Transmission line and signal processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10263311-B2
Application number	US-201715693631-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2017
Priority date	Mar 21, 2017
Publication date	Apr 16, 2019
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019

Abstract

A transmission line according to an embodiment, includes a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer spaced apart from the first conductor layer, a first conductor line including a first region facing the first conductor layer and a second region facing the second conductor layer, the first conductor line being spaced apart from the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, the first conductor line extending in a first direction, and a second conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the second conductor line extending in the first direction, the second conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission line comprising:
a first conductor layer;
a second conductor layer spaced apart from the first conductor layer;
a first conductor line including a first region facing the first conductor layer and a second region facing the second conductor layer, the first conductor line being spaced apart from the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, the first conductor line extending in a first direction; and
a second conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the second conductor line extending in the first direction, the second conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length,
wherein the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are fixed at a ground potential.

2. The transmission line according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are located in substantially the same plane substantially parallel to the first direction.

3. A transmission line comprising:
a first conductor layer;
a second conductor layer spaced apart from the first conductor layer;
a first conductor line including a first region facing the first conductor layer and a second region facing the second conductor layer, the first conductor line being spaced apart from the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, the first conductor line extending in a first direction; and
a second conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the second conductor line extending in the first direction, the second conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length,
wherein a distance between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer is shorter than a half wavelength of a signal transmitted to the first conductor line.

4. The transmission line according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductor line is a both-sides open resonator electromagnetically coupled to the first conductor line.

5. A transmission line comprising:
a first conductor layer;
a second conductor layer spaced apart from the first conductor layer;
a first conductor line including a first region facing the first conductor layer and a second region facing the second conductor layer, the first conductor line being spaced apart from the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, the first conductor line extending in a first direction; and
a second conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the second conductor line extending in the first direction, the second conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length,
wherein the second conductor line is a both-sides open resonator electromagnetically coupled to the first conductor line, and
the second conductor line is a half-wavelength resonator.

6. A transmission line comprising:
a first conductor layer;
a second conductor layer spaced apart from the first conductor layer;
a first conductor line including a first region facing the first conductor layer and a second region facing the second conductor layer, the first conductor line being spaced apart from the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, the first conductor line extending in a first direction; and
a second conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the second conductor line extending in the first direction, the second conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length,
wherein a distance between the first conductor line and the second conductor line is smaller than a width of the first conductor line.

7. A transmission line comprising:
a first conductor layer;
a second conductor layer spaced apart from the first conductor layer;
a first conductor line including a first region facing the first conductor layer and a second region facing the second conductor layer, the first conductor line being spaced apart from the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, the first conductor line extending in a first direction; and
a second conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the second conductor line extending in the first direction, the second conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length,
wherein the second conductor line includes a third region facing the first conductor layer and a fourth region facing the second conductor layer.

8. The transmission line according to claim 7 , wherein a width of the third region and a width of the fourth region are wider than a width of a first intermediate region located between the third region and the fourth region in the second conductor line.

9. The transmission line according to claim 7 , wherein the second conductor line includes a slit between the third region and the fourth region.

10. A transmission line comprising:
a first conductor layer;
a second conductor layer spaced apart from the first conductor layer;
a first conductor line including a first region facing the first conductor layer and a second region facing the second conductor layer, the first conductor line being spaced apart from the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, the first conductor line extending in a first direction; and
a second conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the second conductor line extending in the first direction, the second conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length,
wherein a width of a second intermediate region located between the first region and the second region is narrower than a width of the first region and a width of the second region in the first conductor line.

11. The transmission line according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductor line includes a slit between the first region and the second region.

12. A transmission line comprising:
a first conductor layer;
a second conductor layer spaced apart from the first conductor layer;
a first conductor line including a first region facing the first conductor layer and a second region facing the second conductor layer, the first conductor line being spaced apart from the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, the first conductor line extending in a first direction;
a second conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the second conductor line extending in the first direction, the second conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length; and
a third conductor line spaced apart from the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the first conductor line, the first conductor line being interposed between the second conductor line and the third conductor line, the third conductor line extending in the first direction, the third conductor line being shorter than the first conductor line in the first direction in length.

13. The transmission line according to claim 12 , wherein the third conductor line is a both-sides open resonator electromagnetically coupled to the first conductor line.

14. A transmission line comprising:
a first conductor layer;
a second conductor layer spaced apart from the fi

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Kayano Hiroyuki
• Sawahara Yuichi

Classifications

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