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Branching filter, branching filter module and radio commnication apparatus
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1995-02-08
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Granted: 1996-09-10
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Expires: 2015-02-08
Abstract
Abstract A high-frequency apparatus usable as a branching filter, branching filter module and/or a radio communication apparatus. The high-frequency apparatus includes a conductor substrate, a first dielectric layer provided on the conductor substrate, a strip conductor provided on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer provided on the strip conductor and having through holes provided therein. At least one elastic surface-wave element is provided over the second dielectric layer in a position above the strip conductor and is connected to the strip conductor by the through holes.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Ohnuki
- 👤 Norio Hosaka
- 👤 Hitoshi Watanabe
- 👤 Isao Akitake
- 👤 Makoto Katagishi
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-09 03:09
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H9/00; H03H9/02; H03H9/05; H03H9/0538; H03H9/0566; H03H9/0576; H01; H01P; H01P1/00; H01P1/20; H01P1/213; H01P1/2135; H03H9/70; H03H9/72; H03H9/725; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/50; H04B1/52; H04B1/06; H04B1/16; H04B1/18; H10; H10W; H10W44/00; H10W44/20; H10W44/255
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A high-frequency apparatus comprising: a conductor substrate; a first dielectric layer provided on said conductor substrate; a strip conductor provided on said first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer provided on said strip conductor and having through holes provided therein; and at least one elastic surface-wave element provided over said second dielectric layer in a position above said strip conductor and connected to said strip conductor by said through holes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A high-frequency apparatus comprising: a conductor substrate; a first dielectric layer provided on said conductor substrate; a strip conductor provided on said first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer provided on said strip conductor and having through holes provided therein; and at least one elastic surface-wave element provided over said second dielectric layer in a position above said strip conductor and connected to said strip conductor by said through holes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a conductor member forming a strip line provided on said second dielectric layer and located in a position above said strip conductor, said at least one elastic surface-wave element being connected to said strip line and being connected to said strip conductor by said strip line and said through holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said at least one elastic surface-wave element is directly provided on at least a portion of said second dielectric layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
82 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said high-frequency apparatus is a branching filter, said strip conductor being a two-branch strip line conductor having transmitting and receiving terminals to which devices including an antenna are connectable, said at least one elastic surface-wave element including transmitting and receiving elastic surface-wave filters provided on the second dielectric layer and above said two-branch strip line conductor so as to be connected to branches of said two-branch strip line conductor through said through holes, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, wherein respective conductor members forming first and second strip lines are provided on said second dielectric layer and located in a position above said two-branch strip line conductor, one of said first and second strip lines being connected to said transmitting elastic surface-wave filter and the other of said first and second strip lines being connected to said receiving elastic surface-wave filter, said transmitting and receiving elastic surface-wave filters being connected to respective ones of said branches of said two-branch strip-line conductor by said first and second strip lines and said through holes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said second dielectric layer has a terminal for inputting a transmitting signal received by said transmitting elastic surface-wave filter, a terminal for outputting a filtering signal from said transmitting elastic surface-wave filter, a terminal for inputting a transmitting signal received by said receiving elastic surface-wave filter and a terminal for outputting a filtering signal from said receiving elastic surface-wave filter, each of said terminals being provided on said second dielectric layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 6, wherein each of said transmitting and receiving elastic surface-wave filters includes a plurality of elastic surface-wave resonators formed on a piezoelectric substrate and spiral coils formed on a substrate different from the piezoelectric substrate, said elastic surface-wave resonators being respectively electrically connected to said spiral coils.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, wherein at least one circuit including a matching circuit, an amplifying circuit and an interstage filter is provided on said second dielectric layer so as to be connected to at least one terminal of said at least one elastic surface-wave element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said high-frequency apparatus is a branching filter module including said branching filter therein, said branching filter module further including at least one circuit including a matching circuit, an amplifying circuit and an interstage filter provided on said second dielectric layer in a space other than a space above a space in which said two-branch strip line conductor provided on said first-dielectric layer is disposed, said at least one circuit being connected to at least one terminal of said at least one elastic surface-wave element.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
123 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said high-frequency apparatus is a branching filter module including said branching filter therein, said branching filter module further including at least one circuit including a matching circuit, an amplifying circuit and an interstage filter provided on said second dielectric layer in a space other than a space above a space in which said two-branch strip line conductor provided on said first dielectric layer is disposed, said at least one circuit being connected to at least one terminal of said at least one elastic surface-wave filter, and at least any component forming said at least one circuit is connected to at least one terminal of said at least one elastic surface-wave element by said through holes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
72 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said high-frequency apparatus is a radio communication apparatus including said branching filter therein, and further comprising an antenna connected to said transmitting and receiving terminals, a transmitter circuit for transmitting a transmitting signal to an input terminal of said transmitting elastic surface-wave filter, and a receiver circuit for electrically processing a received signal produced from an output terminal of said receiving elastic surface-wave filter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
68 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a band-pass filter, an output of said band-pass filter and an output of said receiving elastic surface-wave filter being supplied to a switching circuit, said switching circuit being responsive to a control signal for selecting and providing one of the output of said band-pass filter and said receiving elastic surface-wave filter to an interstage filter through a low-noise amplifier.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said high-frequency apparatus is a branching filter module including said branching filter therein and having said switching circuit, said low-noise amplifier and said interstage filter provided on said second dielectric layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said high-frequency apparatus is a radio communication apparatus including said branching filter module therein, further comprising a first antenna connected to said transmitting and receiving elastic surface-wave filters and a second antenna connected to said band-pass filter.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a band-pass filter providing an output to a first interstage therein through a first low-noise amplifier, said receiving elastic surface-wave filter providing an output to a second interstage filter through a second low-noise amplifier.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said high-frequency apparatus is a branching filter module including said branching filter therein and having said band-pass filter, said first and second low-noise amplifiers and said first and second interstage filters provided on said dielectric layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
46 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said high-frequency apparatus is a radio communication apparatus including said branching filter module therein, and further comprising a first antenna connected to said transmitting and receiving elastic surface-wave filters and a second antenna connected to said band-pass filter.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an open stub provided on said first dielectric layer in a space other than a space in which said two-branch strip line conductor is disposed, said open stub being connectable to said transmitting elastic surface-wave filter.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a flat conductor plate provided on said second dielectric layer and a third dielectric layer provided on said flat conductor plate, said at least one elastic surface-wave element being provided on said third dielectric layer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a conductor member provided on said second dielectric layer without covering substantially the entire surface of said second dielectric layer.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the at least one elastic surface wave element is directly provided on at least a portion of said conductor member.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said strip conductor is located below said conductor member and sandwiched between said conductor member and said conductor substrate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
51 words
A high-frequency apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said at least one elastic surface wave element has at least a first portion directly provided on at least a portion of said conductor member and at least a second portion directly provided on at least a portion of said second dielectric layer.
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