Patent classifications
H01L2223/6655
MILLIMETER WAVE ANTENNA TUNER
Designs and techniques for manufacturing microelectronic antenna tuners are provided. An example microelectronic antenna system includes a radio frequency integrated circuit comprising a plurality of radio frequency signal ports disposed in a first area, a plurality of tuning devices disposed in a second area of the radio frequency integrated circuit, at least one antenna element disposed on a substrate coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit, and at least one feedline disposed in the substrate and configured to communicatively couple the at least one antenna element, at least one of the plurality of tuning devices, and one of the plurality of radio frequency signal ports.
Surface-mountable device
In some embodiments, a surface-mountable device can include an electrical element and a plurality of terminals connected to the electrical element. The surface-mountable device can further include a body configured to support the electrical element and the plurality of terminals. The body can have a rectangular cuboid shape with a length, a width, and a height that is greater than the width. The body can include a base plane configured to allow surface mounting of the device.
RESONANT INDUCTIVE-CAPACITIVE ISOLATED DATA CHANNEL
An electronic device has a substrate and first and second metallization levels with a resonant circuit. The first metallization level has a first dielectric layer on a side of the substrate, and a first metal layer on the first dielectric layer. The second metallization level has a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and the first metal layer, and a second metal layer on the second dielectric layer. The electronic device includes a first plate in the first metal layer, and a second plate spaced apart from the first plate in the second metal layer to form a capacitor. The electronic device includes a winding in one of the first or second metal layers and coupled to one of the first or second plates in a resonant circuit.
Radio frequency module and communication device
A radio frequency module includes: a module board including first and second principal surfaces; first and second power amplifiers on the first principal surface; external-connection terminals on the second principal surface; and first and second via conductors connecting the first and second principal surfaces. The first and second via conductors are spaced apart in the module board, one end of the first via conductor is connected to a first ground electrode of the first power amplifier, the other end of the first via conductor is connected to a first external-connection terminal, one end of the second via conductor is connected to a second ground electrode of the second power amplifier, the other end of the second via conductor is connected to a second external-connection terminal, and the first and second via conductors each penetrate through the module board in a direction normal to the first and second principal surfaces.
Radio-frequency module and communication device
A radio-frequency module includes a module substrate, a power amplifier, and a control circuit configured to control the power amplifier. The control circuit includes a temperature sensor. The power amplifier and the control circuit are stacked one on top of another on a principal surface of the module substrate.
MULTI-DIE FPGA IMPLEMENTING BUILT-IN ANALOG CIRCUIT USING ACTIVE SILICON CONNECTION LAYER
The present application discloses a multi-die FPGA implementing a built-in analog circuit using an active silicon connection layer, and relates to the field of FPGA technology. The multi-die FPGA allows multiple small-scale and small-area dies to cascade to achieve large-scale and large-area FPGA products, reducing processing difficulties and improving chip production yields. Meanwhile, due to the existence of the active silicon connection layer, some circuit structures that are difficult to implement within the die and/or occupy a large die area and/or have a low processing requirement can be laid out in the silicon connection layer, solving the existing problems of making these circuit structures directly within the die. Part of the circuit structures can be implemented within the silicon connection layer and the rest in the die, which helps optimize the performance of FPGA products, improve system stability, and reduce system area.
DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE TRANSMITTER POWER LEVELS
In many examples, a device comprises a transmitter. The transmitter comprises a power amplifier, a first transformer coil coupled to the power amplifier, and a second transformer coil adapted to be electromagnetically coupled to the first transformer coil. The transmitter also comprises a first bond wire coupled to a first end of the second transformer coil and adapted to be coupled to a first end of an antenna, a capacitor coupled to a second end of the second transformer coil, a switch coupled to the capacitor and configured to engage and disengage the capacitor from the transmitter, and a second bond wire coupled to the switch and adapted to be coupled to a second end of the antenna.
High-performance integrated circuit packaging platform compatible with surface mount assembly
An integrated circuit package includes a transmission line structure, wire bonds, a first post and a second post. The transmission line structure runs from a printed circuit board (PCB) to an integrated circuit (IC) and includes a center transmission line between two ground lines and sealed from exposure to air. The wire bonds connect the transmission line structure to pads on the integrated circuit from where the center transmission line exits the integrated circuit package. The wire bonds are selected to have an impedance matched to impedance of the integrated circuit. The first post supports the center transmission line where the center transmission line enters the integrated circuit package from the printed circuit board. The second post supports the center transmission line where the center transmission line exits the integrated circuit package to connect to the wire bonds.
METAL PILLAR CONNECTION TOPOLOGIES FOR HETEROGENEOUS PACKAGING
A radio frequency (“RF”) transistor amplifier die includes a semiconductor layer structure having a plurality of transistor cells, and an insulating layer on a surface of the semiconductor layer structure. Conductive pillar structures protrude from the insulating layer opposite the surface of the semiconductor layer structure, and are configured to provide input signal, output signal, or ground connections to the transistor cells. The ground connections are arranged between the input and/or output signal connections to the transistor cells. Related devices and packages are also discussed.
OUTPUT MATCHING CIRCUIT AND POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE
An output matching circuit includes a transformer having one end electrically connected to an output terminal of a power amplifier element that amplifies an input signal and another end electrically connected to a terminal connected to a load, and converting an impedance of the terminal connected to the load to an impedance higher than an impedance of the output terminal, a first filter circuit that attenuates a signal within a first frequency band higher than a transmission frequency band of the input signal, and a second filter circuit that attenuates a signal within a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band.