction orthogonal to a stacking direction of the plurality of dielectric layers, and a third line part connecting the first line part and the second line part. The first to third line parts extend to surround a space between the first line part and the second line part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Honoka Atsuchi, Yuta Ashida, Longfei Yi, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Masahiro Tatematsu, Shigemitsu Tomaki
  • Patent number: 11923589
    Abstract: A Substrate Integrated Wave (SIW) coupled to a Suspended Substrate Stripline (SSS) filter for introducing a notch response has a substrate having metal layers formed on a top surface and a bottom surface thereof. A filter circuit is formed on the top surface of the substrate. A top ground plate is provided and has an air cavity formed on a bottom surface of the top ground plate. The air cavity on the top ground plate is positioned directly above the filter circuit when the top ground plate is positioned on the top surface of the substrate. A bottom ground plate is provided and has an air cavity formed on a top surface of the bottom ground plate. The air cavity on the bottom ground plate is positioned directly below the filter circuit when the bottom ground plate is positioned on the bottom surface of the substrate. A SIW cavity resonator is coupled to the filter circuit by means of an aperture to create a notch response in the SSS filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Francisco Iwao Hirata
  • Patent number: 11923587
    Abstract: A transmission line for transmitting radiofrequency range current between a first conductive element and a second conductive element, the transmission line comprising a signal current line and at least one return current line, the signal current line and the return current line(s) extending in parallel. Each current line comprises at least one first segment and at least one second segment. Each first segment is partially aligned with at least one adjacent second segment, aligned segments being separated by a first dielectric gap, and each aligned first segment and second segment forming a capacitive coupling across the first dielectric gap. This solution enables a transmission line which provides only small capacitive loading onto its surroundings, and which therefore can extend, e.g., through an antenna element without significantly affecting the performance of the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Khripkov, Ville Viikari, Resti Montoya Moreno, Juha Ala-Laurinaho, Janne Ilvonen, Jari Kristian Van Wonterghem
  • Patent number: 11894594
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating electrical air gap low loss low cost RF mechanically and thermally stabilized interdigitated resonate filter in photo definable glass ceramic substrate. Where a ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF filter in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: 3D GLASS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 11888511
    Abstract: A communication device and a radio frequency circuit are provided. The communication device includes an antenna element, a transceiver, and the radio frequency circuit. The radio frequency circuit includes a substrate, a first conducting wire, a second conducting wire, and four transmission lines. The four transmission lines are respectively connected to two ends of the first conducting wire and two ends of the second conducting wire to form an input part, an output part, a coupling part, and an isolation part, respectively. The first conducting wire and the second conducting wire are separate from each other and coupled to each other, and each of a width of the first conducting wire and a width of the second conducting wire is not equal to a width of any one of the four transmission lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fu-Chi Chuang
  • Patent number: 11888233
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating THz (terahertz) radiation, the apparatus comprising: a substrate; a planar array of asymmetric point antennas formed on the substrate and excitable by a pump pulse of radiation to radiate THz radiation the point antennas having characteristic dimensions substantially smaller than wavelengths of the radiated THz; wherein the array comprises point antennas aligned in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd
    Inventors: Tal Ellenbogen, Shay Keren-Zur
  • Patent number: 11888231
    Abstract: An antenna includes a housing of a resin, a first conductor group, and a power supply line. The housing includes first and second surfaces opposite in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces opposite in a second direction, and a housing portion surrounded by the first-fourth surfaces. The third surface connects the first and second surfaces. The first conductor group includes a first conductor, a second conductor, a second conductor group, and a third conductor. The first conductor is closer to the first surface than the second surface. The second conductor is closer to the second surface than the first surface. The second conductor group extends along the third surface and capacitively couples the first and second conductors. The third conductor extends along the fourth surface and electrically connects the first and second conductors. The power supply line is connected to any one portion of the second conductor group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Masamichi Yonehara
  • Patent number: 11881880
    Abstract: Provided in the present application are a band14 signal suppression circuit and a smart terminal device being equipped with a duplexer, an active low-pass filter, and a resonant filter in a band14 transmission path, implementing filtering and suppression on the second harmonic in the band14 signal, and eliminating the interference of band14 signals on assisted global positioning system signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HuiZhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dingning Wen, Yu Jia, Longxi Tao, Hua Zhang
  • Patent number: 11870420
