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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
David K Snodgrass, Groton, MA (US);
Thomas M Gaudette, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Mark V Faulkner, Napa, CA (US);
Thomas G Flack, Union City, CA (US);
Thomas E Halterman, Folsom, CA (US);
Mario Pinamonti LA Marche, Fremont, CA (US);
Edward B Anderson, Portland, OR (US);
David K Snodgrass, Groton, MA (US);
Thomas M Gaudette, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Mark V Faulkner, Napa, CA (US);
Thomas G Flack, Union City, CA (US);
Thomas E Halterman, Folsom, CA (US);
Mario Pinamonti La Marche, Fremont, CA (US);
Edward B Anderson, Portland, OR (US);
Microsemi Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Coaxial-to-microstrip transitions may include a microstrip line and coaxial-line assembly. The microstrip line includes a first dielectric having an aperture, a conductive strip disposed on one primary face of the first dielectric, and a ground plane disposed on the opposite primary face of the first dielectric. The coaxial-line assembly includes an outer conductor and an inner conductor. In some examples, the ground plane extends between the outer conductor and the inner conductor on a first side of the coaxial-line assembly proximate the conductive strip and an aperture cross section extends beyond the outer conductor on a second side of the coaxial-line assembly distal the conductive strip. In some examples, the ground plane has a non-circular aperture. In some examples, the outer conductor encloses an area that is less than an area of the aperture. In some examples, the enclosed area has a width that is less than a corresponding width of the first aperture.