Tuneless monolithic ceramic filter manufactured by using an art-work mask process
First Claim
1. A method of filter manufacture, comprising the steps of:
- producing dielectric means comprised of a dielectric material having top, side, and bottom surfaces, forming in said dielectric means at least two holes extending from the top surface toward the bottom surface thereof and spatially disposed at a predetermined distance from one another, selectively covering the side and bottom surfaces of said dielectric means and said at least two holes with a conductive material to provide a transmission line resonator for each of said at least two holes, said method comprising the steps of;
measuring the value of a pre-selected frequency related characteristic of said dielectric means;
forming a plurality of artwork masks, each artwork mask being formed with different patterns which correspond to a range of values of the pre-selected frequency related characteristic;
selecting from the plurality of artwork masks one artwork mask which corresponds to a range of values including the measured value of the pre-selected frequency related characteristic; and
applying conductive material to the top surface of said dielectric means in accordance with the pattern of the selected one of said plurality of artwork masks, whereby no additional tuning by removal of conductive material on the top surface of said dielectric is required.
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Abstract
A ceramic filter employs a novel tuning process which avoids the necessity of etching or abrading plating on the surface of the filter. The tuning is provided by determining a selected frequency related characteristic of the dielectric making up the block portion of the ceramic filter. For example, the quarter wave length frequency of the block may be measured. Next, plating artwork is designed in accordance with the determined selected frequency related characteristic. The artwork is then used for selectively applying a conductive material to a surface of the block in order to shift the determined selected frequency related characteristic to a desired (specified) frequency characteristic. By appropriately designing the artwork based on the determined selected frequency related characteristic, no etching or abrading to the plating on the block is required.
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1. A method of filter manufacture, comprising the steps of:
producing dielectric means comprised of a dielectric material having top, side, and bottom surfaces, forming in said dielectric means at least two holes extending from the top surface toward the bottom surface thereof and spatially disposed at a predetermined distance from one another, selectively covering the side and bottom surfaces of said dielectric means and said at least two holes with a conductive material to provide a transmission line resonator for each of said at least two holes, said method comprising the steps of; measuring the value of a pre-selected frequency related characteristic of said dielectric means; forming a plurality of artwork masks, each artwork mask being formed with different patterns which correspond to a range of values of the pre-selected frequency related characteristic; selecting from the plurality of artwork masks one artwork mask which corresponds to a range of values including the measured value of the pre-selected frequency related characteristic; and applying conductive material to the top surface of said dielectric means in accordance with the pattern of the selected one of said plurality of artwork masks, whereby no additional tuning by removal of conductive material on the top surface of said dielectric is required. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Current AssigneeCTS Corporation
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Original AssigneeMotorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
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InventorsKommrusch, Richard S.
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Primary Examiner(s)LEE, BENNY T
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Application NumberUS07/452,077Time in Patent Office309 DaysField of Search333/206, 333/207, 333/202, 333/203, 333/222, 333/223, 29/600, 29/601US Class Current333/202CPC Class CodesH01P 1/2056 Comb filters or interdigita...Y10T 29/49016 Antenna or wave energy "plu...
