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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Merck Patent Gmbh, Darmstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Erik Shipton, Kirkland, WA (US);
Philip Sullivan, Bozeman, MT (US);
Sebastian Gauza, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/18 (2006.01); C09K 19/30 (2006.01); C09K 19/12 (2006.01); H01Q 3/44 (2006.01); H01Q 5/42 (2015.01); C09K 19/58 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); C09K 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/18 (2013.01); C09K 19/12 (2013.01); C09K 19/3003 (2013.01); C09K 19/586 (2013.01); H01Q 3/44 (2013.01); H01Q 5/42 (2015.01); H01Q 9/0442 (2013.01); H01Q 15/002 (2013.01); H01Q 15/0086 (2013.01); C09K 2019/0437 (2013.01); C09K 2019/123 (2013.01); C09K 2019/181 (2013.01); C09K 2019/183 (2013.01); C09K 2019/188 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3009 (2013.01); C09K 2219/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for improved switching speed and/or tunability for radio-frequency (RF) devices are described. In one embodiment, a liquid crystal (LC) component comprises an LC structure in a mixture with right-handed (R) and left-handed (S) chiral dopants.