Patent ID: 9525443
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H01L,H01P,H03K,H04B,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A radio frequency (RF) communications device comprising: a circuit board comprising at least one dielectric layer and a plurality of conductive traces thereon, one of said plurality of conductive traces defining a transmission line; an RF transmitter carried by said circuit board and coupled to said transmission line; and a plurality of RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit comprising a diamond-shaped substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to said transmission line, and a tapered distal end diagonally opposite the tapered proximal end and extending outwardly from said transmission line; each RF switching circuit comprising a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to said series diode, said series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of said diamond-shaped substrate to the tapered distal end of said diamond-shaped substrate.