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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 25, 2022
Asm America, Inc., Pheonix, AZ (US);
Ronald Anthony Decker, Turnersville, NJ (US);
Imran Ahmed Bhutta, Morrestown, NJ (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an RF impedance matching circuit is disclosed. The matching circuit includes at least one electronically variable capacitor (EVC). Each EVC includes fixed capacitors, each of the fixed capacitors having a corresponding switching circuit for switching in and out the fixed capacitor to alter a total capacitance of the EVC. Each switching circuit includes a switch operably coupled to the fixed capacitor to cause the switching in and out of the fixed capacitor. The switch includes at least one string of series-connected PIN or NIP diodes. For each string, at least one of the diodes of the string has a balancing capacitor parallel to the diode.