Patent ID: 11888204
Assignee: NXP B.V.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A coplanar waveguide comprising:
a first return conductor comprising a first plurality of stepped conductive layers;
a second return conductor comprising a second plurality of stepped conductive layers;
a reference plane coupled to the first return conductor and the second return conductor; and
a signal conductor disposed between the first return conductor and the second return conductor, wherein the first plurality of stepped conductive layers of the first return conductor comprises a first set of stepped conductive lavers having first edges that define a first curve and a second set of stepped conductive layers having second edges that define a second curve, wherein the second plurality of stepped conductive layers of the second return conductor comprises a third set of stepped conductive layers having third edges that define a third curve and a fourth set of stepped conductive layers having fourth edges that define a fourth curve, and wherein the first edges, the second edges, the third edges, and the fourth edges are capacitively coupled with the signal conductor.