Non-reciprocal circuit element, module of the same, and transmission and reception module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9455485-B2
Application number	US-201414474341-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	Oct 23, 2013
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

A non-reciprocal circuit element includes a ferrite to which a direct current magnetic field is applied by a permanent magnet, and first and second center electrodes arranged on the ferrite so as to intersect with and be insulated from each other. One end of the first center electrode is connected to a first port and the other is connected to a second port. One end of the second center electrode is connected to the second port and the other is connected to a ground port. A first capacitor and a resistor connected in parallel are connected between the first and second ports and a second capacitor is connected between the second and ground ports. An input/output terminal of at least one filter is connected between the first or second port and the resistor and the ground terminal thereof is connected to the second or first port.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-reciprocal circuit element comprising:
a permanent magnet;
a ferrite to which a direct current magnetic field is applied by the permanent magnet; and
a first center electrode and a second center electrode that are arranged on the ferrite so as to intersect with and be insulated from each other; wherein
one end of the first center electrode is connected to a first port and the other end of the first center electrode is connected to a second port;
one end of the second center electrode is connected to the second port and the other end of the second center electrode is connected to a ground port;
a first capacitor and a resistor that are connected to each other in parallel are connected between the first port and the second port;
a second capacitor is connected between the second port and the ground port;
an input/output terminal of at least one filter is connected between the first port or the second port and the resistor;
a ground terminal of the at least one filter is connected to the second port or the first port; and
the at least one filter is configured to transmit a transmission band signal and attenuate a receiving band signal, or
the at least one filter is configured to achieve matching between the first port and the second port in a transmission band of the non-reciprocal circuit element.

2. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one filter has a reflection characteristic of attenuating a transmission band signal and transmitting a receiving band signal.

3. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one filter includes a plurality of filters; and
a cutoff frequency of a filter having a lower center frequency among the plurality of filters at a high-frequency side and a cutoff frequency of a filter having a higher center frequency among the plurality of filters at a low-frequency side are close to each other.

4. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one filter includes a plurality of filters; and
a cutoff frequency of a filter having a lower center frequency among the plurality of filters at a high-frequency side and a cutoff frequency of a filter having a higher center frequency among the plurality of filters at a low-frequency side are separated from each other.

5. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 , further comprising a matching capacitor connected to the first port.

6. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 , further comprising a matching capacitor connected to the second port.

7. A transmission and reception module comprising:
a substrate;
the non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 ; and
a branch circuit element configured to branch a transmission signal and a reception signal; wherein
the non-reciprocal circuit element and the branch circuit element are mounted on the substrate.

8. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of reactance elements connected to the input/output terminal of the at least one filter.

9. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of reactance elements includes a capacitor.

10. A non-reciprocal circuit element module comprising:
a substrate; and
the non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 mounted on the substrate.

11. The non-reciprocal circuit element module according to claim 10 , wherein the substrate is a multilayered substrate, and the at least one filter is incorporated in the multilayered substrate.

12. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 1 , wherein a reactance element is connected to the input/output terminal of the at least one filter.

13. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 12 , wherein the reactance element includes a capacitor.

14. The non-reciprocal circuit element according to claim 12 , wherein the reactance element includes an inductor.

Assignees

• Murata Manufacturing Co

Inventors

• Yamada Yoshiki

Classifications

• H01P1/383

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