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Power amplifier assembly comprising suspended strip lines

US9214899B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateJun 7, 2011
Grant dateDec 15, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

It is presented a power amplifier assembly comprising; a radio frequency multi-order power amplifier comprising a circuit board; a grounding structure connected to the radio frequency multi-order power amplifier and comprising a recess; a combining network connected to a plurality of outputs of the radio frequency multi-order power amplifier. The combining network comprises: a plurality of input connection points, wherein each of the plurality of input connection points is connected to a respective output of the plurality of outputs of the radio frequency multi-order power amplifier; an output connection point; and a conductor arrangement comprising a plurality of conductive paths arranged between the plurality of input connection points and the output connection point; wherein at least one of the plurality of conductive paths is at least partly formed by a suspended conductor positioned in the recess of the grounding structure.

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