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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Raymond Charles Rumpf, Jr., Melbourne, FL (US);
William D. Killen, Melbourne, FL (US);
Randy T. Pike, Grant, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A circuit for processing radio frequency signals. The circuit can include a substrate board that has at least one dielectric layer ( ) having a first set of substrate properties over a first region ( ). The first set of substrate properties can include a first permittivity and a first permeability. A second region ( ) can be provided with a set of second substrate properties. The second region can have a second set of substrate properties including a second permittivity and a second permeability. The second permittivity can be different than the first permittivity and/or the second permeability can be different than the first permeability. A first transmission line ( ) having at least one discontinuity can be coupled to the second region ( ). The discontinuity can include a bend, corner, non-uniformity, break in the transmission line, or a junction between the first transmission line and a second transmission line.