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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2005
Applicant:
Peter A. Stenger, Woodbine, MD (US);
Inventor:
Peter A. Stenger, Woodbine, MD (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An MMIC chip is disclosed that includes a planar substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a conductive layer having an opening on the first surface, a transmission line on the second surface, at least one conductor extending from the conductive layer to the second surface defining a waveguide around the opening, wherein the transmission line is connected to the at least one conductor such that a signal traveling along the transmission line is guided toward the opening in the first side by the at least one conductor.