Patent ID: 6271579
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H01L,H05K

Abstract:
A transmission line for use with a high-frequency passband microelectronics package, the package suitable for housing a high-frequency electronic device which operates at frequencies within the passband, the electronic device having at least one electrical node to be electrically coupled by the transmission line and a conductive lead to a corresponding electrical node external to the package, the transmission line comprising:a first conductive pad for electrical attachment to the electrical node of the high-frequency electronic device housed within the package;a second conductive pad for electrical attachment by the conductive lead to the electrical node external to the package; anda matching circuit electrically coupled between the first and second conductive pads, the matching circuit including a non-straight conductive trace shaped to compensate for at least one impedance discontinuity between the electrical node of the electronic device and the electrical node external to the package at the high-frequency passband of the package.