公开(公告)号：US5355104A

公开(公告)日：1994-10-11

申请号：US10943

申请日：1993-01-29

申请人： Ronald I. Wolfson ,  Clifton Quan ,  Donald R. Rohweller

发明人： Ronald I. Wolfson ,  Clifton Quan ,  Donald R. Rohweller

IPC分类号： H01P1/18 ,  H01P3/08 ,  H01P9/00

CPC分类号： H01P1/181

摘要： A length of strip transmission line uses two symmetrically spaced center conductors between two groundplanes. These conductive strips produce an even-mode electric field between the two groundplanes when excited in-phase and an odd-mode electric field when excited in anti-phase relationship. For the latter case, the phase velocity of the odd-mode is significantly affected by the electric field in the gap region between the conducting strips. By varying the relative dielectric constant of a material located in the gap region, e.g., by means of a voltage-controllable dielectric such as barium-titanate compositions, the phase velocity and, hence, the phase shift of an RF signal propagating through the strip transmission medium can be controlled.

摘要翻译： 一段带状传输线在两个接地面之间使用两个对称间隔的中心导体。 当激发同相时，这些导电条在两个接地平面之间产生均匀模式的电场，当以反相位激发时，产生奇模态电场。 对于后一种情况，奇数模式的相位速度显着地受到导电条之间的间隙区域中的电场的影响。 通过改变位于间隙区域中的材料的相对介电常数，例如通过诸如钛酸钡组合物的电压可控电介质，相速度以及因此传播通过条带的RF信号的相移 可以控制传输介质。

公开(公告)号：US4952895A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-28

申请号：US407520

申请日：1989-09-15

申请人： Clifton Quan

发明人： Clifton Quan

IPC分类号： H01P5/10 ,  H01P5/20

CPC分类号： H01P5/20

摘要： A multilayer, multiconductor stripline magic-tee network is disclosed. The device incorporates a stripline balun that is sandwiched within a double-sided airstrip-line 3-port reactive-tee power divider to produce a matched 4-port magic-tee that is physically planar and electrically symmetrical. Each port of the device is shielded from the others.

公开(公告)号：US08378916B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-19

申请号：US12795092

申请日：2010-06-07

申请人： Clifton Quan ,  Mark Hauhe ,  Rohn Sauer

发明人： Clifton Quan ,  Mark Hauhe ,  Rohn Sauer

IPC分类号： H01Q1/48

CPC分类号： H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q15/148 ,  H01Q21/061

摘要： Systems and methods for providing a reconfigurable groundplane are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an antenna assembly having a reconfigurable groundplane, the assembly including a radio frequency (RF) feed, a plurality of radiating elements, a plurality of interconnects, each coupling one of the plurality of radiating elements to the RF feed, a first groundplane positioned between the RF feed and the plurality of radiating elements, a second groundplane positioned between the RF feed and the plurality of radiating elements, the second groundplane including at least one cavity for enclosing a liquid metal.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于提供可重新配置的接地面的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，本发明涉及具有可重构接地平面的天线组件，该组件包括射频（RF）馈送，多个辐射元件，多个互连，每个互连将多个辐射元件之一耦合到RF 馈送，位于RF馈送和多个辐射元件之间的第一接地面，位于RF馈送和多个辐射元件之间的第二接地面，第二接地面包括用于封闭液态金属的至少一个空腔。

公开(公告)号：US08009114B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-30

申请号：US12405132

申请日：2009-03-16

申请人： Mark Hauhe ,  Clifton Quan

发明人： Mark Hauhe ,  Clifton Quan

IPC分类号： H01Q3/44 ,  H01P1/18

CPC分类号： H01P1/18 ,  H01P1/12

摘要： A switchable 0°/180° phase shifter on a balanced transmission line is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an apparatus for providing 0°/180° phase shifting for a transmit/receive antenna pair including a transmit element and a receive element coupled by a balanced transmission line having two sections, the apparatus including a first section of the balanced transmission line, the first section including a first conductor and a second conductor, a second section of the balanced transmission line, the second section including a third conductor and a fourth conductor, and a switch disposed between the first section and the second section, wherein in a first configuration, the switch couples the first conductor to the third conductor and the second conductor to the fourth conductor, and in a second configuration, the switch couples the first conductor to the fourth conductor and the second conductor to the third conductor.

