Dual-band transform circuit structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12113266-B2
Application number	US-202217930175-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2022
Priority date	Sep 7, 2021
Publication date	Oct 8, 2024
Grant date	Oct 8, 2024

Abstract

A dual-band transform circuit structure includes a first transmission line, a second transmission line, and a conductive layer. The first transmission line has a first input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal. The second transmission line has a second input terminal, a third input terminal, a third output terminal, and a fourth output terminal. The second input terminal is coupled to the first output terminal, and the third input terminal is coupled to the second output terminal. The conductive layer is stacked with the first transmission and the second transmission line. The conductive layer includes a first hollow pattern. The first hollow pattern and the second transmission line are overlapped in a top view.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dual-band transform circuit structure comprising:
a first transmission line having a first input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal;
a second transmission line having a second input terminal, a third input terminal, a third output terminal, and a fourth output terminal, the second input terminal being coupled to the first output terminal and the third input terminal being coupled to the second output terminal, and
a conductive layer stacked with the first transmission line and the second transmission line comprising:
a first hollow pattern that is overlapped in a top view with the second transmission line.

2. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the second transmission line comprises a second hollow pattern, wherein the second hollow pattern and the first hollow pattern are not overlapped in the top view.

3. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 2 , wherein the conductive layer further comprises a third hollow pattern, wherein the third hollow pattern and the second transmission line are overlapped in the top view, and the third hollow pattern is separated from the first hollow pattern, wherein the first hollow pattern and the third hollow pattern are U-shaped patterns.

4. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 3 , wherein the second transmission line further comprises a fourth hollow pattern, wherein the first hollow pattern, the second hollow pattern, the third hollow pattern and the fourth hollow pattern are not overlapped in the top view.

5. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 4 , wherein the second hollow pattern and the fourth hollow pattern are T-shaped patterns, and are not closed hollow patterns.

6. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 5 , wherein the second transmission line comprises:
a first segment connected to the second input terminal;
a second segment perpendicular to the first segment and connecting the first segment to the third output terminal;
a third segment connected to the third input terminal; and
a fourth segment perpendicular to the third segment and connecting the third segment to the fourth output terminal.

7. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 6 , wherein the first hollow pattern and the first segment are overlapped in the top view, the third hollow pattern and the second segment are overlapped in the top view, the second hollow pattern is disposed in the first segment, and the fourth hollow pattern is disposed in the second segment.

8. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 6 , wherein the conductive layer further comprises a fifth hollow pattern, and the second transmission line further comprises a sixth hollow pattern disposed in the third segment,
wherein the fifth hollow pattern and the third segment are overlapped in the top view, and are not overlapped with the sixth hollow pattern in the top view.

9. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 6 , wherein the conductive layer further comprises a seventh hollow pattern, and the second transmission line further comprises an eighth hollow pattern disposed in the fourth segment,
wherein the seventh hollow pattern and the fourth segment are overlapped in the top view, and are not overlapped with the eighth hollow pattern in the top view.

10. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer is electrically connected to the ground, wherein the dual-band transform circuit structure further comprises:
a third transmission line, comprising:
a first strip having a fourth input terminal, wherein the fourth input terminal is coupled to the third output terminal, and the first strip extends in a direction away from the second transmission line; and
a second strip having a fifth input terminal, wherein the fifth input terminal is coupled to the fourth output terminal, and the second strip extends along the direction.

11. A dual-band transform circuit structure, comprising:
a first conductive layer; and
a second conductive layer comprising a first hollow pattern, wherein the second conductive layer and the first conductive layer are stacked and separated by a dielectric material,
wherein the first conductive layer comprises:
a balun circuit;
a filter circuit comprising a transmission line, wherein the transmission line comprises a second hollow pattern, wherein the first hollow pattern and the transmission line are overlapped in a top view, and the first hollow pattern is not overlapped with the second hollow pattern in the top view; and
a coplanar strip, wherein the filter circuit is coupled between the balun circuit and the coplanar strip.

12. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 11 , wherein the second conductive layer further comprises a third hollow pattern, and the transmission line further comprises a fourth hollow pattern, wherein the third hollow pattern and the transmission line are overlapped in the top view, and the first hollow pattern, the second hollow pattern, the third hollow pattern and the fourth hollow pattern are not overlapped with each other in the top view.

13. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 12 , wherein the transmission line has a first segment, a second segment, a third segment and a fourth segment, wherein the first segment is parallel to the third segment, the second segment is parallel to the fourth segment, and the first segment is perpendicular to the second segment,
wherein the first hollow pattern and the first segment are overlapped in the top view, and the second hollow pattern is disposed in the first segment.

14. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 13 , wherein the filter circuit has a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal and a second output terminal, wherein the first input terminal and the second input terminal are configured to connect to the balun circuit, and the first output terminal and the second output terminal are configured to connect the coplanar strip,
wherein the first segment and the third segment are respectively configured to connect to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, the second segment is configured to couple the first segment to the first output terminal, and the fourth segment is configured to couple the third segment to the second output terminal.

15. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 14 , wherein the second conductive layer further comprises a fifth hollow pattern and a seventh hollow pattern, and the transmission line further comprises a sixth hollow pattern and an eighth hollow pattern,
wherein the fifth hollow pattern and the third segment are overlapped in the top view, the seventh hollow pattern and the fourth segment are overlapped in the top view, and the fifth hollow pattern, the sixth hollow pattern, the seventh hollow pattern and the eighth hollow pattern are not overlapped with each other in the top view.

16. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 13 , wherein the first hollow pattern is a U-shaped pattern having an opening.

17. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 16 , wherein the first segment passes through the opening of the first hollow pattern in the top view.

18. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 11 , wherein the second conductive layer is electrically connected to the ground.

19. The dual-band transform circuit structure of claim 11 , wherein the second hollow pattern is a T-shaped pattern.

Assignees

• Realtek Semiconductor Corp

Inventors

• Hsieh Tzu-Hao
• Wang Chih-Chieh

Classifications

• H03H7/42

  Networks for transforming balanced signals into unbalanced signals and vice versa, e.g. baluns · CPC title

• H01P1/212

  suppressing or attenuating harmonic frequencies (H01P1/215 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01P5/1007 Primary

  Microstrip transitions to Slotline or finline · CPC title

• H01P5/10 Primary

  for coupling balanced lines or devices with unbalanced lines or devices · CPC title