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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Thomas Scott Morris, Lewisville, NC (US);
Ulrik Riis Madsen, Norresundby, DK;
Brian D. Sawyer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Milind Shah, San Diego, CA (US);
John Robert Siomkos, Greensboro, NC (US);
Mark Alan Crandall, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Dan Carey, Kernersville, NC (US);
Thomas Scott Morris, Lewisville, NC (US);
Ulrik Riis Madsen, Norresundby, DK;
Brian D. Sawyer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Milind Shah, San Diego, CA (US);
John Robert Siomkos, Greensboro, NC (US);
Mark Alan Crandall, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Dan Carey, Kernersville, NC (US);
RF Micro Devices, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include devices and methods for manufacturing a module having a first shielded compartment and a second shielded compartment, wherein the first shielded compartment is electrically isolated from the second shielded compartment. Electrical conductivity is controlled in a manner in which current flow between shielded circuits is directed to reduce or eliminate energy from being coupled between one or more shielded compartments on the same module. Each module may have a plurality of individual shielded compartments, where each compartment has a dedicated ground plane. The shields for each compartment may be tied to the dedicated ground plane of the compartment. Because the dedicated ground planes are not tied together, each of the shielded compartments on the modules remains isolated from all the other shielded compartments on the modules. In some embodiments having a plurality of shielded compartments, there is at least one isolated shielded compartment depending upon the design needs of the module.