High frequency spiral termination
AssigneeSmiths Interconnect Americas, Inc.
InventorsMoamer Hasanovic, Michael J. Kettner, Conrad W. Jordan
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Abstract
A high frequency termination for converting a high frequency electrical signal of a circuit into heat. The high frequency termination includes a substrate. The high frequency termination also includes a spiral resistor formed on the substrate and having a first end and a second end. The high frequency termination also includes a conductive pad electrically coupled to the first end of the spiral resistor. The high frequency termination also includes a contact electrically coupled to the conductive pad and configured to connect to the circuit.
Claims18
A high frequency termination for converting a high frequency electrical signal of a transmission line into heat, the high frequency termination comprising:
- a substrate;
- a spiral resistor formed on the substrate and having a spiral shape with a first end and a second end, the spiral resistor configured to receive the high frequency electrical signal and convert the high frequency electrical signal into heat;
- and
- a conductive pad electrically coupled to the first end of the spiral resistor and coupled to the transmission line;
- wherein the high frequency electrical signal enters the spiral resistor at the first end of the spiral resistor, reflects at the second end of the spiral resistor to form a reflected wave travelling toward the first end of the spiral resistor, and
- wherein the spiral resistor is configured to facilitate destruction of the reflected wave, obviating connection to a ground at the second end of the spiral resistor.
A system for converting a high frequency electrical signal of a transmission line into heat, the system comprising:
- a substrate;
- a spiral resistor formed on the substrate and having a spiral shape with a first end and a second end, the spiral resistor configured to receive the high frequency electrical signal and convert the high frequency electrical signal into heat;
- and
- a conductive pad electrically coupled to the first end of the spiral resistor and coupled to the transmission line;
- wherein the high frequency electrical signal enters the spiral resistor at the first end of the spiral resistor, reflects at the second end of the spiral resistor to form a reflected wave travelling toward the first end of the spiral resistor, and
- wherein the spiral resistor is configured to facilitate destruction of the reflected wave, obviating connection to a ground at the second end of the spiral resistor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.