    Abstract: There are disclosed acoustic diplexers and radios incorporating the acoustic diplexers. A diplexer includes common port, a low band port, a high band port, n low band sub-filters, and n high band sub-filters, where n is an integer greater than one. Each low band sub-filter has a first sub-filter port connected to the common port and a second sub-filter port connected to the low band port. Each high band sub-filter has a first sub-filter port connected to the common port and a second sub-filter port connected to the high band port. A first acoustic resonator is connected from the common port to ground and a second acoustic resonator is connected from the low band port to ground. The first and second acoustic resonators are configured to create respective transmission zeros adjacent to a lower edge of a passband of the diplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew Guyette, Neal Fenzi
  • Patent number: 11870507
    Abstract: Provided is a device for transmitting signals, the device including: a first conductive base and a second conductive base parallel to each other, a waveguide at least partially surrounded by side walls located between the first conductive base and the second conductive base and including at least one electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure, and at least two directional antennas opposite to or facing each other in a direction in which signals are transmitted, wherein each antenna is on a printed circuit board and includes another EBG structure located on an upper layer and a lower layer of the printed circuit board and at least one matching element, at least a part of each of the antennas is located inside the waveguide to form a wireless channel configured to transmit electromagnetic signals in an area between the antennas, and the at least one matching element is located within a specified distance of the wireless channel and is configured to match the antenna with the wireless channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anton Sergeevich Lukyanov, Mikhail Nikolaevich Makurin
  • Patent number: 11808961
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composite comprising a metal film having a first major surface and opposed second major surface, at least a portion of the metal film having a sheet resistance of at least 15 ?/sq, an optical transmittance of at least 60% within the visible spectrum, and tunable bandpass filtering effect in the THz frequency range; a dielectric substrate comprising a first major surface and opposed second major surface; the metal film first major surface located on at least a portion of the dielectric substrate first major surface. The disclosure also relates to methods of making such composites and articles comprising such composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hongtao Ding, Qinghua Wang
  • Patent number: 11805594
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first conductor trace arranged to electrically couple a first complementary signal to provide differential signaling. The first conductor trace includes a first plurality of split traces to conduct the first complementary signal, and a first plurality of tie bars to connect the first split traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Sandor Farkas, Bhyrav Mutnury
  • Patent number: 11799182
    Abstract: The high-frequency transmission line is configured by stacking conductor layers and an insulating layer, and is provided with: a signal via, which extends in a stacking direction and electrically connects the conductor layers together; an input line, which is arranged in one of the conductor layers and inputs an electrical signal to the signal via; a signal line, which is arranged in another one of the conductor layers and is connected to the input line through the signal via; a ground plane, which is arranged in any one of the conductor layers; a conductor arm arranged within a separation region that separates the signal via and the ground plane; and a conductor connection arranged within the separation region and connecting the conductor arm and the ground plane. The conductor arm and the conductor connection are configured to suppress an electrical signal of a predetermined frequency within an electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Noritaka Murofushi, Hikaru Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11791522
    Abstract: Deterioration is reduced in filter characteristics in a type of bandpass filter that is called a strip-line filter or a microstrip filter. A bandpass filter (filter 10) includes a ground conductor layer (12), a plurality of resonators (141 to 146) arranged in a layer spaced from the ground conductor layer (12), a first line (line 151) connected to a first-pole resonator (141) and a second line (line 152) connected to a last-pole resonator (146), wherein a direction in which the first line (line 151) is drawn out from the first-pole resonator (141) and a direction in which the second line (line 152) is drawn out from the last-pole resonator (146) are opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventor: Yuta Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11791526
    Abstract: A polycrystal having a physical property that enables an AC resistance value to drop sharply is used to reduce transmission loss of a high frequency signal being transmitted. A high frequency transmission device D1 is provided that includes a dielectric 100 and a transmission line 200 adapted for transmitting therethrough high frequency signals. At least part of the transmission line 200 is located on or inside the dielectric 100. At least part of the transmission line 200 is composed of a polycrystal composed of conductor fine particles. The polycrystal has a physical property such that, when a high frequency signal to be transmitted through the transmission line 200 is of frequencies within one or more specific frequency bands, the AC resistance value drops sharply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayato Kondo, Kosuke Sasada
  • Patent number: 11757169
