WO2007102560A1 - 分波器および通信装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a duplexer having a plurality of filters having different pass frequency bands and a communication device including the duplexer.
- Filters used in portable communication terminal devices are required to be small and light, and have low loss in the pass frequency band, and are attenuated outside the pass frequency band. It is required that the quantity is large, has characteristics, and that the frequency characteristics change sharply from the pass frequency band to the outside of the pass frequency band.
- a duplexer that separates a signal in the transmission frequency band and a signal in the reception frequency band is also required to be small and lightweight.
- the transmission filter used in the duplexer has low loss in the transmission frequency band, high attenuation in the reception frequency band, and the transmission frequency band power also has a sharp change in frequency characteristics over the reception frequency band. Is required.
- the reception filter used in the duplexer has low loss in the reception frequency band, high attenuation in the transmission frequency band, and a sharp change in frequency characteristics from the reception frequency band to the transmission side frequency band. Is required.
- the duplexer is required to have good transmission terminal strength and isolation characteristics to the reception terminal.
- a duplexer having a dielectric resonator filter has been used as a duplexer.
- a duplexer having a surface acoustic wave (abbreviation: SAW) filter and A duplexer equipped with a film bulk acoustic resonator (abbreviation: FBAR) filter has come to be used.
- the matching circuit includes a strip line, a distributed constant line, and chip components such as a chip inductor and a chip capacitor. JP 2002 — In the 176337 publication, the matching circuit is arranged side by side with the transmission filter and the reception filter, so that the size can be reduced sufficiently!
- a SAW device in which an excitation electrode is provided on a piezoelectric substrate is mounted in a recess of a package body, and an electrode pattern on the piezoelectric substrate and a terminal portion of the package are connected by wire bonding technology. After the connection, the recess is hermetically sealed with a cap or the like to produce a SAW filter, and the matching circuit is built into the knocker body to achieve a small size.
- the parallel arm forming the SAW device and the terminal of the package with a bonding wire, and effectively using the inductance component of the bonding wire, the attenuation characteristic outside the pass frequency band of the SAW filter can be obtained. It is possible to improve.
- the SAW device formed on the substrate is flip-chip mounted on the circuit board. It has also been proposed to reduce the space and height required for wire bonding.
- flip chip mounting since the inductance component is eliminated by using a bonding carrier, it is possible to improve the attenuation characteristics outside the pass frequency band by providing a line having an inductance component on the circuit board. is there.
- a line having a matching circuit and an inductance component is arranged in a package body so that the circuits do not interfere with each other.
- a matching circuit is formed in the inner layer of the package, a line having an inductance component is routed away from the matching circuit, and connected to the ground by a caster around the package.
- a ground layer is placed above the matching circuit. For this reason, a sufficiently low profile and small size can be achieved.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of the branching filter 1 of the conventional technique.
- the duplexer 1 includes a first filter 2 and a second filter 3 having different pass frequency bands.
- the first filter 2 and the second filter 3 are connected to a common connection point P, and the antenna terminal 4 is connected to the common connection point P.
- the first filter 2 allows the transmission frequency band to pass (Hereinafter referred to as “Tx filter 2”)
- the second filter 3 is a filter that passes the reception frequency band (hereinafter referred to as “Rx filter 3”)
- the transmission signal given to is passed through the Tx filter 2 and given from the antenna terminal 4 to the antenna (not shown) and transmitted to another communication device.
- a reception signal received by the antenna and input to the antenna terminal 4 passes through the Rx filter 3 and is given from the reception signal terminal 6 to a reception circuit (not shown).
- a matching circuit 7 is provided between the antenna terminal 4 and each of the filters 2 and 3, more specifically between the antenna terminal 4 and the common connection point P.
- the matching circuit 7 makes the impedance of the transmission circuit seen from the antenna terminal 4 almost infinite in the reception frequency band, and makes the impedance of the reception circuit almost infinite in the transmission frequency band. Can be done.
