SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, CONNECTOR APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD

• US 20160211566A1
• Filed: 03/29/2016
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: KIKUCHI, Hidekazu, Mogi, Takayuki, Akiyama, Yoshiyuki, Kawamura, Hirofumi
• Granted Patent: US 9,825,348 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/208 Cascaded cavities; Cascaded resonators inside a hollow waveguide structure H01P1/205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/12 Hollow waveguides H01P3/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/121 integrated in a substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/165 Non-radiating dielectric waveguides
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/02 with invariable factor of coupling H01P5/12 takes precedence choke joints H01P1/04, H01P1/06
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/024 between hollow waveguides
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/082 Transitions between hollow waveguides of different shape, e.g. between a rectangular and a circular waveguide
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/087 Transitions to a dielectric waveguide
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/1022 Transitions to dielectric waveguide
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/107 Hollow-waveguide/strip-line transitions
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/18 consisting of two coupled guides, e.g. directional couplers
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/182 the waveguides being arranged in parallel
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/188 the guides being dielectric waveguides
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6461 Means for preventing cross-talk
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/665 with built-in electronic circuit H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/28 Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/76 with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/56 Circuits for coupling, blocking, or by-passing of signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/24 for communication between two or more posts wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0225 : Single or multiple openings in a shielding, ground or power plane H05K1/0227 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0239 : Signal transmission by AC coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/093 : Layout of power planes, ground planes or power supply conductors, e.g. having special clearance holes therein reduction of cross-talk, noise or interference by patterned shielding planes, ground planes or power planes H05K1/0224
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09672 : Superposed layout, i.e. in different planes parallel traces in one plane H05K2201/09236
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0969 : Apertured conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09754 : Connector integrally incorporated in the PCB or in housing mounted connecter H05K2201/10189

Abstract

A signal transmission system including: a first connector apparatus, and a second connector apparatus that is coupled with the first connector apparatus. The first connector apparatus and the second connector apparatus are coupled together to form an electromagnetic field coupling unit, and a transmission object signal is converted into a radio signal, which is then transmitted through the electromagnetic field coupling unit, between the first connector apparatus and the second connector apparatus.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. An apparatus for communication with another apparatus including a second waveguide, the apparatus comprising:

a coupler including a first waveguide; and

a circuit connected to the coupler and configured to convert a baseband signal into a high-frequency signal and a high-frequency signal to a baseband signal,

wherein a cross-section of the first waveguide and a cross-section of the second waveguide are communicatively coupled to form a waveguide coupler through which electromagnetic wave communication is performed.

3. The apparatus for communication according to claim 2, wherein to form the waveguide coupler, the apparatus and the other apparatus come into contact.

4. The apparatus for communication according to claim 2, wherein the first waveguide includes a slot through which an electromagnetic wave passes.

5. The apparatus for communication according to claim 4, wherein the first waveguide further includes a via through which the electromagnetic wave enters or leaves the slot.

6. The apparatus for communication according to claim 2, wherein the electromagnetic wave communication includes millimeter-wave communication.

7. The apparatus for communication according to claim 2, wherein the first waveguide includes a shielding material.

8. The apparatus for communication according to claim 2, wherein the first waveguide is hollow.

9. The apparatus for communication according to claim 8, wherein the first waveguide is air-filled.

10. A communication module comprising:

a coupler including a first waveguide; and

a circuit connected to the coupler and configured to convert a baseband signal into a high-frequency signal and a high-frequency signal to a baseband

wherein a cross-section of the first waveguide and a cross-section of a second waveguide disposed on another communication module are communicatively coupled to form a waveguide coupler through which electromagnetic wave communication is performed.

11. The communication module according to claim 10, wherein to form the waveguide coupler, the module and the other module come into contact.

12. The communication module according to claim 10, wherein the first waveguide includes a slot through which an electromagnetic wave passes.

13. The communication module according to claim 12, wherein the first waveguide further includes a via through which the electromagnetic wave enters or leaves the slot.

14. The communication module according to claim 10, wherein the electromagnetic wave communication includes millimeter-wave communication.

15. The communication module according to claim 10, wherein the first waveguide includes a shielding material.

16. The communication module according to claim 10, wherein the first waveguide is hollow.

17. The communication module according to claim 16, wherein the first waveguide is air-filled.