Wave transmission lines and networks inventions 12/05

20050285693 - Common mode signal suppressing circuit and normal mode signal suppressing circuit: A common mode signal suppressing circuit comprises: a first winding (11) inserted to a conductor line (3); a second winding (12) that is inserted to a conductor line (4) and coupled to the first winding (11) through a magnetic core (10) and that suppresses common mode signals in cooperation with...

20050285694 - Line converter, high-frequency module, and communication device: A line converter includes ground conductors, a transmission-line conductor and a coupling-line conductor disposed on a dielectric substrate. A dielectric-filled waveguide includes a lower conductor plate, an upper conductor plate, a lower dielectric strip, and an upper dielectric strip, where the dielectric substrate is sandwiched between the lower conductor plate...

20050285695 - Transmission line impedance matching: Transmission line impedance matching is described for matching an impedance discontinuity on a transmission signal trace. The apparatus includes a transmission signal trace and a non-transmission trace. The transmission signal trace has an impedance discontinuity, a first length, and a predetermined first width. The non-transmission trace is disposed near the...

20050285696 - Low voltage microelectromechanical rf switch architecture: According to one embodiment a microelectromechanical (MEMS) switch is disclosed. The MEMS switch includes a pulse generator to provide a low voltage source, a transformer coupled to the pulse generator to boost a voltage received from the pulse generator and a switch component coupled to the pulse generator. The switch...

20050285697 - Mechanism to prevent self-actuation in a microelectromechanical switch: According to one embodiment a microelectromechanical (MEMS) switch is disclosed. The MEMS switch includes a substrate, a bottom electrode mounted on the substrate, a top electrode mounted on the bottom electrode, an actuation electrode mounted on the substrate and a resistor coupled to the actuation electrode. The resistor prevents self-actuation...

20050285698 - Impedance control circuits and methods of controlling impedance: A circuit for controlling impedance may include an impedance adjustment circuit and a control signal generation circuit. The impedance adjustment circuit may adjust an impedance value based on a control signal. The control signal generation circuit may provide the impedance adjustment circuit with a control signal that corresponds to one...

20050285700 - Surface acoustic wave apparatus and communications equipment: An IDT electrode 2 and an electrode pad 3 are formed on one principal face of a piezoelectric substrate 1 and a circular electrode 4 is formed so as to surround these components. The circular electrode 4 is connected to a radiating conductor 15 formed on a bottom face of...

20050285699 - Surface acoustic wave device, manufacturing method therefor, and communications equipment: A conductor layer 10 is provided so as to prevent pyroelectric destruction occurring in the steps of manufacturing a surface acoustic wave element 1 on the other surface opposite to an IDT electrode formation surface of a piezoelectric substrate 2. At this time, the conductor layer 10 is formed, except...

20050285701 - Filter circuit: A filter circuit includes a plurality of resonators connected in parallel and each having loaded Q deviation equal to allowable deviation of a group delay, a divider to divide an input signal to the resonators, a combiner to combine output signals of the resonators, and an opposite phase unit for...

20050285702 - Universal waveguide interface adaptor: A waveguide adaptor assembly with interface and waveguide ends for coupling an end of a waveguide with a desired interface configuration. The assembly including a flange adaptor adapted to receive the end of the waveguide. An outer shoulder projecting radially from the interface end of the flange adaptor is adapted...

20050280480 - Waveguide transmission line converter: A waveguide-transmission line converter has a waveguide including side walls which have inner corners at an open end of the waveguide. The inner corners are beveled to provide tapered inner surfaces. Even if a dielectric substrate is assembled out of alignment with the waveguide due to an assembling error, edges...

20050280482 - Filter: The current invention discloses a filter for large current applications. The filter comprises a rectangular metal frame including a first shaft at one side and a parallel second shaft at the other side, a first cylinder including two half cylinders coupled together to sleeve on the first shaft, a second...

20050280483 - Filter: The current invention discloses a filter for large current applications. The filter comprises a metal frame including a rectangular member and a central, transverse shaft; a cylinder formed by two half cylindrical members around the shaft, the cylinder including a first winding space and a second winding space; a winding...

20050280481 - Wave filter assembly: The present invention discloses a wave filter assembly which is applicable to large current and comprises a core 20, a first groove base 21, a second groove base 22, a coil 23 and a base 24; wherein the core 20 includes a first axle section 201 and a second axle...

20050280484 - Electrical filter assembly having idc connection: An electrical filter assembly including a housing; at least one electrical wire extending into the housing; and a filter subassembly on the housing, the filter subassembly comprising a lead frame and a filter circuit connected to the lead frame. The filter circuit has a plurality of capacitors attached to the...

20050280485 - Electronic signal filter including solderless ground clip having surge protection and shielding features: An electronic signal filter is provided, including a first filter housing having a filter cavity, a circuit board having a slot positioned within the filter cavity, and a ground clip. The ground clip includes a slot-retaining portion positioned within and in contact with an inner edge of the circuit board...

