Isolators for high frequency signals transmitted between two circuits configured to operate at different voltage domains are provided. The isolators may include resonators capable of operating at high frequencies with high transfer efficiency, high isolation rating, and a small substrate footprint. In some embodiments, the isolators may operate at a frequency not less than 20 GHz, not less than 30 GHz, not less than 65 GHz, or between 20 GHz and 100 GHz, including any value or range of values within such range. The isolators may include inductive loops with slits and capacitors integrally formed at the slits. The sizes and shapes of the inductive loops and capacitors may be configured to control the values of equivalent inductances and capacitances of the isolators. The isolators are compatible to different fabrication processes including, for example, micro-fabrication and PCB manufacture processes.

A method for communicating between a first system and a second system using a full-duplex synchronous serial link capable of simultaneously routing between both systems is disclosed. The data involved includes at least one message from the first system to the second, at least one message from the second system to the first, and a clock signal. The method involves the second system receiving a message and a clock signal sent by the first system, delayed and substantially in phase, the second system sends a message to the first system, the clock signal received by the second system is sent back to the first system with the message sent by the second system, and the first system receives the message sent by the second system and the sent-back clock signal, delayed and substantially in phase.

The present invention relates to a cable unit for connecting devices in a system, in particular in a patient monitoring system, to enable wireless exchange of data and/or power between them. The proposed cable unit comprises a cable (510) and a connector (520, 530) arranged at each end of said cable, said connector comprising a data transmission unit (522, 532) for transmitting data to and/or receiving data from a device having a counterpart connector and a magnetic coupling unit (521, 531) for transmitting power to and/or receiving power from another device of the system having a counterpart connector by use of inductive coupling.

The present invention provides for an electronic isolator device such as a universal isolator and having isolation and possible safety functionality and comprising an isolator module (550), and a base module (500), and wherein the isolator module is arranged for removable physical/electrical connection to the base module and in at least two orientations/positions relative to the base module, wherein electrical connection to the base module in each of the at least two orientations/positions serves to configure the type/functionality of the isolator device.

According to one embodiment, an isolator includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a conductive body, and a first insulating layer. The second electrode is provided on the first electrode and separated from the first electrode. The conductive body is provided around the first and second electrodes along a first plane perpendicular to a first direction. The first direction is from the first electrode toward the second electrode. The first insulating layer is provided on the second electrode. The first insulating layer includes silicon, carbon, and nitrogen.

An isolator includes a substrate; a first planar coil provided above the substrate and along a surface of the substrate; a first insulating portion on the first planar coil; a second planar coil on the first insulating portion; and a metal layer above the first insulating portion. The first planar coil, the second planar coil, and the metal layer are arranged in a first direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. The first planar coil and the second planar coil each having a center and an outer perimeter in a second direction along the surface of the substrate. A distance in the second direction from the center of the first planar coil to the outer perimeter of the first planar coil is less than a distance in the second direction from the center of the second planar coil to the outer perimeter of the second planar coil.

A system for suppressing radiofrequency noise includes a modem and an energy transfer device. The modem includes a coaxial radiofrequency port that is configured to connect to a first ground. The energy transfer device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to connect to the coaxial radiofrequency port and the first ground. The second portion is configured to connect to a second ground that is isolated from the first ground. The first and second portions are configured to transfer electrical energy therebetween via electromagnetic coupling.

A low voltage drive circuit (LVDC) includes a digital to digital converter that converts transmit digital data into a digital input signal, wherein the transmit digital data is synchronized to a clock rate of a host device and the digital input signal is synchronized to a clock rate of a bus to which the LVDC is coupled. An output limited digital to analog is converter converts the digital input signal into analog outbound data by generating a DC component and converting the digital input signal into an oscillating component at a first frequency, wherein magnitude of the oscillating component is limited to a range that is less than a difference between magnitudes of power supply rails of the LVDS, and wherein the oscillating component and the DC component are combined to produce the analog outbound data. A drive sense circuit conveys the analog outbound data as variances in loading of the bus at the first frequency and wherein analog inbound data is represented within an analog receive signal as variances in loading of the bus at a second frequency.

According to one embodiment, a digital isolator includes a first metal portion, a first insulating portion, a second metal portion, a third metal portion, and a first layer. The first insulating portion is provided on the first metal portion. The second metal portion is provided on the first insulating portion. The third metal portion includes first, second, and third portions. The first portion is provided around the first metal portion in a direction perpendicular to a first direction. The second portion is provided on a portion of the first portion with a first conductive layer interposed. The third portion is provided on the second portion and provided around the second metal portion in the perpendicular direction. The first layer contacts the first conductive layer and an other portion of the first portion and is provided around a bottom portion of the second portion.

A portable battery-operated communication device includes a high-speed communication bus, a first high-speed communication processor coupled to the bus and configured for transferring communication signals to a second high-speed communication processor over the bus, and an isolation circuit for the bus with a first terminal coupled to the bus and configured to receive a first communication signal from the first processor via the bus, and a first resistor that is coupled to the first terminal and configured to protect the first terminal from an overcurrent failure condition, in which the isolation circuit is configured to match impendences between the isolation circuit and bus, isolate series inductance associated with the first terminal, protect the first terminal from an overvoltage failure while maintaining signal integrity of the first communication signal, and pass through the first communication signal from the first terminal to a second terminal coupled to the high-speed communication bus.