Wireless portable device

• US 7,164,898 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2002
• Issued: 01/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Hankui, Eiji, Kuriyama, Toshihide
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, NGUYEN THANH
• Application Number:
  US10/474,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20040127249A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,742 Days
• Field of Search: 455/501, 455/63.1, 455/296, 455/333, 455/311, 455/312, 361/736, 361/748, 361/750, 361/814
• US Class Current: 455/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/08 Constructional details, e.g. cabinet
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3833 Hand-held transceivers

Abstract

A current restriction structure for restricting a higher-harmonic-wave current generated in a digital circuit block from entering a radio circuit block and/or a radio-frequency current generated in the radio circuit block from entering the digital circuit block is disposed between the radio circuit block and the digital circuit block. The current restriction structure is formed by one or two of equivalent rectangular cylindrical metallic tube including metallic planes overlying/underlying the ground layer and a narrow-pitch via-hole array, which are disposed to enclose the subject current to be restricted and have a short-circuited distal end. The distance between the open plane of the equivalent rectangular cylindrical metallic tube and the short-circuiting plate is set at ¼ of the wavelength of the subject current to be restricted.

Claims

1. A wireless portable device comprising, on a single printed circuit board:

a radio circuit block for processing signals received/transmitted from/to a base station;

a digital circuit block for processing digital signals in data processing; and

a current restriction structure disposed between said radio circuit block and said digital circuit block,

wherein, said current restriction structure restricts a radio frequency current generated in said radio circuit block and transferred through a ground layer of said printed circuit board from entering said digital circuit block, and/or a higher-harmonic-wave current generated in said digital circuit block and transferred through said ground layer of said printed circuit board from entering said radio circuit block.

2. A wireless portable device comprising, on a single printed circuit board, a radio circuit block for processing signals received/transmitted from/to a base station;

a digital circuit block for processing digital signals in data processing; and

a current restriction structure disposed between both said circuit blocks, wherein,

said current restriction structure is implemented by at least one metallic tube for restricting a subject current to be restricted, which is either of a radio frequency current generated in said radio circuit block and a higher-harmonic-wave current generated in said digital circuit block, from transferring out of one of said circuit blocks to the other of said circuit blocks via a ground layer on said printed circuit board; and

said metallic tube is implemented by metallic planes and a via-hole array which are configured to enclose said subject current and have a short-circuiting plate at a distal end thereof, and a distance between an open plane of said metallic tube opposing one of said both circuit blocks and said short-circuiting plate is set at ¼

of a wavelength of said subject current, to thereby obtain a higher impedance at said open plane to restrict said entering.

3. The wireless portable device according to claim 2, wherein,

said current restriction structure includes a first current restriction unit configured as an equivalent rectangular cylindrical metallic tube for restricting said radio-frequency current generated in said radio circuit block, and a second current restriction unit configured as another equivalent rectangular cylindrical metallic tube for restricting said higher-harmonic-wave current generated in said digital circuit block;

and

said first current restriction unit and said second current restriction unit are coupled together back to back so that said short-circuiting plates connected to distal ends of said first current restriction unit and said second current restriction unit are common.

4. The wireless portable device according to claim 2, wherein said current restriction structure includes either one of a first current restriction unit implemented by an equivalent rectangular cylindrical metallic tube for restricting said radio-frequency current generated in said radio circuit block, and a second current restriction unit implemented by another equivalent rectangular cylindrical metallic tube for restricting said higher-harmonic-wave current generated in said digital circuit block.

5. A wireless portable device comprising, on a single printed circuit board, a radio circuit block for processing signals received/transmitted from/to a base station;

a digital circuit block for processing digital signals in data processing; and

a current restriction structure disposed between both said circuit blocks for restricting a subject current to be restricted, wherein,

said subject current is either a radio-frequency current generated in said radio circuit block or a higher-harmonic-wave current generated in said digital circuit block from entering one of said circuit blocks out of the other of said circuit blocks via a ground layer of said printed circuit board, wherein,

said current restriction structure includes a first metallic plane overlying and parallel to said printed circuit board, a second metallic plane underlying and parallel to said printed circuit board, and equivalent metallic plane implemented by a via-hole array.

6. The wireless portable device according to claim 5, wherein:

said first metallic plane and second metallic plane have a length set at a sum (Lr+Ld) of a length Lr equal to ¼

of a wavelength of said radio-frequency current and a length Ld equal to ¼

of a wavelength of said higher-harmonic-wave current, in the direction connecting ends of said both circuit blocks together, and a width set equal to a width of said printed circuit board, in a direction normal to the direction connecting said ends of both said circuit blocks together; and

said equivalent metallic plane implemented by said via-hole array is formed by arranging via-holes linearly at a narrow pitch at a location of said first and second metallic planes, which is Lx apart from an end of said radio circuit block and Ld apart from an end of said digital circuit block, said via-holes penetrating through a ground layer of said printed circuit board.

