Patent ID: 9722566
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H03H,H03J,H05K

Claim:
1. A system, comprising a resonator having a dielectric substrate, a liquid crystal dielectric and a plurality of conductive vias, the plurality of conductive vias extending through the dielectric substrate and forming an inductive coil embedded in the dielectric substrate, the plurality of conductive vias including at least a first conductive via and a second conductive via within a turn of the inductive coil, wherein the liquid crystal dielectric is embedded within the inductive coil between the first conductive via and the second conductive via, thereby forming a tunable capacitive component within the inductive coil in series with the first conductive via and the second conductive via; and a control element for biasing the tunable capacitive component to vary a permittivity and capacitance of the tunable capacitive component, thereby controlling a resonance quality factor of the resonator.