摘要翻译： 提供了平衡传输线路上可切换的0°/ 180°移相器。 在一个实施例中，本发明涉及一种用于为发射/接收天线对提供0°/ 180°相移的装置，所述发射/接收天线对包括通过具有两个部分的平衡传输线耦合的发射元件和接收元件，所述装置包括第一部分 所述第一部分包括第一导体和第二导体，所述平衡传输线的第二部分，所述第二部分包括第三导体和第四导体，以及设置在所述第一部分和所述第二部分之间的开关 其中，在第一配置中，所述开关将所述第一导体耦合到所述第三导体，将所述第二导体耦合到所述第四导体，并且在第二配置中，所述开关将所述第一导体耦合到所述第四导体和所述第二导体， 导体。

公开(公告)号：US07978145B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-12

申请号：US12620991

申请日：2009-11-18

申请人： Mark Hauhe ,  Clifton Quan ,  Sean Costello ,  Jim Vaught

发明人： Mark Hauhe ,  Clifton Quan ,  Sean Costello ,  Jim Vaught

IPC分类号： H01Q1/52

CPC分类号： H01Q1/422 ,  H01Q15/0006 ,  H01Q15/148 ,  H05K9/0056

摘要： A reconfigurable fluidic shutter for selectively shielding an antenna array includes a first surface and second surface spaced apart and defining a cavity; and a pump configured to pump liquid that attenuates electromagnetic radiation, such as a liquefied metal or alloy composition, into and out of the cavity. The first and second surface are transparent to electromagnetic radiation, for instance, microwave or other RF radiation.

摘要翻译： 用于选择性地屏蔽天线阵列的可重构流体快门包括间隔开并限定空腔的第一表面和第二表面; 以及构造成泵送液体的泵，其将诸如液化金属或合金组合物的电磁辐射衰减到腔中。 第一和第二表面对电磁辐射是透明的，例如微波或其它射频辐射。

公开(公告)号：US07965235B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-21

申请号：US12391989

申请日：2009-02-24

申请人： Clifton Quan ,  Howard S. Nussbaum

发明人： Clifton Quan ,  Howard S. Nussbaum

IPC分类号： H01Q3/12 ,  H01Q3/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q1/3233 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q21/06

摘要： A low cost multi-channel thinned transmit/receive (TR) module architecture is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an active antenna assembly including at least one multi-channel TR module for reducing power consumption, the antenna assembly including the at least one TR module including a first phase shifter, a first switch coupled to the first phase shifter, the first switch configured to switch between a transmit circuit and a receive circuit, the transmit circuit including a first power amplifier coupled to the first switch and to a plurality of second phase shifters, and a plurality of second power amplifiers, each second power amplifier coupled to one of the second phase shifters, the receive circuit including a low noise amplifier coupled to the first switch and to a plurality of third phase shifters, and a plurality of second switches, each second switch configured to switch between one of the second power amplifiers and one of the third phase shifters.

摘要翻译： 提供了低成本的多通道间隔发送/接收（TR）模块架构。 在一个实施例中，本发明涉及一种有源天线组件，其包括用于降低功耗的至少一个多通道TR模块，所述天线组件包括包括第一移相器的至少一个TR模块，耦合到第一相位的第一开关 所述第一开关被配置为在发射电路和接收电路之间切换，所述发射电路包括耦合到所述第一开关和多个第二移相器的第一功率放大器和多个第二功率放大器，每个第二功率 放大器耦合到第二移相器之一，接收电路包括耦合到第一开关和多个第三移相器的低噪声放大器和多个第二开关，每个第二开关被配置为在第二移位器中的一个之间切换 功率放大器和第三移相器之一。

公开(公告)号：US07888176B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-15

申请号：US12557205

申请日：2009-09-10

申请人： Tse E. Wong ,  Samuel D. Tonomura ,  Stephen E. Sox ,  Timothy E. Dearden ,  Clifton Quan ,  Polwin C. Chan ,  Mark S. Hauhe

发明人： Tse E. Wong ,  Samuel D. Tonomura ,  Stephen E. Sox ,  Timothy E. Dearden ,  Clifton Quan ,  Polwin C. Chan ,  Mark S. Hauhe

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01L25/0657 ,  H01L21/563 ,  H01L23/3128 ,  H01L2224/0554 ,  H01L2224/0557 ,  H01L2224/05571 ,  H01L2224/05573 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/73203 ,  H01L2225/06513 ,  H01L2225/06517 ,  H01L2225/06541 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01078 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2224/05599 ,  H01L2224/0555 ,  H01L2224/0556

摘要： In one or more embodiments, a method of producing a stacked integrated circuit assembly includes providing a substrate having a top surface with at least one substrate connection pad. A first flip chip integrated circuit (FFIC) is disposed above the substrate, and a second flip chip integrated circuit (SFIC) is disposed above the FFIC. The FFIC may be disposed between the substrate and the SFIC. The method includes making at least one solder connection between the substrate connection pad and the FFIC and at least one solder connection between the FFIC and the SFIC.

