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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Anokiwave, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Kristian N. Madsen, Napa, CA (US);
Vipul Jain, Irvine, CA (US);
Amir Esmaili, San Diego, CA (US);
Chad Cookinham, San Diego, CA (US);
Noyan Kinayman, Harvard, MA (US);
Shamsun Nahar, San Diego, CA (US);
David W. Corman, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Nitin Jain, San Diego, CA (US);
ANOKIWAVE, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Illustrative embodiments significantly improve RF isolation in a packaged integrated circuit by separating the pins/pads associated with multiple RF channels from one another and also from pins/pads associated with digital circuits. Specifically, in certain exemplary embodiments, the integrated circuit is configured with the pins/pad for the digital circuits on a first edge of the chip, the pins/pads for common RF signals on a second edge of the chip opposite the first edge, and the pins/pads for the individual RF channels on third and fourth edges of the chip. The pins/pads associated with each RF channel may include multiple pins/pads (an 'RF group') and may have a central RF pin/pad with a ground pin/pad on each side of the central RF pin/pad. One or more ground pins/pads may be placed between adjacent RF groups on a given edge of the chip.