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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2006
Christopher R. Elsass, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert Armstrong York, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christopher R. Elsass, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert Armstrong York, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Agile RF, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
Parallel plate tunable varactors having a bulk capacitance contribution to a total capacitance increased compared to a fringing capacitance contribution are disclosed. The contribution of the bulk capacitance to the total capacitance of an exemplary BST varactor is increased by increasing the area/perimeter ratio of the active region, thereby improving the tunability and other properties of the varactor. In an exemplary embodiment, an active region of the varactor has a lateral shape with a perimeter that is less than a perimeter of an equivalent area square. In various exemplary embodiments, the shape of the active region may be substantially circular or substantially octagonal. Methods for fabricating and designing such varactors are also disclosed.