摘要翻译： 在一个或多个实施例中，一种制造堆叠集成电路组件的方法包括提供具有至少一个衬底连接焊盘的顶表面的衬底。 第一倒装芯片集成电路（FFIC）设置在基板上方，第二倒装芯片集成电路（SFIC）设置在FFIC上方。 FFIC可以设置在基板和SFIC之间。 该方法包括在衬底连接焊盘和FFIC之间进行至少一个焊接连接以及FFIC和SFIC之间的至少一个焊接连接。

公开(公告)号：US20100214171A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12391989

申请日：2009-02-24

申请人： Clifton Quan ,  Howard S. Nussbaum

发明人： Clifton Quan ,  Howard S. Nussbaum

IPC分类号： H01Q3/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q1/3233 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q21/06

摘要： A low cost multi-channel thinned transmit/receive (TR) module architecture is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an active antenna assembly including at least one multi-channel TR module for reducing power consumption, the antenna assembly including the at least one TR module including a first phase shifter, a first switch coupled to the first phase shifter, the first switch configured to switch between a transmit circuit and a receive circuit, the transmit circuit including a first power amplifier coupled to the first switch and to a plurality of second phase shifters, and a plurality of second power amplifiers, each second power amplifier coupled to one of the second phase shifters, the receive circuit including a low noise amplifier coupled to the first switch and to a plurality of third phase shifters, and a plurality of second switches, each second switch configured to switch between one of the second power amplifiers and one of the third phase shifters.

摘要翻译： 提供了低成本的多通道间隔发送/接收（TR）模块架构。 在一个实施例中，本发明涉及一种有源天线组件，其包括用于降低功耗的至少一个多通道TR模块，所述天线组件包括包括第一移相器的至少一个TR模块，耦合到第一相位的第一开关 所述第一开关被配置为在发射电路和接收电路之间切换，所述发射电路包括耦合到所述第一开关和多个第二移相器的第一功率放大器和多个第二功率放大器，每个第二功率 放大器耦合到第二移相器之一，接收电路包括耦合到第一开关和多个第三移相器的低噪声放大器和多个第二开关，每个第二开关被配置为在第二移位器中的一个之间切换 功率放大器和第三移相器之一。

公开(公告)号：US07605767B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-20

申请号：US11499591

申请日：2006-08-04

申请人： Jar J. Lee ,  Clifton Quan ,  Stanley W. Livingston

发明人： Jar J. Lee ,  Clifton Quan ,  Stanley W. Livingston

IPC分类号： H01Q19/06

CPC分类号： H01Q21/0018 ,  H01Q1/1292 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q1/286 ,  H01Q3/46 ,  H01Q5/42

摘要： A space-fed array is selectively operable in a reflective mode or in a feed-through mode. The array includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a primary array; and a feed array. The primary array includes a first side set of radiating elements, a first set of phase shifters, a set of switches, a second set of phase shifters and a second side set of radiating elements. Each of the switches is connected between corresponding ones of the first set and the second set of phase shifters and ground, selectively settable at an open position or at a closed position. The open position corresponds to the feed through mode, and the closed position corresponds to the reflective mode.

摘要翻译： 空间馈送阵列可选择性地以反射模式或馈通模式操作。 在示例性实施例中，阵列包括主阵列; 和馈送数组。 主阵列包括第一组辐射元件，第一组移相器，一组开关，第二组移相器和第二侧辐射元件组。 每个开关连接在第一组和第二组移相器的对应的开关和地之间，可选择地设置在打开位置或关闭位置。 打开位置对应于进给模式，关闭位置对应于反射模式。

公开(公告)号：US20050046510A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-03

申请号：US10654121

申请日：2003-09-03

申请人： Stephen Kerner ,  Clifton Quan ,  Raquel Rokosky

发明人： Stephen Kerner ,  Clifton Quan ,  Raquel Rokosky

IPC分类号： H01P5/08 ,  H01P11/00 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q23/00 ,  H05K1/00 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/16 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K3/46 ,  H01P5/107

CPC分类号： H05K1/0222 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/45014 ,  H01L2224/45144 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2924/1461 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01P5/085 ,  H01P11/003 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H01Q21/0093 ,  H01Q23/00 ,  H05K1/0393 ,  H05K1/16 ,  H05K1/183 ,  H05K3/4614 ,  H05K3/4635 ,  H05K2201/096 ,  H05K2201/09618 ,  H05K2201/09809 ,  H05K2201/10378 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An RF signal transition includes a channelized microstrip transmission structure, and a coplanar wave guide structure in electrical communication with the channelized microstrip transmission structure. A caged troughline transition structure is in electrical communication with the coplanar wave guide structure. A caged coaxial transmission structure is in electrical communication with the troughline transition structure. The signal transition may be embedded in a flexible printed wiring board structure with a circulator for a conformal antenna structure.

摘要翻译： RF信号转换包括通道化微带传输结构，以及与通道化微带传输结构电通信的共面波导结构。 笼式波谷过渡结构与共面波导结构电连通。 笼式同轴传输结构与波谷转换结构电连通。 信号转换可以嵌入在具有用于保形天线结构的循环器的柔性印刷线路板结构中。