20050280486 - Transmission line and semiconductor integrated circuit device: The transmission line is provided with a signal strip, a resistive layer opposed to the signal strip across a dielectric layer, and a ground conductor electrically connected to the resistive layer, wherein, in the case where resistance per unit length occurring when a high frequency current induced in the resistive...

20050275482 - Apparatus, system, and method for improved calibration and measurement of differential devices: An apparatus, system and method for facilitating the calibration and measurement of differential devices by a variety of laboratory fixtures. An adapter is used to transition the connection of standard coaxial interfaces to a hermaphroditic differential interface while compensating for discontinuities on impedance at the connection. The adapter includes a...

20050275483 - Method of combining signals and device therefor: A bias T device (20) and a method for combining a first DC signal with a second RF signal is disclosed. The device (20) is provided with a first signal splitting means (30) in the form of a hybrid 90 degree (quadrature) coupler having at least two isolated transmission lines...

20050275484 - Tamper resistant filter trap: Method and apparatus for protecting a filter trap that is utilized in a coaxial cable system against theft of service. A shield is mounted inside the filter trap which contains a pair of end connectors that are aligned along a common axis. The shield has two parallel end faces that...

20050275485 - Tamper-resistant filter: Method and apparatus for protecting a filter trap that is utilized in a coaxial cable system against theft of service. A barrier is mounted inside a filter housing which includes a pair of end connectors that are aligned along a common axis. The barrier is mounted on one or both...

20050275486 - Acoustic resonator performance enhancements using recessed region: An acoustic resonator includes a substrate, a first electrode, a layer of piezoelectric material, a second electrode, and a recessed region. The substrate has a first surface. The first electrode is adjacent the first surface of the substrate. The layer of piezoelectric material is adjacent the first electrode. The second...

20050275487 - Frequency adjustment method of surface acoustic wave device, surface acoustic wave device, and electronic device: A method for adjusting frequency of a surface acoustic wave device includes performing a frequency adjustment. The surface acoustic wave device includes a substrate including at least one of a lithium tantalate substrate, a lithium niobate substrate, and a lithium tetraborate substrate. The surface acoustic wave device further includes an...

20050275488 - Band agile filter: A microwave filter and method for remotely tuning a microwave filter from one sub-band to another sub-band using metallic rings to adjust the capacitance or inductance of the resonator. In adjusting the capacitance, a plurality of metallic rings are disposed in the upper section or end of the resonator. Each...

20050275489 - Dielectric ceramic filter with metal guide-can: A dielectric ceramic filter with a metal guide can is provided. The dielectric ceramic filter includes a metal guide can coupled to and projecting from both input/output ends of the dielectric ceramic filter. Alternatively, the dielectric ceramic filter includes: a dielectric block having a plurality of vertical grooves formed in...

20050275490 - Q enhancement circuit and method: A Q enhancement circuit and method. In a most general embodiment, the inventive circuit is adapted for use with a component having a parasitic resistance R3 and a first resistance R1 disposed in series with the component and an arrangement for making the resistance a negative resistance. In the illustrative...

20050270115 - Apparatus reducing radiated emission from electronic modules: The present invention provides an electronic module assembly with reduced EMI noise emission. The electronic module assembly of the invention includes an electronic module component that emits EMI noise. The electronic module assembly has a first electric reference region and a second electric reference region that is in communication with...

20050270116 - Sheath wave barrier unit: A sheath wave barrier unit for an outer shielding of a coaxial cable that also has an inner conductor, has two sheath wave barriers that damp or suppress sheath waves that are induced in two series conductor segments of the outer shielding. Each sheath wave barrier forms a resonant oscillating...

20050270117 - Signal transmission circuit: A signal transmission circuit having a characteristic impedance includes a common mode filter, a first capacitive element, a first connection line, a second capacitive element and a second connection line. The first capacitive element has a first terminal. The first connection line connects one output of the common mode filter...

20050270118 - Multi-frequency dynamic dummy load and method for testing plasma reactor multi-frequency impedance match networks: In one implementation, a method is provided for testing a plasma reactor multi-frequency matching network comprised of multiple matching networks, each of the multiple matching networks having an associated RF power source and being tunable within a tunespace. The method includes providing a multi-frequency dynamic dummy load having a frequency...

20050270119 - Semiconductor apparatus: A semiconductor apparatus is provided which makes it possible to reduce the number of control terminals required for switching through paths of a high frequency signal, simplify the circuit configuration for controlling the terminals, improve an isolation characteristic between on path and off path of a through FET, and obtain...

20050270120 - Dielectric resonator filter and multiplexer: A dielectric filter includes at least two dielectric resonators, a housing, and a support rod supporting the dielectric resonators and attached to the housing. The support rod may include a first end and a second end attached to the housing. A method of manufacturing a dielectric filter includes fixing dielectric...

