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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Tanaka, Minowa, JP;
Teppei Higuchi, Chino, JP;
Abstract
A variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitor array having a first capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in parallel and a second capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in series, and a switch array having a first switch and a second switch. A shape pattern of at least one of a first electrode of the first capacitor, a first ground shield, a second electrode of the second capacitor, and a second ground shield is set so that a first capacitance difference per 1 LSB between first capacitance values of the first capacitor when the first switch is turned on and off and a second capacitance difference per 1 LSB between second capacitance values of the second capacitor when the second switch is turned on and off are close to each other.