    Abstract: An architecture for, and techniques for fabricating, a thermal decoupling device are provided. In some embodiments, thermal decoupling device can be included in a thermally decoupled cryogenic microwave filter. In some embodiments, the thermal decoupling device can comprise a dielectric material and a conductive line. The dielectric material can comprise a first channel that is separated from a second channel by a wall of the dielectric material. The conductive line can comprise a first segment and a second segment that are separated by the wall. The wall can facilitate propagation of a microwave signal between the first segment and the second segment and can reduce heat flow between the first segment and the second segment of the conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patryk Gumann, Salvatore Bernardo Olivadese
  • Patent number: 11742818
    Abstract: A wide-bandwidth resonant circuit is provided. In an embodiment disclosed herein, the wide-bandwidth resonant circuit includes a positive resonant circuit coupled in parallel to a negative resonant circuit. The positive resonant circuit and the negative resonant circuit can be configured to collectively exhibit certain impedance characteristics across a wide bandwidth. As a result, it is possible to utilize the wide-bandwidth resonant circuit to support a variety of wide-bandwidth applications, such as in a wide-bandwidth signal filter circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventor: Nadim Khlat
  • Patent number: 11721877
    Abstract: A first end of a linear conductor of a resonator is connected to a ground conductor on a first surface of a dielectric substrate through a via. A second end of the linear conductor of the resonator is left open. A first end of a linear conductor of a resonator is connected to a ground conductor on a second surface of the dielectric substrate through a via. A second end of the linear conductor of the resonator is left open. An input-output line is connected to the ground conductor on the second surface of the dielectric substrate through a via. An input-output line is opposed to the second ends of the linear conductor of the two resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro Hiratsuka, Yoshinori Taguchi
  • Patent number: 11711063
    Abstract: A filter device includes a filter including at least one inductor and at least one capacitor, and a stack of a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductor layers. The plurality of dielectric layers include at least one first dielectric layer formed of a first dielectric material and at least one second dielectric layer formed of a second dielectric material. The plurality of conductor layers include at least one first conductor layer in contact with the at least one first dielectric layer, and at least one second conductor layer in contact with the at least one second dielectric layer. The temperature coefficient of resonant frequency of the first dielectric material has a positive value. The temperature coefficient of resonant frequency of the second dielectric material has a negative value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Sato, Kazuhiro Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 11710883
    Abstract: A composite electronic component includes a multilayered body in which a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductor layers are alternately stacked, a first resonant circuit including a first line and a first capacitor, the first line being formed of one or more first conductor layers of the conductor layers, the first capacitor including a first electrode formed of a plurality of second conductor layers of the conductor layers, and a second resonant circuit including a second line and a second capacitor, the second line being formed of one or more third conductor layers of the conductor layers, the second capacitor including a second electrode formed of the second conductor layers, the second conductor layers being located between the one or more first conductor layers and the one or more third conductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Saito
  • Patent number: 11699629
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an integrated circuit (IC) die stacked with a backer die, including capacitors and thermal vias. The backer die includes a substrate material to contain and electrically insulate one or more capacitors at a back of the IC die. The backer die further includes a thermal material that is more thermally conductive than the substrate material for thermal spreading and increased heat dissipation. In particular, the backer die electrically couples capacitors to the IC die in a stacked configuration while also spreading and dissipating heat from the IC die. Such a configuration reduces an overall footprint of the electronic device, resulting in decreased integrated circuits (IC) packages and module sizes. In other words, instead of placing the capacitors next to the IC die, the capacitors are stacked on top of the IC die, thereby reducing an overall surface area of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Chiu, Bror Peterson, Andrew Ketterson
  • Patent number: 11682816
    Abstract: A filter circuit includes an input node, an output node, a first filtering element and a second filtering element. The first filtering element has a first terminal coupled to the input node and a second terminal, and is configured to provide a first signal conducting path toward the second terminal for conducting a first signal received at the input node to the second terminal. The second filtering element has a first terminal coupled to the input node and a second terminal, and is configured to provide a second signal conducting path toward the output node for conducting a second signal received at the input node to the output node. The second terminal of the first filtering element and the second terminal of the second filtering element are open-circuit terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Lin, Shih-Chia Chiu
  • Patent number: 11664778
