IP Library Granted Patent US 8,922,304
Granted Patent B2
US 8,922,304 · App. 13/280,734 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Laminated electronic devices with conical vias

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Patent No.
US 8,922,304
App. No.
13/280,734
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laminated electronic device comprises two or more wiring layers including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer, an insulating layer interposed between the first wiring layer and second wiring layer, and a through conductor extending through the insulating layer for electrically connecting a first conductor disposed on the first wiring layer to a second conductor disposed on the second wiring layer. The through conductor includes divergent sections at both ends, which have a diameter gradually increased toward the first conductor or second conductor.

Claims (15)

1. A laminated electronic device comprising:

two or more wiring layers including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer;

an insulating layer interposed between said first wiring layer and said second wiring layer;

a through conductor extending through said insulating layer to electrically connect a first conductor disposed on said first wiring layer to a second conductor disposed on said second wiring layer; and

one or more resonators, wherein

said through conductor includes a divergent section having a diameter which is gradually larger toward said first conductor, said divergent section being formed in one end portion of said through conductor, said one end portion serving as a connection to said first conductor,

said through conductor includes an intermediate section having a substantially fixed diameter, and said divergent section being in a frusto-conical shape,

said divergent section includes one end surface being continuous to said intermediate section and having a diameter substantially identical to the diameter of said intermediate section, said one end surface serving as a connection to said intermediate section, and another end surface having a diameter larger than the diameter of the one end surface,

the diameter of the another end surface of said divergent section P is substantially equal to (2L+H), where H represents the diameter of said intermediate section, and L represents a height of said divergent section, and

the through conductor is connected to the one or more resonators,

whereby a Q-value of the one or more resonators is increased.

2. The laminated electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said through conductor further includes another divergent section having a diameter which is gradually larger toward said second conductor, said another divergent section being formed in another end portion of said through conductor, said another end portion serving as a connection to said second conductor.

3. The laminated electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the through conductor includes an electrically-conductive material filled in a through-hole extending through the insulating layer.

4. The laminated electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said through conductor comprises an electrically-conductive material filled in a through-hole extending through said insulating layer.

5. The laminated electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the Q-value of the one or more resonators is increased by virtue of the divergent section.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 12, 2013
From: TDK CORPORATION
To: TDK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030651/0687 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2011
From: KIMURA, KAZUNARI; NAKAMURA, JUNICHI; KIJIMA, TAKESHI; ABE, ISAO; SUZUKI, TAKAHIRO; ARAKI, TOSHIAKI
To: TDK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027117/0184 →