Patent ID: 8089107
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: H01L,H01P

Abstract:
1. A three-dimensional integrated device comprising: at least two integrated circuit substrates laminated to each other, each of the integrated circuit substrates having at least one ground plane, at least one aperture provided in each ground plane, the end of microstrip line placed at a location corresponding to the aperture on a side of the substrate that is opposite the ground plane, and a transmitter and/or a receiver that is connected to the microstrip line, and further wherein there are a plurality of microstrip lines having corresponding apertures and transmitter and/or receiver elements located within the laminated circuit substrate. wherein the substrates are laminated such that each of the apertures in each adjacent integrated circuit substrate is superimposed on at least one of the apertures in another immediately adjacent integrated circuit substrate in a direction perpendicular to the ground planes, wherein a ground plane side of each integrated circuit substrate is secured to a side of an adjacent integrated circuit substrate that is opposite its corresponding ground plane and signals are transported in a contactless manner between integrated circuit substrates through the apertures and signals are transferred through only single ground plane aperture when communication is effected directly between immediately adjacent integrated circuit substrates, and further wherein the respective microstrip lines of transmitter and receiver elements communicating with each other are arranged to be parallel with each other.