    Abstract: A band-pass filter includes an unbalanced port, a first balanced port, a second balanced port, and first to third resonators provided between the unbalanced port and the first and second balanced ports. The second resonator and the third resonator each are a resonator with both ends open. The second resonator and the third resonator are adjacent to each other in a circuit configuration, and electromagnetically coupled by magnetic coupling as main coupling. The first resonator is provided closer to the second resonator than to the third resonator, and jump-coupled to the third resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Sawaguchi, Yuta Ashida, Masahiro Tatematsu, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Shigemitsu Tomaki
  • Patent number: 11664776
    Abstract: A filter structure includes a ground plane in a first metal layer of an integrated circuit (IC) package, a plate in a second metal layer of the IC package, a dielectric layer between the ground plane and the plate, the ground plane, the dielectric layer, and the plate thereby being configured as a capacitive device, and an inductive device in a third metal layer of the IC package. The inductive device is electrically connected to the plate, and the plate and the inductive device are configured to have a resonance frequency greater than 1 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ming Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 11605869
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a substrate and an electrical element mounted on the substrate. The electrical element includes a base material including a first principal surface and a second principal surface that are deformable and flat or substantially flat surfaces and a conductor pattern included on the base material. The electrical element further includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion that connect to a circuit included on the substrate and a transmission line portion located in a position different from positions of the first connection portion and the second connection portion that electrically connects the first connection portion and the second connection portion. The conductor pattern includes a conductor pattern of the first connection portion, a conductor pattern of the second connection portion, a conductor pattern of the transmission line portion, and an electrical-element-side bonding pattern arranged in the transmission line portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Baba, Akihiro Kikuchi, Genro Kato, Kosuke Nishino, Nobuo Ikemoto
  • Patent number: 11605871
    Abstract: Provided are a resonator having a good Q value and a filter using the resonator. The resonator has: a via electrode portion formed inside a dielectric substrate; a plurality of shielding conductors formed on the dielectric substrate to surround the via electrode portion; a first strip line which is connected to one end of the via electrode portion in the dielectric substrate and faces a first shielding conductor among the plurality of shielding conductors; and a second strip line which is connected to the other end of the via electrode portion in the dielectric substrate and faces a second shielding conductor among the plurality of shielding conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Soshin Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Keisuke Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11595131
    Abstract: An optical device may include an optical subassembly and a digital signal processor (DSP). The optical device may include a radio frequency (RF) interconnect that electrically connects the optical subassembly and the DSP. The optical device may include a passive RF filter on one or more transmission lines of the RF interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
    Inventors: Nikolai Morozov, Zhong Pan, Joe Qingzhe Wen
  • Patent number: 11587711
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a body having a side surface, coil conductor layers wound along main surfaces parallel to the side surface, and capacitor conductor layers each having a substantially plate-like shape parallel to the side surface. The coil conductor layers and the capacitor conductor layers are arranged in a widthwise direction perpendicular to the side surface. The capacitor conductor layers include first and second capacitor conductor layers adjacent to each other in the widthwise direction. The coil conductor layers include a first coil conductor layer that is in the same layer as the first capacitor conductor layer and a second coil conductor layer that is in the same layer as the second capacitor conductor layer. The shortest distance between the first coil conductor layer and the first capacitor conductor layer is larger than the shortest distance between the second coil conductor layer and the second capacitor conductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shimpei Tanabe, Rikiya Sano, Hiromi Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 11581622
    Abstract: In a transmission line, a first ground conductor pattern and a second ground conductor pattern are connected through a first interlayer connecting conductor, and the first ground conductor pattern and a third ground conductor pattern are connected through a second interlayer connecting conductor. A first signal conductor pattern includes a first bypassing pattern portion that bypasses the first interlayer connecting conductor, and a second signal conductor pattern includes a second bypassing pattern portion that bypasses the second interlayer connecting conductor. Bypassing directions of the first bypassing pattern portion and the second bypassing pattern portion are opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Baba, Yuya Dokai
  • Patent number: 11581908
