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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2000
Warren Leroy Seely, Chandler, AZ (US);
Ronald Dee Fuller, Mesa, AZ (US);
Ronald Frank Kielmeyer, Jr., Tempe, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An RF assembly ( ) operating at a predetermined wavelength of &lgr; and having a ground-plane interface ( ) between first and second components ( ) is presented. A bond wire ( ) couples the components ( ) along a bond-wire directrix ( ). The components ( ) have grounding members ( ) establishing substantially coplanar ground planes ( ). The grounding members ( ) are coupled together so as to create a semi-cylindrical slot ( ) having an opening ( ) substantially coincident with the ground planes ( ). The slot has an axis ( ) proximate the bond-wire directrix ( ), and a radius ( ) substantially equal to &lgr;/2. The slot axis ( ) and the bond-wire directrix ( ) are located within a plane ( ) substantially perpendicular to the ground planes ( ).