High-frequency signal line and electronic device provided with the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9627735-B2
Application number	US-201615159967-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2016
Priority date	May 29, 2014
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A high-frequency signal line includes a dielectric base with a first line portion and a second line portion each extending along a predetermined straight line parallel or substantially parallel to a predetermined direction, and a third line portion mutually connecting first side ends of the first line portion and the second line portion in the predetermined direction, a signal line, a first ground conductor located on the first side in the layer stacking direction of the signal line, a second ground conductor located on a second side in the layer stacking direction of the signal line, and one or more interlayer connection conductors connecting the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor. In the third line portion, the interlayer connection conductor is provided on the second side in the predetermined direction of the signal line when viewed from the layer stacking direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high-frequency signal line comprising:
a flexible dielectric base including a plurality of dielectric sheets stacked in a stacking direction;
a first line portion extending along a predetermined straight line parallel or substantially parallel to a predetermined direction, a second line portion extending along the predetermined straight line, and a third line portion connecting one side end of the first line portion in the predetermined direction and one side end of the second line portion in the predetermined direction;
a signal line which extends along the first line portion, the second line portion, and the third line portion;
a first ground conductor which is located on the one side in the layer stacking direction of the signal line in or on the dielectric base and extends along the signal line;
a second ground conductor which is located on the other side in the stacking direction of the signal line in or on the dielectric base and extends along the signal line; and
one or more interlayer connection conductors which pierce through the dielectric sheets and connect the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor; wherein
in the third line portion, the interlayer connection conductor is not provided on the one side in the predetermined direction of the signal line when viewed from the stacking direction but is provided on the other side in the predetermined direction of the signal line.

2. The high-frequency signal line according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined straight line is a perpendicular bisector of a line segment connecting the one side end of the first line portion in the predetermined direction and the one side end of the second line portion in the predetermined direction.

3. The high-frequency signal line according to claim 2 , wherein
the interlayer connection conductor located in the first line portion and closest to the one side end in the predetermined direction is a first interlayer connection conductor;
the interlayer connection conductor located in the third line portion and closest to the first line portion is a third interlayer connection conductor; and
a length of the signal line between a first portion located in the signal line and closest to the first interlayer connection conductor and a third portion located in the signal line and closest to the third interlayer connection conductor is about ¼ or less of a wavelength of electromagnetic waves transmitted through the signal line.

4. The high-frequency signal line according to claim 1 , wherein
the dielectric base further includes a fourth line portion being provided on the side opposite to the first line portion from the second line portion, and extending along the predetermined straight line, and a fifth line portion connecting the other side end of the second line portion in the predetermined direction and the other side end of the fourth line portion in the predetermined direction; and
in the fifth line portion, the interlayer connection conductor is not provided on the other side in the predetermined direction of the signal line when viewed from the layer stacking direction, but is provided on the one side in the predetermined direction of the signal line.

5. The high-frequency signal line according to claim 4 , wherein
in the second line portion, the interlayer connection conductor closest to the other predetermined direction end is a second interlayer connection conductor, and the interlayer connection conductor provided closest to the second line portion of the fifth line portion is a fifth interlayer connection conductor;
a length of the signal line between a second portion closest to the second interlayer connection conductor of the signal line and a fifth portion closest to the fifth interlayer connection conductor of the signal line is about ¼ or less of a wavelength of electromagnetic waves transmitted through the signal line.

6. The high-frequency signal line according to claim 4 , wherein the dielectric base has a structure in which, when the first line portion is pulled to the other side in the predetermined direction and the fourth line portion is pulled to the one side in the predetermined direction, the third line portion and the fifth line portion are twisted and deformed.

7. An electronic device comprising:
a case; and
a high-frequency signal line stored in the case, the high-frequency signal line including:
a flexible dielectric base including a plurality of dielectric sheets stacked in a stacking direction;
a first line portion extending along a predetermined straight line parallel or substantially parallel to a predetermined direction, a second line portion extending along the predetermined straight line, and a third line portion connecting one side end of the first line portion in the predetermined direction and one end of the second line portion in the predetermined direction;
a signal line which extends along the first line portion, the second line portion, and the third line portion;
a first ground conductor which is located on the one side in the stacking direction of the signal line in the dielectric base and extends along the signal line;
a second ground conductor which is located on the other side in the stacking direction of the signal line in the dielectric base and extends along the signal line; and
one or more interlayer connection conductors which pierce through the dielectric sheets and connect the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor; wherein
in the third line portion, the interlayer connection conductor is not provided on the one side in the predetermined direction of the signal line when viewed from the layer stacking direction but is provided on the other side in the predetermined direction of the signal line.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined straight line is a perpendicular bisector of a line segment connecting the one side end of the first line portion in the predetermined direction and the one side end of the second line portion in the predetermined direction.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein
the interlayer connection conductor located in the first line portion and closest to the one side end in the predetermined direction is a first interlayer connection conductor;
the interlayer connection conductor located in the third line portion and closest to the first line portion is a third interlayer connection conductor; and
a length of the signal line between a first portion located in the signal line and closest to the first interlayer connection conductor and a third portion located in the signal line and closest to the third interlayer connection conductor is about ¼ or less of a wavelength of electromagnetic waves transmitted through the signal line.

10. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein
the dielectric base further includes a fourth line portion being provided on the side opposite to the first line portion from the second line portion, and extending along the predetermined straight line, and a fifth line portion connecting the other side end of the second line portion in the predetermined direction and the other side end of the fourth line portion in the predetermined direction; and
in the fifth line portion, the interlayer connection conductor is not provided on the other side in the predetermined direction of the signal line when viewed from the layer stacking direction, but is provided on the one side in the predetermined direction of the signal line.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein
in the second line portion, the interlayer connection conductor closest to the other predetermined

Assignees

• Murata Manufacturing Co

Inventors

• Wakabayashi Yuki
• Okamoto Bunta
• Sasaki Satoshi

Classifications

• H05K1/0237 Primary

  High frequency adaptations (H05K1/0216 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K2201/09609

  Via grid, i.e. two-dimensional array of vias or holes in a single plane · CPC title

• H01P3/08 Primary

  Microstrips; Strip lines · CPC title

• H01P1/2039

  Galvanic coupling between Input/Output · CPC title

• H05K2201/10189

  Non-printed connector · CPC title