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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1999
Michael Brand, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Thomas Kirk Dougherty, Playa del Ray, CA (US);
John J Drab, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Brian M Pierce, Moreno Valley, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
Frequency regulating apparatus comprising a high power, voltage variable dielectric varactor or capacitor (or ferroelectric voltage variable dielectric capacitor) for use as a control element in the regulation circuit that actively tunes a resonant network to modulate power delivered to a load. The voltage variable dielectric capacitor comprises a substrate having a bottom electrode 33 formed thereon. A dielectric material is disposed on the substrate is a crystallized ceramic material that preferably comprises a barium, strontium, and titanium mixture. A top electrode is disposed on top of the crystallized ceramic material. Methods of fabricating the voltage variable dielectric varactor (capacitor) are also disclosed.