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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas A. Winslow, Salem, VA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Winslow, Salem, VA (US);
Assignee:
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Lowell, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) compatible broadside-coupled transformer including (i) a first transmission line, (ii) a second transmission line, and (iii) a third transmission line. The first and the second transmission lines generally form the broadside-coupled transformer. The third transmission line is generally connected in series with the broadside-coupled transmission line forming a ground return path of the broadside-coupled transformer.