US5946794A
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Method of manufacturing a composite microwave circuit module
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1997-06-19
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Granted: 1999-09-07
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Expires: 2017-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A composite microwave circuit module includes a multilayer dielectric substrate, upper- and lower-surface grounds, an antenna pattern, a plurality of shield via holes, and a large number of first holes. The upper- and lower-surface grounds are formed on upper and lower surfaces of the multilayer dielectric substrate, respectively, and the upper-surface ground has an opening portion for waveguide coupling. The antenna pattern is formed on an interlayer of the multilayer dielectric substrate by a high-frequency signal line in correspondence with the opening portion. The plurality of shield via holes are formed around the antenna pattern and filled with a filler material to form a pseudo waveguide structure. The first holes have cavities formed in the multilayer dielectric substrate in correspondence with the pseudo waveguide structure between the antenna pattern and the opening portion of the upper-surface substrate. A method of manufacturing this circuit module is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Takao Koizumi
- 👤 Yuhei Kosugi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:25
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W44/00; H10W44/20; H01; H01P; H01P11/00; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/36; H01Q1/38; H01Q1/52; H01Q1/526; H01Q9/00; H01Q9/04; H01Q9/0407; H10W44/203; H10W44/216; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A method of manufacturing a composite microwave circuit module, comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of first holes in a plurality of first green sheets; forming second holes, serving as shield via holes, around the plurality of first holes; forming third holes, serving as shield via holes, in a plurality of second green sheets in correspondence with the second holes; filling a conductive material in the second holes of said first green sheets and in the third holes of said second green sheets; forming upper- and lower-surface grounds each having an opening portion corresponding to the first holes on an upper-surface of said first green sheet corresponding to an uppermost layers and on a lower-surface of said second green sheet corresponding to a lowermost layer; forming a high-frequency line including an antenna pattern in corresponding with the first holes on one surface of said first and second green sheets, with the one surface of said first and second green sheets opposing at an interlayer; stacking said first and second green sheets while positioning the second and third holes; and calcining said stacked first and second green sheets.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
188 words
A method of manufacturing a composite microwave circuit module, comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of first holes in a plurality of first green sheets; forming second holes, serving as shield via holes, around the plurality of first holes; forming third holes, serving as shield via holes, in a plurality of second green sheets in correspondence with the second holes; filling a conductive material in the second holes of said first green sheets and in the third holes of said second green sheets; forming upper- and lower-surface grounds each having an opening portion corresponding to the first holes on an upper-surface of said first green sheet corresponding to an uppermost layers and on a lower-surface of said second green sheet corresponding to a lowermost layer; forming a high-frequency line including an antenna pattern in corresponding with the first holes on one surface of said first and second green sheets, with the one surface of said first and second green sheets opposing at an interlayer; stacking said first and second green sheets while positioning the second and third holes; and calcining said stacked first and second green sheets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the step of forming the third holes comprises the step of forming the third holes, and simultaneously a fourth hole as a cavity in said second green sheets in correspondence with the first holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the step of forming the third holes comprises the step of forming the third holes, and simultaneously a plurality of fourth holes in said second green sheets in correspondence with the first holes.
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