Patent ID: 7200010
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: H01G,H01L,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for high frequency signals comprising: a) a housing including input and output terminals coupled to at least one data pathway conducting data signals in excess of 1 gigahertz between said input and output terminals; and b) a passive thin film circuit serially coupled to said input and output terminals, wherein said thin film circuit includes a resistor and a capacitor arranged to exhibit a matching impedance characteristic to the data pathway, wherein said thin film circuit comprises an elongated hollow substrate, wherein first and second elongated annular layers are concentrically deposited onto said substrate defining first and second plates of said capacitors, wherein an elongated annular dielectric layer is deposited intermediate said first and second layers and wherein a portion of one of said first and second plates defines a resistor.