20050270121 - Tuneable phase shfter and/or attenuator: The invention relates to a tuneable phase shifter and/or attenuator comprising a waveguide having a channel and a piece of photo-responsive material (18) disposed within the waveguide along an internal wall of said channel, a light source disposed outside the waveguide to emit light through an aperture (30) of said...

20050270123 - Electronic phase reflector with enhanced phase shift performance: A varactor based phase shifter that increases phase shift range using an impedance transformer to impart a low characteristic impedance between an input port and a reference node port. The characteristic impedance across the port is therefore less than the characteristic impedance would be otherwise, and the phase shift range...

20050270122 - Electronically controlled hybrid digital and analog phase shifter: The inventions presented herein provide a electronically controlled phase shifters that incorporate analog and digital phase shift architectures in a novel manner that realizes the best advantages of each architecture. This combination of complementary phase shift architectures provides the high-performance and low loss characteristics of switched digital phase shift architectures...

20050270124 - Elastic wave apparatus: A surface acoustic wave apparatus is configured to avoid destruction from static electricity. The surface acoustic wave apparatus includes a piezoelectric substrate; a surface acoustic wave element having at least one interdigital electrode made up of a conductive film on the piezoelectric substrate; and a thin film electrically connected between...

20050270125 - Tunable waveguide filter: A tunable filter includes a waveguide with at least one resonant cavity and a tunable impedance structure coupled to each resonant cavity. Each resonant cavity has a resonant frequency and its corresponding impedance structure can be tuned to adjust the resonant frequency. The filter transmits the signal in a pass-band...

20050270126 - Electromagnetic switch element: An electromagnetic switch element that through electromechanical actuation is able to be used to influence the propagation of an electromagnetic signal within a guiding medium. An electromagnetic switch element that is activated by displacement of conducting elements, the displacement being forced through electrostatic, electric field, magnetic field, thermal or other...

20050264372 - Integrated mmic modules for millimeter and submillimeter wave system applications: An integrated circuit module comprising integrated coupling transmission structures protruding from the main body of the integrated circuit with extra substrate material removed around and/or under the coupling transmission structures....

20050264373 - Switching matrix and method for distinction of a connecting line: A switching matrix that comprises a plurality of input ports; a plurality of output ports; a switch array for connecting each of the input ports with the respective output port; a current source; a first switch for connecting the switch array to the current source; a voltage application means for...

20050264374 - Resistive voltage divider: A radio-frequency impedance device includes a resistor device mounted on a surface of a dielectric layer, and adapted to be connected between a transmission line and an output terminal associated with a load impedance. A ground conductor may extend opposite a portion of the resistor device. Further, a conductor assembly...

20050264375 - Surface acoustic wave device and communication apparatus: In a surface acoustic wave device according to the present invention, a transmitting filter element TX and a receiving filter element RX are formed on one main surface of a piezoelectric substrate 300, and are mounted by face down on an upper surface of a circuit board 200. A ground...

20050264376 - Methods and apparatus for an improved discrete lc filter: A discrete inductive-capacitive (LC) filter selects between at least two inductor banks to tune the LC filter. The filter receives an input signal that includes one or more bands of frequencies. A control signal selects a band of frequencies for processing. A first inductor bank is selected to filter a...

20050264377 - Integrated rotary connector and dynamic rf shield: A rotary cable connector assembly for connecting coaxial waveguides. The assembly includes a metal stator having a counterbored well and a metal rotor extending coaxially into the well. An axial air gap is formed between the stator and rotor which each contain a conventional dielectric sleeve and center element for...

20050264378 - Dielectric filter for filtering out unwanted higher order frequency harmonics and improving skirt response: The present invention is a filter and a method of making a filter to remove unwanted frequency harmonics associated with current filters. The filter is made up of resonators, such that the filter resonates a design frequency. Whereby, at least two resonators are coupled together between an input and an...

20050264379 - Filter: A filter including a body on which a waveguide groove, whose one surface is open, is formed in a U-shape and a plurarity of inductive resonant windows are provided along a longitudinal direction of the waveguide groove at a predetermined interval in the waveguide groove; and a cover being provided...

20050264380 - Method and stiffener-embedded waveguide structure for implementing enhanced data transfer: A method and stiffener-embedded waveguide structure are provided for implementing enhanced data transfer for printed circuit board applications. At least one microwave channel is defined within a stiffener. The microwave channel provides a high frequency path for data transfers. Use of the waveguide channel in the stiffener for data transfers...

20050264381 - Coaxial dc block: A novel coaxial DC block with circumferential capacitive shielding is presented. The coaxial DC block includes an inner DC block electrically couplable to a first inner conductor of a first length of coaxial cable and electrically couplable to a second inner conductor of a second length of coaxial cable. The...