Circuit package integrating passive radio frequency structure
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit package comprising:
- at least one radio integrated circuit device;
a passive balun, the radio integrated circuit device being coupled to the passive balun; and
a passive filter, wherein the passive filter comprises a hairpin filter.
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Abstract
In general, the invention is directed to integration of passive radio frequency (RF) structures with at least one integrated circuit in a single integrated circuit (IC) package. An IC package in accordance with the invention may include, for example, a radio IC, a digital IC, a passive radio frequency balun as well as additional passive RF structures or ICs. Additionally, passive electronic components may further be incorporated in the IC package. For example, the IC package may include a resistor, capacitor, inductor or the like. The components of the IC package may be distributed throughout layers of a multi-layer IC package, such as a multi-layer ceramic package. The different ICs and the passive RF structures may be electrically coupled via conductive traces, which may be varied in thickness and length in order to match input and output impedances of the different ICs and passive RF structures.
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44 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit package comprising:
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at least one radio integrated circuit device; a passive balun, the radio integrated circuit device being coupled to the passive balun; and a passive filter, wherein the passive filter comprises a hairpin filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An integrated circuit package comprising:
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at least one radio integrated circuit device; a passive balun, the radio integrated circuit device being coupled to the passive balun; a passive filter; and a digital integrated circuit that processes inbound and outbound baseband frequency signals.
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24. An integrated circuit package comprising:
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a radio integrated circuit that converts radio frequency signals to baseband signals; a digital integrated circuit that processes the inbound and outbound baseband frequency signals; and a passive structure coupled to the radio integrated circuit, wherein the passive structure includes a passive balun and a passive filter. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A device comprising:
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an integrated circuit package; a radio integrated circuit within the integrated circuit package; a digital integrated circuit within the integrated circuit package; a passive balun within the integrated circuit package, wherein the radio integrated circuit is coupled to the passive balun; and a passive filter within the integrated circuit package. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A n integrated circuit package comprising:
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at least one radio integrated circuit device; and a passive balun, the radio integrated circuit device being coupled to the passive balun, wherein the passive balun comprises; an unbalanced balun structure having a first unbalanced component and a second unbalanced component electrically coupled to one another; and a balanced balun structure having a first balanced component and a second balanced component, wherein the first balanced component electromagnetically couples more than one side of the first unbalanced component, and the second balanced component electromagnetically couples more than one side of the second unbalanced component. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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