IP Library Granted Patent US 12,556,213
Granted Patent B2
US 12,556,213 · App. 18/309,050 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Radio frequency module and communication device

Inventors: Yuji Takematsu (Kyoto, JP); Takanori Uejima (Kyoto, JP); Dai Nakagawa (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H04B1/38H04B1/0483H04B1/18
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Patent No.
US 12,556,213
App. No.
18/309,050
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radio frequency module includes a module substrate having a principal surface, one or more circuit components disposed on a principal surface side, a resin member disposed on the principal surface side and covering a side surface of the one or more circuit components, a metal shield layer in contact with a top surface of the resin member and a top surface of the one or more circuit components, and an engraved portion provided on the top surface of the one or more circuit components.

Claims (48)

1 . A radio frequency module comprising:

a module substrate having a principal surface;

one or more circuit components disposed on the principal surface;

a resin member placed on the principal surface and covering a side surface of the one or more circuit components;

a metal layer in contact with a top surface of the resin member and top surfaces of the one or more circuit components; and

an engraved portion provided on the top surfaces of the one or more circuit components.

2 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the engraved portion is provided only on the top surfaces of the one or more circuit components.

3 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the engraved portion is provided on the top surfaces of the one or more circuit components and the top surface of the resin member.

4 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components comprise a plurality of circuit components, and

the engraved portion is provided on top surfaces of all of the plurality of circuit components.

5 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components are placed closer to an edge of the principal surface than to a center of the principal surface when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

6 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components include a filter having a pass band in a radio frequency band.

7 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components include a power amplifier configured to amplify a transmitting signal.

8 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin member contains a filler.

9 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the top surfaces of the one or more circuit components are flush with the top surface of the resin member.

10 . The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the engraved portion includes a character, a figure, a symbol, or a two-dimensional code.

11 . A communication device comprising:

an RF signal processing circuit configured to process radio frequency signals transmitted and received by an antenna; and

the radio frequency module according to claim 1 , configured to transmit the radio frequency signals between the antenna and the RF signal processing circuit.

12 . The radio frequency module according to claim 2 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components comprise a plurality of circuit components, and

the engraved portion is provided on top surfaces of all of the plurality of circuit components.

13 . The radio frequency module according to claim 3 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components comprise a plurality of circuit components, and

the engraved portion is provided on top surfaces of all of the plurality of circuit components.

14 . The radio frequency module according to claim 2 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components are placed closer to an edge of the principal surface than to a center of the principal surface when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

15 . The radio frequency module according to claim 3 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components are placed closer to an edge of the principal surface than to a center of the principal surface when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

16 . The radio frequency module according to claim 4 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components are placed closer to an edge of the principal surface than to a center of the principal surface when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

17 . The radio frequency module according to claim 2 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components include a filter having a pass band in a radio frequency band.

18 . The radio frequency module according to claim 3 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components include a filter having a pass band in a radio frequency band.

19 . The radio frequency module according to claim 4 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components include a filter having a pass band in a radio frequency band.

20 . The radio frequency module according to claim 5 ,

wherein the one or more circuit components include a filter having a pass band in a radio frequency band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2023
From: TAKEMATSU, YUJI; UEJIMA, TAKANORI; NAKAGAWA, DAI
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-202608 · Dec 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021032638 · Sep 6, 2021
Related Publication 20230268950A1 · Aug 24, 2023
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