Integrated differential phase shifter based on coupled wire coupler using a diagonal configuration

A method for shifting electric signals comprising:

• differentially transmitting an electric signal to a positive input line and a negative input line, wherein the positive input line and the negative input line reside in a diagonal configuration in different layers of a differential line coupler;
• setting variable loads to perform a predetermined phase shift of the electric signal;
• and
• outputting a resulting electric signal from a positive output line and a negative output line, wherein the positive output line and the negative output line reside in a diagonal configuration in different layers of the line coupler.

A system for shifting electric signals comprising:

• a ground metal layer, the ground metal layer to be a solid plane or a striped plane;
• a top metal layer comprising a positive input line and a positive output line;
• and
• a bottom metal layer comprising a negative output line and a negative input line, the negative output line and the negative input line to be located in the coupler in a diagonal configuration in which the positive input line resides atop the negative output line and the positive output line resides atop the negative input line, and wherein the top metal layer and the bottom metal layer are to differentially shift an electric signal based on at least two received loads, the at least two loads residing in an inductor, a capacitor, a transmission line, a resistor, or any combination thereof, and wherein an electric signal of the output lines in relation to an electric signal of the input lines is to be shifted.