A method of fabricating and tuning a surface integrated waveguide (SIW) filter incudes covering upper and lower surfaces of a dielectric substrate with a metallic layer. The method includes drilling a plurality of vias on the dielectric substrate and covering the vias with the metallic layer, wherein a first group of vias forms one or more cavity resonators, a second group of vias defines coupling channels between the cavity resonators, a third group of vias defines an effective width and a fourth group of vias defines an effective length of the cavity resonators. The method includes varying a center frequency by increasing diameters of the second group of vias to decrease the width of the coupling channels and varying a roll-off by increasing diameters of the third and fourth groups of vias to decrease the effective width and the effective length of the resonators.

A method of tuning a golden filter used to initially tune a microwave filter using an apparatus for tuning the golden filter may comprise: fixing the golden filter with a plurality of filter fixing bolts and nuts; bringing a plurality of height adjusting screws into contact with tuning screws of the fixed golden filter; fixing the plurality of height adjusting screws with height adjusting screw nuts; and removing the plurality of filter fixing bolts and nuts and moving the golden filter.

Methods and apparatus for providing a frequency selective limiters (FSL) having a free-standing Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) film with first and second opposing surfaces. A metal plane is disposed on one surface of the YIG film to provide the YIG film with a metalized surface. At least one transducer is disposed on the other surface of the YIG film with a respective ends coupled to the metalized surface of the YIG film.

Microelectronic assemblies that include a lithographically-defined substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) component, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate portion having a first face and an opposing second face; and an SIW component that may include a first conductive layer on the first face of the package substrate portion, a dielectric layer on the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer on the dielectric layer, and a first conductive sidewall and an opposing second conductive sidewall in the dielectric layer, wherein the first and second conductive sidewalls are continuous structures.

A high-frequency module including a transmission line for a high-frequency signal and a waveguide conversion structure, capable of reducing the size thereof, and a method for manufacturing such a high-frequency module are provided. A high-frequency module includes a core material in which a first dielectric layer is provided between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, a laminated filter in which a plurality of core materials and dielectric layers are alternately laminated, and a through hole pierces therethrough from a lowermost conductive layer provided so as to be in contact with the lowermost dielectric layer to the uppermost first conductive layer, a first surface dielectric layer provided above the laminated filter, and a first surface conductive layer provided above the first surface dielectric layer, the first surface conductive layer including a transmission line for a high-frequency signal and a ground GND.

Filter devices are provided herein. A filter device includes a plurality of low-band resonators and a plurality of high-band resonators. In some embodiments, adjacent ones of the plurality of high-band resonators are spaced farther apart from each other than adjacent ones of the plurality of low-band resonators are spaced apart from each other.

The present disclosure relates to a cavity filter assembly and, particularly, comprises: a filter body having a cavity, which is a predetermined space therein; and at least one resonance bar having a front end surface that forms a stamped part, which is a protruding surface protruding from the bottom surface of the filter body toward the cavity so as to be parallel to the bottom surface of the filter body in the cavity, for frequency tuning in the cavity, and having a tuning correction hole that penetrates the stamped part, wherein the resonance bar allows frequency tuning to be performed in the cavity through stamping on the outer surface of the stamped part from the outside of the filter body, and the tuned frequency can be corrected through the tuning correction hole, and thus the advantages of reducing the total weight and component costs of an antenna device and improving product productivity are provided.

A phase shifter comprising an actuator coupled to a dielectric. When the dielectric is inserted into the waveguide in response to actuation by the actuator, the phase velocity of the incoming electromagnetic wave is decreased, resulting in a phase shift of the electromagnetic wave. A desired phase shift and a low insertion loss can be controlled by positioning of the dielectric and engineering the permittivity of the dielectric.

A multiband waveguide feed network includes multiple transmit (TX) magic tees, multiple receive (RX)-reject waveguide filters configured to reject RX frequencies, and multiple branch-line couplers configured to couple the plurality of RX-reject waveguide filters to the plurality of TX magic tees. The multiband waveguide feed network includes a quadrature junction coupler configured to couple the plurality of RX-reject waveguide filters to an antenna port. The multiband waveguide feed network is configured to be fabricated in four pieces with three split planes, and the multiband waveguide feed network is circularly polarized.

Filter devices are provided herein. A filter device includes a plurality of low-band resonators and a plurality of high-band resonators. In some embodiments, adjacent ones of the plurality of high-band resonators are spaced farther apart from each other than adjacent ones of the plurality of low-band resonators are spaced apart from each other.