7. The wireless portable device according to claim 5, wherein:

said first metallic plane and second metallic plane have a length set at a sum (Lr—

Ld) of a length Lr equal to ¼

of a wavelength of said radio-frequency current and a length Ld equal to ¼

of a wavelength of said higher-harmonic-wave current, in the direction connecting ends of said both circuit blocks together, and a width set larger than a width of said ground layer of said printed circuit board in a direction normal to the direction connecting said ends of said both circuit blocks together;

said equivalent metallic plane implemented by said via-hole array is formed by arranging via-holes linearly at a narrow pitch at a location of said first and second metallic planes, which is Lr apart from an end of said radio circuit block and Ld apart from an end of said digital circuit block, said via-holes penetrating through said ground layer of said printed circuit board, and by arranging other via-holes linearly at a narrow pitch at locations of said first and second metallic planes, which are substantially aligned with both ends of said printed circuit board in a direction normal to said direction connecting said ends of said both circuit blocks together, said other via-holes penetrating locations of said printed circuit board other than a location of said ground layer.

8. The wireless portable device according to claim 5, wherein:

said current restriction structure is configured to restrict either one of said subject currents;

said first metallic plane and said second metallic plane have a length equal to ¼

of a wavelength of said either one of said subject currents in a direction connecting ends of both said circuit blocks together;

said equivalent metallic plane implemented by said via-hole array is configured to form a U-shape by arranging via-holes linearly at a narrow pitch and at ends of said first and second metallic planes far from one of both said circuit blocks generating said either one of said subject currents to penetrate said printed circuit board at said ground layer, and by arranging other via-holes linearly at a narrow pitch at locations of said first and second metallic planes, which are substantially aligned with both ends of said printed circuit board in a direction normal to said direction connecting said ends of said both circuit blocks together to penetrate locations of said printed circuit board other than a location of said ground layer.

9. The wireless portable device according to claim 5, wherein said first metallic plane and said second metallic plane are of a parallelogram-shape having an

opening therein somewhat larger than a size of a periphery of either one of both said circuit blocks, and having a width equal to a sum (Lr+Ld) of a length Lr equal to ¼

of a wavelength of said radio-frequency current and a length Ld equal to ¼

of a wavelength of said higher-harmonic-wave current, and are disposed as overlying and underlying layers parallel to said printed circuit board so as to surround said either one of both said circuit blocks; and

via-holes are arranged at a narrow pitch and at a location of said—

shaped first and second metallic planes which is apart from an inner edge thereof by ¼

of a wavelength of said subject current generated by said either one of both said circuit blocks, said via-holes penetrating said ground layer of said printed circuit board.

10. The wireless portable device according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein:

a part or whole of said equivalent metallic plane implemented by said via-hole array is configured by a plurality of rows of via-holes arranged on said first and second metallic planes at a narrow pitch; and

for arranging said via-hole array at the location of said first and second metallic planes which is apart from one end or both ends thereof by ¼

of said wavelength of said subject current, a distance between said one end or both ends and an outermost row of said via-hole array among said plurality of rows is set at ¼

of the wavelength of said subject current, and the length of said first and second metallic planes is increased by the width of said plurality of rows.

11. The wireless portable device according to claim 10, wherein, for the case wherein said printed circuit board is sandwiched between an overlying printed circuit board and an underlying printed circuit board to form a multi-layer printed circuit board;

one or both of said first and second metallic planes is included in either one or both of a signaling layer and a power source layer provided in said multi-layer printed circuit boards.

12. The wireless printed circuit board according to claim 10, wherein, for the case wherein said printed circuit board is received in a metallic package casing, said current restriction structure is applied thereto while construing said metallic package casing as said ground layer of said printed circuit board.

13. The wireless portable device according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein, for the case wherein said printed circuit board is sandwiched between an overlying printed circuit board and an underlying printed circuit board to form a multi-layer printed circuit board;

one or both of said first and second metallic planes is included in either one or both of a signaling layer and a power source layer provided in said multi-layer printed circuit boards.

14. The wireless printed circuit board according to claim 13, wherein, for the case wherein said printed circuit board is received in a metallic package casing, said current restriction structure is applied thereto while construing said metallic package casing as said ground layer of said printed circuit board.

15. The wireless printed circuit board according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein, for the case wherein said printed circuit board is received in a metallic package casing, said current restriction structure is applied thereto while construing said metallic package casing as said ground layer of said printed circuit board.

16. The wireless printed circuit board according to claim 15, wherein a material having a wavelength reduction effect for the current is provided between said package casing and said current restriction structure.