TRANSMISSION LINE MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20160372811A1
• Filed: 09/06/2016
• Published: 12/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: YOSUI, Kuniaki, BABA, Takahiro, NISHINO, Kosuke
• Granted Patent: US 9,899,715 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/203 Strip line filters
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/2039 Galvanic coupling between Input/Output
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/026 Coplanar striplines [CPS]
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/08 Microstrips; Strip lines
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/02 with invariable factor of coupling H01P5/12 takes precedence choke joints H01P1/04, H01P1/06
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0216 Reduction of cross-talk, noise or electromagnetic interference grounding H05K1/0215
• 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 1/0242 Structural details of individual signal conductors, e.g. related to the skin effect
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/025 Impedance arrangements, e.g. impedance matching, reduction of parasitic impedance H05K1/024 and H05K1/0243 take precedence; for semiconductor devices H01L23/66
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/028 Bending or folding regions of flexible printed circuits H05K1/0283 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/147 at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit H05K1/148 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/18 Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components H05K1/0201, H05K1/023, H05K1/0243, and H05K1/16 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/053 Tails
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/056 Folded around rigid support or component
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0715 provided by an outer layer of PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09254 Branched layout
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09263 Meander
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09727 Varying width along a single conductor; Conductors or pads having different widths
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0086 portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus casings for switching devices H01H9/02

Abstract

A transmission line member includes a dielectric base body. At an intermediate point in a thickness direction of the dielectric base body, first and second signal conductors are disposed. A reference ground conductor is disposed at one side of the first and second signal conductors in the thickness direction, and an auxiliary ground conductor is disposed at the other side. At intermediate points of the first signal conductor, a coil conductor and a capacitor-defining plate conductor are disposed. The capacitor-defining plate conductor faces the reference ground conductor and the auxiliary ground conductor to connect a low pass filter and the first transmission line. A coil conductor is disposed between the second signal conductor and the reference ground conductor, and connected to the second signal conductor and the reference ground conductor to connect a high pass filter and the second transmission line.

Claims

1. A transmission line member comprising:

a dielectric base body;

a first signal conductor and a second signal conductor that are disposed inside the dielectric base body, have elongated shapes extending along a transmission direction of high frequency signal, and are arranged adjacent to each other;

a first ground conductor disposed at one side of the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor in a thickness direction of the dielectric base body;

a second ground conductor disposed at another side of the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor in the thickness direction of the dielectric base body; and

at least one of a first filter device and a second filter device, the first filter being connected to the first signal conductor, the second filter being connected to the second signal conductor;

wherein

a first transmission line that transmits a first high frequency signal is defined by the first signal conductor interposed between the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor;

a second transmission line that transmits a second high frequency signal is defined by the second signal conductor interposed between the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor;

the first filter device is disposed at the first transmission line and has a filter characteristic in which a pass band includes a fundamental frequency of the first high frequency signal and an attenuation band includes a frequency of the second high frequency signal; and

the second filter device is disposed at the second transmission line and has a filter characteristic in which a pass band includes a fundamental frequency of the second high frequency signal and an attenuation band includes a frequency of the first high frequency signal.

2. The transmission line member according to claim 1, wherein both the first filter device and the second filter device are included.

3. The transmission line member according to claim 1, wherein a first conductor pattern connected to the first signal conductor defines at least a portion of the first filter device.

4. The transmission line member according to claim 1, wherein a second conductor pattern connected to the second signal conductor defines at least a portion of the second filter device.

5. The transmission line member according to claim 1, wherein the second ground conductor includes an opening at a portion that overlaps the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor in planar view of the dielectric base body.

6. The transmission line member according to claim 1, further comprising:

first external connection terminals and second external connection terminals disposed at both end portions of the dielectric base body in the transmission direction of high frequency signal, the first external connection terminals being connected to the first signal conductor, the second external connection terminals being connected to the second signal conductor;

wherein

two of the first filter devices are included and are each arranged near the first external connection terminals at the both end portions.

7. The transmission line member according to claim 1, wherein two of the second filter devices are included and are each arranged near the second external connection terminals at the both end portions.

8. The transmission line member according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of interlayer connection conductors that connects the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor and extends in the thickness direction;

wherein

the dielectric base body has flexibility;

the plurality of interlayer connection conductors have a gap between the interlayer connection conductors along a transmission direction of high frequency signal; and

in planar view of the dielectric base body and in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the transmission direction of high frequency signal, an arrangement density of the interlayer connection conductors disposed in an area of the dielectric base body that locates at an outer side of the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor is higher than an arrangement density of the interlayer connection conductors disposed in an area of the dielectric base body that locates between the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor.

9. The transmission line member according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of interlayer connection conductors that connects the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor and extends in the thickness direction;

wherein

the dielectric base body has flexibility; and

the plurality of interlayer connection conductors is, in planar view of the dielectric base body, arranged so as to have a gap between the interlayer connection conductors along a transmission direction of high frequency signal, and in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the transmission direction of high frequency signal, disposed only at an area of the dielectric base body outside the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor.

10. The transmission line member according to claim 1, wherein the dielectric base body includes a twist at a predetermined location along the transmission direction of high frequency signal.

11. The transmission line member according to claim 10, wherein the twist is located where the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor are arranged in parallel or substantially in parallel to each other.

12. The transmission line member according to claim 10, wherein the dielectric base body has a plate shape.

13. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a transmission line member according to claim 1;

a plurality of circuit elements connected by the transmission line member; and

a housing that includes the plurality of circuit elements.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein both the first filter device and the second filter device are included.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein a first conductor pattern connected to the first signal conductor defines at least a portion of the first filter device.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein a second conductor pattern connected to the second signal conductor defines at least a portion of the second filter device.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the second ground conductor includes an opening at a portion that overlaps the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor in planar view of the dielectric base body.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

first external connection terminals and second external connection terminals disposed at both end portions of the dielectric base body in the transmission direction of high frequency signal, the first external connection terminals being connected to the first signal conductor, the second external connection terminals being connected to the second signal conductor;

wherein

two of the first filter devices are included and are each arranged near the first external connection terminals at the both end portions.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein two of the second filter devices are included and are each arranged near the second external connection terminals at the both end portions.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

a plurality of interlayer connection conductors that connects the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor and extends in the thickness direction;

wherein

the dielectric base body has flexibility;

the plurality of interlayer connection conductors have a gap between the interlayer connection conductors along a transmission direction of high frequency signal; and

in planar view of the dielectric base body and in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the transmission direction of high frequency signal, an arrangement density of the interlayer connection conductors disposed in an area of the dielectric base body that locates at an outer side of the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor is higher than an arrangement density of the interlayer connection conductors disposed in an area of the dielectric base body that locates between the first signal conductor and the second signal conductor.