Abstract:
A Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit (MMIC) having an integrated high power load. The MMIC includes a microwave transmission line and a resistive load coupled to a terminating end of the microwave transmission line. The resistive load comprises a hollow resistive material disposed on sidewalls of a via passing through a substrate, the resistive material having an upper portion electrically connected to a terminating end of a strip conductor of the microwave transmission line strip conductor and a lower portion electrically connected to the ground plane.
Abstract:
A branchline coupler structure having a pair of main transmission lines disposed on different horizontal levels of a support structure and a pair of shunt transmission lines, vertically disposed and laterally spaced, and disposed in the support structure. A first one of the pair of shunt transmission lines is coupled between: one region of a first one of the pair of main transmission lines and a first end of a second one of the pair of main transmission line. A second one of the pair of shunt transmission lines is coupled between a second region of the first one of the pair of main transmission lines, laterally spaced from the first region, and a second end of the second one of the main transmission lines.
Abstract:
A transmit/receive module having a switch, a load and a controller for coupling radar energy fed to switch to the load during a time interval subsequent to the controller producing a transmit enable signal to the transmit/receive module and prior to the controller producing a receive enable signal to the transmit/receive module.
Abstract:
An amplifier having a Radio Frequency (RF) power level detector circuit for producing a control signal in accordance with a power level of an RF input signal. The control signal indicates whether the power level of the input signal is within a predetermined range of power levels greater than zero. A bias circuit is fed by the control signal, for producing a fixed bias voltage at a gate electrode of a field effect transistor (FET) to establish a predetermined quiescent current for the FET when the control signal indicates the power level of the RF input signal is within the predetermined range of power levels and to reduce the bias voltage to reduce the predetermined quiescent current when the control signal indicates the power level of the RF input signal is below the predetermined range of power levels.
Abstract:
A phase shifter is formed by providing a branchline coupler having a pair of phase adjusting sections. Each one of the phase adjusting sections is coupled to a corresponding one of a pair of shunt transmission line sections of the branchline coupler. Each one of the pair of phase adjusting sections includes: first and second conductive pads are disposed on the surface of a substrate having a gap between them; one of the pads being connected to a ground plane conductor on a bottom surface of the substrate. A series of conductive layer segment is sequentially written on the surface of the substrate in the gap electrically connected to sidewalls of the first and second pads. Phase shift through the phase shifter is measured after each one of the segments is written. The writing process is terminated when the measuring detects a predetermined phase shift through the phase shifter.
Abstract:
An RF coupler having: a pair of input ports; a pair of output ports; and a coupling region for coupling: a portion of an input signal at a first one of the input ports to first of the pair of output ports and another portion of the input signal fed to the first one of the input ports a second one of the output ports; and one portion of an input signal fed to a second one of the input ports to the second of the pair of output ports and another portion of the input signals fed to the second one of the input ports to the second one of the output ports. The coupling region comprises a plurality of serially connected, vertically stacked, coupling sections. Each one of a plurality of electrically conductive layers is disposed between a pair of the vertically stacked coupling sections.
Abstract:
A microwave transmission line structure having a pair of ground strip conductors on a surface of a dielectric substrate structure. A signal strip conductor is disposed on the surface of the dielectric substrate structure between the pair of ground strip conductors. A solid dielectric layer is disposed over: the signal strip conductor; the upper surface of the dielectric substrate structure between sides of each one of the ground strip conductors; and the signal strip conductor. An electrically conductive shield member is disposed on the solid dielectric layer and on, and in direct contact with, upper surfaces of the pair of ground strip conductors. The structure is used on each one of a plurality of proximate microwave transmission lines formed on the substrate structure to electrically isolate the transmission line.
Abstract:
A phase shifter is formed by providing a branchline coupler having a pair of phase adjusting sections. Each one of the phase adjusting sections is coupled to a corresponding one of a pair of shunt transmission line sections of the branchline coupler. Each one of the pair of phase adjusting sections includes: first and second conductive pads are disposed on the surface of a substrate having a gap between them; one of the pads being connected to a ground plane conductor on a bottom surface of the substrate. A series of conductive layer segment is sequentially written on the surface of the substrate in the gap electrically connected to sidewalls of the first and second pads. Phase shift through the phase shifter is measured after each one of the segments is written. The writing process is terminated when the measuring detects a predetermined phase shift through the phase shift through the phase shifter.
Abstract:
A quadrature coupler having: a pair of overlying strip conductors separated by a first dielectric layer to provide a coupling region between the coupling region of overlying strip conductors; a pair of opposing ground pads, the coupling region being disposed between the pair of opposing ground pads; a second dielectric layer disposed over the coupling region and between the pair of opposing ground pads; and an electrically conductive shield layer disposed over the second dielectric layer, extending over opposing sides of the dielectric layer and onto the pair of opposing ground pads. Portions of coupler are formed by printing or additive manufacturing.
Abstract:
A structure having pair of structure members separated by a gap and an interconnect structure member disposed in the gap. The interconnect structure member includes: a fill-structure having opposing sides in direct contact with the opposing sides of the first structure member and the second structure member; and, an interconnecting microwave transmission line disposed on the fill-structure electrically interconnecting the microwave transmission line of the first structure member to the second member structure. An electrically conductive member is disposed over a signal line of, and electrically connected to the ground conductor the interconnecting microwave transmission.