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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Ekrem Oran, Nashua, NH (US);
Ahmed Ibrahim, North Chelmsford, MA (US);
Michael Koechlin, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ekrem Oran, Nashua, NH (US);
Ahmed Ibrahim, North Chelmsford, MA (US);
Michael Koechlin, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hittite Microwave Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/18 (2006.01); H01P 7/06 (2006.01); H03F 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cavity resonator integrated on a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) is provided. The cavity resonator includes a cavity defined by an upper metal surface and a lower metal surface embedded in a low conductivity semiconductor, and a plurality of discrete metal connections coupled between the upper and lower metal surfaces, and at least one port for coupling to the cavity electromagnetically.