Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
333205000 | Tunable | 32 |
20080204169 | VARIABLE RESONATOR, TUNABLE BANDWIDTH FILTER, AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT DEVICE - A variable resonator that comprises a loop line ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080266029 | VARIABLE FILTER ELEMENT, VARIABLE FILTER MODULE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A variable filter element and a variable filter module suitable for decreasing the drive voltage are provided. The variable filter element includes a substrate, two ground lines and a signal line between the ground lines, where these lines are disposed to extend in parallel on the substrate. The filter element further includes movable capacitor electrodes which bridge between the ground lines and have portions facing the signal line, drive electrodes which are located between the signal line and the ground lines and generate electrostatic attraction with the movable capacitor electrodes, and a ground line, which is disposed in the substrate, has a portion facing the signal line, and is electrically connected with the ground. The variable capacitor electrodes and the ground line constitute ground interconnection portions, and the signal line and ground interconnection portion constitute a distributed constant transmission line. | 10-30-2008 |
20080272859 | Photonic crystal device - A photonic crystal device according to the present invention includes: a first dielectric substrate | 11-06-2008 |
20090115555 | TUNABLE RESONATOR AND TUNABLE FILTER - A tunable filter is provided which includes a filter unit comprising a pair of microstrips which are disposed facing each other, a capacitor unit connected to one side of the filter unit, and an adjustment unit for regulating the length of each of the pair of microstrips to adjust inductance of the filter unit, the adjustment unit being connected to the opposite side of the filter unit. The length of the microstrips may thereby be regulated in order to vary the frequency band. | 05-07-2009 |
20090121812 | LOW-PASS FILTER - A low-pass filter ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090256654 | SWITCHABLE FREQUENCY RESPONSE MICROWAVE FILTER - The present invention discloses a switchable frequency response microwave filter, which uses voltage-controlled varactors to attain the separation or combination of the odd mode and even mode of signals in a dual-mode ring resonator to realize a bandpass or bandstop function and then controls the frequency response of the output filtered signals. Further, the present invention integrates different circuit architectures having bandpass and bandstop functions into a single circuit to reduce the complexity of the circuit. | 10-15-2009 |
20100073109 | Filtering Device and Related Wireless Communication Receiver - A filtering device includes an isolation substrate including a first plane and a second plane, a micro-strip line deposited on the first plane of the isolation substrate for transmitting signals, and a ground metal layer deposited on the second plane of the isolation substrate for providing grounding. A meander-shaped resonating cavity is formed in an area of the ground metal layer corresponding to an area of the micro-strip line, for generating a rejection band on the micro-strip line. | 03-25-2010 |
20100214040 | MULTILAYER PLANAR TUNABLE FILTER - An electronic device includes a first strip conductor formed from a first metal level over a substrate. A second strip conductor formed from a second metal level is located between the first strip conductor and the substrate. At least one of the first and the second strip conductors includes a stripline portion and a microstrip line portion. | 08-26-2010 |
20100237965 | FILTER, FILTERING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A filter includes a first resonance line and a second resonance line which extend from an input point where a high frequency signal is input, wherein an electrical propagation length L | 09-23-2010 |
20100295634 | TUNABLE BANDPASS FILTER - Tunable bandpass filters are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a tunable bandpass filter including a dielectric substrate having a first surface opposite to a second surface, a conductive ground plane disposed on the first surface, a microstrip conductive trace pattern disposed on the second surface, the trace pattern defining a phase velocity compensation transmission line section including a series of spaced alternating T-shaped conductor portions, at least one varactor diode coupled to a first T-shaped conductor portion of the series of T-shaped conductor portions and to the conductive ground plane, and bias control circuitry coupled to the first T-shaped conductor portion, wherein the bias control circuitry is configured to control the at least one varactor diode. | 11-25-2010 |
20110057748 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A semiconductor device includes: a transmission line including a capacitor section and an inductor section arranged on a semiconductor substrate, and a junction of the semiconductor substrate and one of the capacitor section and the inductance section, wherein a transmission characteristic of the transmission line is determined by a voltage applied to the junction. | 03-10-2011 |
20110068883 | MICROSTRIP FILTER - A filter includes a circuit board, a low-pass filter circuit, and a high-pass filter circuit. The circuit board includes at least one metal layer, and a dielectric layer attached on the at least one metal layer. The low-pass filter circuit is defined in the metal layer, and includes a main line that has two parallel portions, and a modulating circuit serving as a capacitor connected to the main line of the low-pass filter circuit. The high-pass filter circuit defined in the metal layer includes a main line that has two parallel portions and is connected to the low-pass filter circuit, and a modulating circuit serving as a conductor connected to the main line of the high-pass filter circuit. | 03-24-2011 |
