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Granted Patent B2
US 12,445,159 · App. 18/302,858 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Radio frequency module and communication device

Inventors: Takanori Uejima (Kyoto, JP); Hiromichi Kitajima (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H04B1/38H01L23/3121H01L23/552H01L23/66H01L25/18H03H9/0566H01L2223/6655
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Patent No.
US 12,445,159
App. No.
18/302,858
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radio frequency module includes a module substrate, a first component disposed on a principal surface side of the module substrate, a metal shield wall disposed on an upper surface of the first component and set to ground potential, a resin member covering the principal surface of the module substrate, the upper surface and a side surface of the first component, and a side surface of the metal shield wall, and a metal shield layer set to the ground potential and covering an upper surface of the resin member. An upper end of the metal shield wall is in contact with the metal shield layer. The first component includes a first terminal and a second terminal both connected to the module substrate. When the principal surface is viewed in plan, the metal shield wall is disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal.

Claims (59)

1. A radio frequency module comprising:

a module substrate;

a first component disposed on a principal surface of the module substrate;

a first metal wall disposed on an upper surface of the first component and set to ground potential;

a resin member covering the principal surface of the module substrate, the upper surface and a side surface of the first component, and a side surface of the first metal wall; and

a metal layer set to the ground potential and covering an upper surface of the resin member,

wherein an upper end of the first metal wall is in contact with the metal layer,

the first component includes a first terminal and a second terminal both connected to the module substrate, and

when the principal surface is viewed in plan, the first metal wall is disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal.

2. The radio frequency module according to claim 1 further comprising:

a second component disposed on the principal surface of the module substrate,

wherein the first metal wall is disposed between the second component and the first terminal or between the second component and the second terminal when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

3. The radio frequency module according to claim 2 further comprising:

a second metal wall disposed on the principal surface of the module substrate and set to the ground potential,

wherein an upper end of the second metal wall is in contact with the metal layer, and

the second metal wall is disposed between the second component and the first component when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

4. The radio frequency module according to claim 3 ,

wherein a height of the first metal wall is different from a height of the second metal wall.

5. The radio frequency module according to claim 3 further comprising:

a third component disposed on the principal surface of the module substrate,

wherein the first component is disposed between the second component and the third component when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

6. The radio frequency module according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first component is a filter having a predetermined pass band.

7. The radio frequency module according to claim 4 further comprising:

a third component disposed on the principal surface of the module substrate,

wherein the first component is disposed between the second component and the third component when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

8. The radio frequency module according to claim 4 ,

wherein the first component is a filter having a predetermined pass band.

9. The radio frequency module according to claim 2 further comprising:

a third component disposed on the principal surface of the module substrate,

wherein the first component is disposed between the second component and the third component when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

10. The radio frequency module according to claim 9 further comprising:

a third metal wall disposed on the principal surface of the module substrate and set to the ground potential,

wherein the third metal wall is disposed between the third component and the first component when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

11. The radio frequency module according to claim 10 ,

wherein one of the second component and the third component is disposed in a transmit path through which a transmit signal is transmitted, and

another of the second component and the third component is disposed in a receive path through which a receive signal is transmitted.

12. The radio frequency module according to claim 10 ,

wherein the first component is a filter having a predetermined pass band.

13. The radio frequency module according to claim 9 ,

wherein one of the second component and the third component is disposed in a transmit path through which a transmit signal is transmitted, and

another of the second component and the third component is disposed in a receive path through which a receive signal is transmitted.

14. The radio frequency module according to claim 9 ,

wherein the first component is a filter having a predetermined pass band.

15. The radio frequency module according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first component is a filter having a predetermined pass band.

16. The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first component is a filter having a predetermined pass band.

17. The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first metal wall extends from one end to another end of the first component when the principal surface is viewed in plan.

18. The radio frequency module according to claim 1 further comprising:

a fourth component disposed on the principal surface of the module substrate,

wherein the first metal wall is disposed across the upper surface of the first component and an upper surface of the fourth component.

19. The radio frequency module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the metal layer further covers a side surface of the resin member, and

the first metal wall is further in contact with the metal layer at a portion of the metal layer covering the side surface of the resin member.

20. A communication device comprising:

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

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

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: UEJIMA, TAKANORI; KITAJIMA, HIROMICHI
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063386/0753 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-189602 · Nov 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021036701 · Oct 4, 2021
Related Publication 20230308128A1 · Sep 28, 2023
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