Patent ID: 11863224
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. An electronic device comprising:
a dielectric substrate having a first, second, and third layers, the second layer being interposed between the first and third layers;
a first via pad on the first layer and having a first lateral area;
a first conductive via coupled to the first via pad;
a second via pad on the second layer and having a second lateral area that is different from the first lateral area;
a second conductive via coupled to the second via pad;
a contact pad on the third layer;
a radio-frequency component surface-mounted to the contact pad; and
a radio-frequency transmission line path having a signal conductor in the dielectric substrate that is coupled to the radio-frequency component through the first via pad, the first conductive via, the second via pad, and the second conductive via, the radio-frequency transmission line path and the radio-frequency component being configured to convey radio-frequency signals at a frequency greater than 10 GHz.