20110148548 | LINE FILTER FORMED ON DIELECTRIC LAYERS - Provided is a line filter. The line filter includes a plurality of dielectric layers stacked one another, a plurality of line resonator each comprising transmission lines on at least two of the dielectric layers, and a tuning unit adjusting a binding amount and resonance frequency of the line resonators. Since the line filter includes at least one line resonator on at least two stacked dielectric layers, the integration can be easily realized. Further, since the line filter can be adjusted even after the line filter is manufacture, the line filter has an excellent frequency property. Since the line filter is realized on the plurality of the dielectric layers, the frequency band can be widened. | 06-23-2011 |
20110193658 | FILTER USING A WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE - A representative filter comprises a silicon-on-insulator substrate having a top surface, a metal shielding positioned above the top surface of the silicon-on-insulator substrate, and a band-pass filter device positioned above the metal shielding. The band-pass filter device includes a first port, a second port, and a coupling metal positioned between the first and second ports. | 08-11-2011 |
20110273246 | VARIABLE DISTRIBUTED CONSTANT LINE, VARIABLE FILTER, AND COMMUNICATION MODULE - A variable distributed constant line includes a substrate, a signal line that is provided on the substrate, and includes a first line portion and a second line portion facing each other, a movable electrode that is provided above the substrate, and straddles both the first line portion and the second line portion in a manner to face the first line portion and the second line portion, and a driving electrode that is provided on the substrate in a manner to face the movable electrode, attracts the movable electrode by an action of a voltage applied between the driving electrode and the movable electrode, and changes a distance between the signal line and the movable electrode. | 11-10-2011 |
20110291773 | Dual-response stopband filter - The invention relates to a dual-response stopband filter as well as to a filtering device comprising such a filter. The dual-response stopband filter comprises between the input terminal and the filter output a first direct channel and a second channel, known as a secondary channel, coupled with the first channel and forming a resonant element. The filter further comprises, integrated on the first direct channel, a selective low-pass filter to reject a first selected frequency band and, integrated on the second channel a variable capacitor to form the stopband filter of a second frequency band that can be determined. The switching device is associated with the first channel to switch the low-pass filter and the second channel to switch the stopband filter. | 12-01-2011 |
20110316653 | TUNABLE BANDPASS FILTER - Tunable bandpass filters are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a tunable bandpass filter including a dielectric substrate having a first surface opposite to a second surface, a conductive ground plane disposed on the first surface, a microstrip conductive trace pattern disposed on the second surface, the trace pattern defining a phase velocity compensation transmission line section including a series of spaced alternating T-shaped conductor portions, at least one varactor diode coupled to a first T-shaped conductor portion of the series of T-shaped conductor portions and to the conductive ground plane, and bias control circuitry coupled to the first T-shaped conductor portion, wherein the bias control circuitry is configured to control the at least one varactor diode. | 12-29-2011 |
20120075039 | Tuning Bandwidth and Center Frequencies In a Bandpass Filter - A method for independently tuning bandwidth and center frequencies in a bandpass filter. The filter can be configured with a plurality of resonators, wherein the resonators are coupled over a certain coupling region. Additionally, the filter can be configured with a plurality of tuning elements. For each of the inter-resonator couplings, at least one of the resonators associated with the inter-resonator coupling can have a first tuning element placed at a first location on the resonator and a second tuning element placed at a second location on the resonator. Simultaneously tuning the first and second tuning elements can adjust the center frequency, and offset tuning the first and second tuning elements can adjust the bandwidth frequency. | 03-29-2012 |
20120229231 | VARIABLE FILTER AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A variable filter includes, on a dielectric substrate including ground conductor, first resonator including a transmission line connected to input terminal, second resonator including a transmission line connected to output terminal, and coupling portion including a transmission line having one end connected to the first and second resonators and another end being an open end, or structure having one end connected to the first and second resonators, including a serial connection of a transmission line and a variable capacitor, another end of the variable capacitor connected to the ground conductor, and adjusting means capable of changing electric length, in the first and second resonators and the coupling portion, wherein pass band width can be changed by changing ratio of electric transmission length of the coupling portion to electric transmission lengths of transmission line including the coupling portion, and the first and second resonators. | 09-13-2012 |
