IP Library Granted Patent US 8,400,752
Granted Patent B2
US 8,400,752 · App. 13/069,434 · Granted Mar 19, 2013

Capacitors adapted for acoustic resonance cancellation

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Patent No.
US 8,400,752
App. No.
13/069,434
Granted
Mar 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of a tunable capacitor can include a plurality of capacitors connected in series where at least two capacitors of the plurality of capacitors share a common electrode where the at least two capacitors are in lateral proximity and a bias that is capable of being applied to the at least two capacitors whereby the at least two capacitors vibrate in opposite phase to each other when the bias and an RF signal is applied to the at least two capacitors.

Claims (18)

1. A tunable device, comprising:

a plurality of capacitors connected in series, wherein at least two capacitors of the plurality of capacitors share a common electrode, wherein the at least two capacitors are in lateral proximity; and

a bias element configured for applying a bias to the at least two capacitors whereby the at least two capacitors vibrate in opposite phase to each other when the bias and an RF signal is applied to the at least two capacitors,

wherein the at least two capacitors comprise a first capacitor and a second capacitor, wherein he first capacitor is formed from a first electrode positioned along an outer surface of a voltage tunable dielectric material and positioned opposite to the common electrode, and wherein the second capacitor is formed from a second electrode positioned along the outer surface of the voltage tunable dielectric material and positioned opposite to the common electrode.

2. The tunable device of claim 1 , comprising a substrate, wherein the common electrode is positioned on the substrate.

3. The tunable device of claim 2 , wherein the common electrode is surrounded by the voltage tunable dielectric material and the substrate, and wherein a portion of the voltage tunable dielectric material is positioned on the substrate.

4. The tunable device of claim 2 , wherein the first and second capacitors and the substrate are configured for applying the RF signal orthogonally to the first and second capacitors.

5. The tunable device of claim 1 , wherein the voltage tunable dielectric material comprises barium strontium titanate.

6. A tunable device, comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of capacitors connected in series, wherein at least two capacitors of the plurality of capacitors share a common electrode, wherein the at least two capacitors are in lateral proximity, wherein the at least two capacitors include a first capacitor and a second capacitor, wherein the first capacitor is formed from a first electrode positioned along an outer surface of a voltage tunable dielectric material and positioned opposite to the common electrode, wherein the second capacitor is formed from a second electrode positioned along the outer surface of the voltage tunable dielectric material and positioned opposite to the common electrode, and wherein the common electrode is positioned between the voltage tunable dielectric material and the substrate; and

a bias element configured for applying a DC bias to the at least two capacitors whereby the at least two capacitors vibrate in opposite phase to each other when the bias and an RF signal is applied to the at least two capacitors.

7. The tunable device of claim 6 , wherein the voltage tunable dielectric material comprises barium strontium titanate.

8. The tunable device of claim 6 , wherein a portion of the voltage tunable dielectric material is positioned on the substrate.

9. A tunable device, comprising:

a first and second capacitor connected in series, wherein the first and second capacitors share a common electrode, wherein the first and second capacitors are in lateral proximity, wherein the first capacitor is formed from a first electrode positioned along a top outer surface of a voltage tunable dielectric material and positioned opposite to the common electrode, wherein the second capacitor is formed from a second electrode positioned along the top outer surface of the voltage tunable dielectric material and positioned opposite to the common electrode, wherein the common electrode is positioned along a bottom outer surface of the voltage dielectric material; and

a bias element configured for applying a bias to the first and second capacitors whereby the first and second capacitors vibrate in opposite phase to each other when the bias and an RF signal is applied to the first and second capacitors.

10. The tunable device of claim 9 , wherein the voltage tunable dielectric material comprises barium strontium titanate.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2020
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: NXP USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 052095/0443 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2013
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION RF, INC.
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030909/0908 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2013
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 030909/0933 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 31, 2012
From: PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC.
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION RF, INC.
Reel/Frame 028686/0432 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2012
From: OAKES, JAMES; MARTIN, JAMES; KOZYREV, ANDREY B.; PRUDAN, ALEXANDER
To: PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 028269/0515 →