Electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12453064-B2
Application number	US-202218080361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2022
Priority date	Dec 13, 2021
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

An electronic apparatus comprising an electronic board on which are placed an electronic subassembly and a filtering unit, the analog subassembly comprising one or more radiofrequency analog components for receiving radiofrequency components is proposed. The analog subassembly is protected by shielding placed on one side of the electronic board, the filtering unit is placed on the side of the electronic board on a signal path electrically connected to the analog subassembly, the filtering unit comprises a capacitive component placed under the shielding and connected to an analog ground, and the filtering unit further comprises a filtering component placed on the input to the filtering unit in series with the signal path on passing through the shielding or in the immediate vicinity of the shielding.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
an electronic board on which are placed an analog subassembly and a filtering unit, the analog subassembly comprising one or more analog components;
wherein the analog subassembly is protected by shielding placed on one side of the electronic board,
wherein the filtering unit is placed on the side of the electronic board on a signal path electrically connected to the analog subassembly,
wherein the filtering unit comprises a capacitive component placed under the shielding and connected to an analog ground,
and wherein the filtering unit further comprises a filtering component placed on an input to the filtering unit in series with the signal path on passing through the shielding or in an immediate vicinity of the shielding,
wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a power supply/digital block placed on the electronic board, where the power supply/digital block comprises a digital subassembly and/or a power supply subassembly, wherein the digital subassembly comprises one or more digital components, and the power supply subassembly comprises one or more electric power supply components for the analog subassembly, wherein the filtering unit is placed between the analog subassembly and the power supply/digital block.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more analog components receive radio frequency signals.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the signal path is between the analog subassembly and the digital subassembly.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the filtering unit is configured for filtering a control signal coming from the digital subassembly in order to control the analog subassembly.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the signal path is between the analog subassembly and the power supply subassembly.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the filtering unit is configured for filtering a power supply signal coming from the power supply subassembly in order to electrically supply the analog subassembly.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the filtering unit comprises an LC or RC type filtering cell.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding comprises a shielding cover, and wherein the filtering component placed in series on the signal path is placed passing through the shielding cover or immediately by the shielding cover.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding comprises a shielding cover, and wherein the filtering component placed in series is an inductive component placed astride in series under the shielding cover between the power supply/digital block and the analog subassembly.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding comprises a shielding cover, and wherein the filtering component placed in series is a resistive component placed astride in series under the shielding cover between the power supply/digital block and the analog subassembly.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding comprises a shielding cover, and wherein the filtering component placed in series on the signal path is placed passing through the shielding cover or immediately by the shielding cover.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the signal path is between the analog subassembly and the digital subassembly, and wherein the filtering component placed in series on the signal path is placed passing through the shielding cover or immediately by the shielding cover.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the filtering unit is configured for filtering a control signal coming from the digital subassembly in order to control the analog subassembly.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding comprises a shielding cover, and wherein the filtering component placed in series is an inductive component placed astride in series under the shielding cover between the power supply/digital block and the analog subassembly.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the signal path is between the analog subassembly and the digital subassembly, and wherein the filtering component placed in series is an inductive component placed astride in series under the shielding cover between the power supply/digital block and the analog subassembly.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the filtering unit is configured for filtering a control signal coming from the digital subassembly in order to control the analog subassembly.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding comprises a shielding cover, and wherein the filtering component placed in series is a resistive component placed astride in series under the shielding cover between the power supply/digital block and the analog subassembly.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the signal path is between the analog subassembly and the digital subassembly.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the filtering unit is configured for filtering a control signal coming from the digital subassembly in order to control the analog subassembly, and wherein the filtering component placed in series is the resistive component placed astride in series under the shielding cover between the power supply/digital block and the analog subassembly.

Assignees

• Ateme

Inventors

• Capitan Jean-Michel

Classifications

• H03H1/0007

  of radio frequency interference filters · CPC title

• H05K9/006

  specially adapted for signal processing applications, e.g. CATV, tuner, antennas amplifier · CPC title

• H05K1/18

  structurally associated with non-printed electric components (H05K1/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03H7/06

  including resistors (H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence) · CPC title

• H03H7/0115

  comprising only inductors and capacitors (H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence) · CPC title