20120274422 | TUNABLE BANDPASS FILTER - Tunable bandpass filters are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a tunable bandpass filter including a dielectric substrate having a first surface opposite to a second surface, a conductive ground plane disposed on the first surface, a microstrip conductive trace pattern disposed on the second surface, the trace pattern defining a phase velocity compensation transmission line section including a series of spaced alternating T-shaped conductor portions, at least one varactor diode coupled to a first T-shaped conductor portion of the series of T-shaped conductor portions and to the conductive ground plane, and bias control circuitry coupled to the first T-shaped conductor portion, wherein the bias control circuitry is configured to control the at least one varactor diode. | 11-01-2012 |
20130002374 | VARIABLE RESONATOR, VARIABLE BANDWIDTH FILTER, AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT DEVICE - A variable resonator includes a ring-shaped conductor line ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130057363 | VARIABLE RESONATOR, TUNABLE BANDWIDTH FILTER, AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT DEVICE - A variable resonator that comprises a loop line ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130063228 | RECONFIGURABLE BANDPASS FILTER BASED ON A PLANAR COMBLINE FILTER COMPRISING VARACTOR DIODES - A reconfigurable bandpass filter including at least a tunable planar combline filter including varactor diodes arranged on a carrier board. For automatic calibration of adjustment of blocking voltage during operation, the reconfigurable bandpass filter includes a filter control offering an external abstracted interface. A memory is connected with the filter control. The memory stores calibration data. For approximating of the best possible filter characteristic, the filter control determines, based on memorized data, the best configuration of tuning voltages. | 03-14-2013 |
20130200962 | TUNABLE PATCH RESONATOR FILTER - A triangular patch resonator with a triangle pattern ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130293321 | ACTIVE BAND STOP FILTER - The present invention relates to an active band stop filter comprising a filter input and a filter output which are linked by a transmission line LT, a resonator RE coupled to the transmission line and connectable to a load impedance. Between the resonator and the load impedance there is mounted a means of activation of the filtering function in a chosen operating band. The filter is useable in multistandard terminals. | 11-07-2013 |
20140062620 | VOLTAGE TUNABLE FILTERS - A suspended line resonator and a tunable filter comprising multiple suspended line resonators. A microstrip resonator and a tunable filter comprising multiple microstrip resonators. A suspended substrate resonator and a tunable filter comprising multiple suspended substrate resonators. | 03-06-2014 |
20140097915 | FILTER, COMMUNICATION MODULE, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A filter includes a substrate; a signal line formed on the substrate and including an input terminal and an output terminal at either end of the signal line; and a first pair of resonant lines connected between the signal line and a ground portion, wherein the first pair of resonant lines are connected to the signal line at the same point. | 04-10-2014 |
20140176263 | FILTER THAT IS VARIABLE BY MEANS OF A CAPACITOR THAT IS SWITCHED USING MEMS COMPONENTS - A tunable filter comprises at least two resonator circuits placed between two matching networks characterized in that: one resonator is connected at a first of its ends to the ground plane M of the filter by metallized holes and at a second end to a MEMS network; the distance between the two resonators forms an inter-resonator inductive coupling circuit; an inter-resonator coupling capacitor is formed by two etched lines connected to the first and second resonators; the MEMS networks are distributed around the ends of the resonators; the MEMS networks are connected between the first and second resonator and the ground plane M by means of metallized holes; and the filter comprises a number of independent electrical control voltages designed to actuate the MEMS. | 06-26-2014 |
20140340176 | COMBLINE FILTER - A microstrip combline bandpass filter includes an input port, an output port, and a plurality of resonators each including a microstrip line having a first end and a second end. One of the plurality of resonators is connected to the input port, and another of the plurality of resonators is connected to the output port. The filter also includes a plurality of pairs of series coupled varactors. The first end of each microstrip line is coupled to one of the pairs of varactors, and the second end of each microstrip line is coupled to ground. | 11-20-2014 |
20150028970 | MULTI-TUNABLE SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUITS - A tunable superconducting circuit includes a first charge island, a second charge island, a third charge island, a fourth charge island, a first junction loop electrically coupled to the first and third charge islands, a second junction loop coupled to the second and third charge islands and a third junction loop coupled to the third and fourth charge islands, wherein the first, second and third junction loops are tuned in frequency to operate together as a qubit. | 01-29-2015 |
20150341009 | RECONFIGURABLE BANDSTOP FILTER - A reconfigurable bandstop filter and methods of designing and reconfiguring the bandstop filter are disclosed. The reconfigurable bandstop filter includes a plurality of transmission lines each including a phase shifter. The reconfigurable bandstop filter further includes a signal input port having a phase shifter and a signal output port having a phase shifter. The signal input port and the signal output port is coupled to the plurality of transmission lines. | 11-26-2015 |
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