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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Jhe-ching LU, Tainan, TW;
Hsiao-tsung Yen, Tainan, TW;
Sally Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Tzu-jin Yeh, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Min-chie Jeng, Taipei, TW;
Jhe-Ching Lu, Tainan, TW;
Hsiao-Tsung Yen, Tainan, TW;
Sally Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Tzu-Jin Yeh, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Min-Chie Jeng, Taipei, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Maufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A system and method for transmitting signals is disclosed. An embodiment comprises a balun, such as a Marchand balun, which has a first transformer with a primary coil and a first secondary coil and a second transformer with the primary coil and a second secondary coil. The first secondary coil and the second secondary coil are connected to a ground plane, and the ground plane has slot lines located beneath the separation of the coils in the first transformer and the second transformer. The slot lines may also have fingers.