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Tunable capacitor

US9318890B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2013
Grant dateApr 19, 2016
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/811
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a tunable capacitor which includes: a variable capacitor unit placed between a first terminal and a second terminal; and an ESD protection circuit which is inserted either between the first terminal and a ground terminal or between the second terminal and the ground terminal, or is inserted both between the first terminal and a ground terminal and between the second terminal and the ground terminal.

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