RF communications device with conductive trace and related switching circuits and methods
US9762270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D62/125
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
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