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a first switching circuit, a bandpass filter, a first band elimination filter, and a first wiring conductor. The first switching circuit switches between a connection between a first switch terminal and a second switch terminal and a connection between the first switch terminal and a third switch terminal. The bandpass filter is disposed on a first signal path connecting the first terminal to the first switch terminal, and has a first passband. The first band elimination filter is disposed on a second signal path connecting the second switch terminal to the second terminal, and has a first elimination band included in the first passband. The first wiring conductor forms a third signal path connecting the third switch terminal to the third terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yukiya Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11575189
    Abstract: Described is a bandpass filter comprising a multi-layered body, a first resonator conductor formed on a first layer of the body and a second resonator conductor formed on a second, tower layer of the body. The first resonator conductor and the second resonator conductor comprise a first coupling area formed by only a partial overlap of the first resonator conductor and the second resonator conductor. A length of each said resonator conductor is in the range of ?g/3 to ?g/5, where ?g. is a center wavelength of the bandpass filter passband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Xiaolong Huang, Yujiang Wu, Yuxian Zhang, Eric Kong Chau Tsang
  • Patent number: 11563414
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic device may include a plurality of dielectric layers stacked in a Z-direction that is perpendicular to an X-Y plane. The device may include a first conductive layer overlying one of the plurality of dielectric layers. The multilayer electronic device may include a second conductive layer overlying another of the plurality of dielectric layers and spaced apart from the first conductive layer in the Z-direction. The second conductive layer may overlap the first conductive layer in the X-Y plane at an overlapping area to form a capacitor. The first conductive layer may have a pair of parallel edges at a boundary of the overlapping area and an offset edge within the overlapping area that is parallel with the pair of parallel edges. An offset distance between the offset edge and at least one of the pair of parallel edges may be less than about 500 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
    Inventors: Kwang Choi, Marianne Berolini
  • Patent number: 11558084
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first coupler having a first pair of electrodes and second coupler having a second pair of electrodes that at least partially oppose the first pair of electrodes. A transmission circuit applies a differential signal to the first coupler. A reception circuit receives a differential signal output from the second coupler based on electromagnetic coupling between the first coupler and the second coupler. A distance between centroids of the first pair of electrodes differs from a distance between centroids of the second pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Tamaki
  • Patent number: 11552399
    Abstract: A split-ring resonator comprises a first ground terminal which is separated from a ground pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Keishi Kosaka, Eiji Hankui, Hiroshi Toyao, Yasuhiko Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11552380
    Abstract: An architecture for, and techniques for fabricating, a thermal decoupling device are provided. In some embodiments, thermal decoupling device can be included in a thermally decoupled cryogenic microwave filter. In some embodiments, the thermal decoupling device can comprise a dielectric material and a conductive line. The dielectric material can comprise a first channel that is separated from a second channel by a wall of the dielectric material. The conductive line can comprise a first segment and a second segment that are separated by the wall. The wall can facilitate propagation of a microwave signal between the first segment and the second segment and can reduce heat flow between the first segment and the second segment of the conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: INIERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patryk Gumann, Salvatore Bernardo Olivadese
  • Patent number: 11467183
    Abstract: A test socket for a device under test (DUT) is disclosed in several embodiments. One embodiment shows a test socket base (16) with apertures (30) for insertion of test pin insert blocks (28). The blocks are inserted top—in or bottom—in and are provided with registration bosses 80 and teeth 92 or other means for maintaining registration. Blocks are provided with dielectric constants to achieve different frequency response relative to other pins. To achieve great EMI and cross talk isolation, the socket may be made of aluminum with hard anodize coating to insulate test pins (32) from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Johnstech International Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sherry, Joël Erdman
  • Patent number: 11444365
    Abstract: A RAMP-radio frequency (RAMP-RF) assembly is provided and includes an RF panel including a microstrip interface, a plate including a stripline interface and a microstrip-to-stripline transition element operably connectable to the microstrip interface and to the stripline interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: James Benedict, Erika Klek, John P. Haven, Michael Souliotis, Thomas V. Sikina, Andrew R. Southworth, Kevin Wilder
  • Patent number: 11404776
    Abstract: An infusion pump assembly is disclosed. The infusion pump assembly includes a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, a pump assembly for pumping a quantity of infusible fluid from the reservoir to an exit, a first valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the pump assembly from the reservoir, a second valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the exit from the pumping assembly, and a split ring resonator antenna having a resonant frequency comprising a plurality of planar metallic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventor: David Blumberg, Jr.