Non-reciprocal circuit device and communication apparatus using the same
AssigneeTDK Corporation
InventorsHidenori Ohata, Junichi Nakamura
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a non-reciprocal circuit device that includes a mounting surface substantially parallel to a stacking direction, first and second side surfaces substantially vertical to the mounting surface and substantially parallel to the stacking direction, a first permanent magnet, a magnetic rotator stacked in the stacking direction with respect to the first permanent magnet, the magnetic rotator having a central conductor and at least first and second ports derived from the central conductor, a first external terminal provided on the first side surface and connected to the first port, and a second external terminal provided on the second side surface and connected to the second port.
Claims10
A non-reciprocal circuit device comprising:
- a mounting surface substantially parallel to a stacking direction;
- first and second side surfaces substantially vertical to the mounting surface and substantially parallel to the stacking direction;
- a first permanent magnet;
- a magnetic rotator including first and second ferrite cores, the magnetic rotator being stacked in the stacking direction with respect to the first permanent magnet, the magnetic rotator having a central conductor and at least first and second ports derived from the central conductor, the central conductor being provided between the first and second ferrite cores in the stacking direction;
- a first external terminal provided on the first side surface and connected to the first port;
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- a second external terminal provided on the second side surface and connected to the second port.
A communication apparatus includes a non-reciprocal circuit device, the non-reciprocal circuit device comprising:
- a mounting surface substantially parallel to a stacking direction;
- first and second side surfaces substantially vertical to the mounting surface and substantially parallel to the stacking direction;
- a first permanent magnet;
- a magnetic rotator including first and second ferrite cores, the magnetic rotator being stacked in the stacking direction with respect to the first permanent magnet, the magnetic rotator having a central conductor and at least first and second ports derived from the central conductor, the central conductor being provided between the first and second ferrite cores in the stacking direction;
- a first external terminal provided on the first side surface and connected to the first port;
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- a second external terminal provided on the second side surface and connected to the second port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.