- wires and lines having an inductance component between the parallel arm forming the SAW device and the ground are used.
- a method of providing such as is used.
- the splitter manufactured using the force CSP technology which uses the above-mentioned method to improve the attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics outside the pass frequency band, is the wire bonding technology.
- a bonding wire having an inductance component cannot be used. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a line having an inductance component on a circuit board.
- the input / output electrodes, the ground electrode, and the matching circuit are arranged on the circuit board constituting the duplexer, it is difficult to provide a sufficiently long line having an inductance component. There is a problem that the attenuation characteristic and the isolation characteristic cannot be satisfied.
- the object of the present invention is to provide attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of a filter having a low pass frequency band out of two filters having different pass frequency bands. It is an object of the present invention to provide a duplexer capable of improving the Chillon characteristics and a communication device including the duplexer.
- the present invention includes a first signal input unit, a first signal output unit, and a first ground unit connected to a parallel arm configured to include at least one of a resonator and a capacitor.
- a first filter having a pass frequency band;
- a second filter comprising a second signal input unit, a second signal output unit, and a second ground unit, and having a pass frequency band higher than the pass frequency band of the first filter;
- a ground terminal connected to each of the first and second wirings and the second ground part and to which a ground potential is applied;
- One of the angles formed on a virtual plane determined in advance by the extension direction of a part of the first wiring and the extension direction of a part of the second wiring is selected to be less than 90 degrees, and
- the first and second wirings are formed so that the direction of the current flowing through the part of the first wiring is opposite to the direction of the current flowing through the part of the second wiring. It is a duplexer.
- the present invention further includes a multilayer wiring board provided with the first filter, the second filter, the common terminal, the first wiring, the second wiring, and the ground terminal,
- the part of the first wiring and the part of the second wiring are formed in the same layer of the multilayer wiring board.
- the part of the first wiring and the part of the second wiring are formed in different layers of the multilayer wiring board.
- the present invention also includes the above-described duplexer,
- the first filter is connected to the parallel arm configured to include at least one of the first signal input unit, the first signal output unit, the resonator, and the capacitor.
- the second filter includes a second signal input unit, a second signal output unit, and a second ground unit, and has a pass frequency band higher than the pass frequency band of the first filter.
- the first signal output unit and the second signal input unit are connected to a common terminal.
- a first wiring is connected to the first signal output section and the second signal input section, and a second wiring is connected to the first ground section.
- a ground terminal is connected to the first and second wirings and the second darnd section, respectively, and a ground potential is applied.
- one of the angles formed on a predetermined virtual plane between the extending direction of a part of the first wiring and the extending direction of a part of the second wiring is less than 90 degrees.
- the direction of the current flowing in the part of the first wiring is opposite to the direction of the current flowing in the part of the second wiring.
- the direction of the current flowing through the part of the first wiring and the direction of the current flowing through the part of the second wiring are opposite to each other.
- the direction of the magnetic flux surrounding each part of the wiring is opposite.
- At least one of a resonator and a capacitor constituting a parallel arm of the first filter, a mutual inductance formed by the part of the first wiring and the part of the second wiring, and the second wiring A series resonant circuit is formed by the inductance.
- the first filter The series resonance circuit can resonate outside the predetermined pass frequency band on the high frequency side, and the attenuation pole can be provided relatively easily.
- the amount of attenuation outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the first filter can be increased, and the attenuation characteristics can be improved.
- the isolation characteristics outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the first filter can be improved.
- the first filter, the second filter, the common terminal, the first wiring, the second wiring, and the ground terminal are provided on the multilayer wiring board.
- the part of the first wiring and the part of the second wiring are formed in the same layer of the multilayer wiring board. Therefore, the number of stacked layers can be reduced as compared with the case where the part of the first wiring and the part of the second wiring are respectively formed in different layers of the multilayer wiring board. Small size in the direction can be achieved.
- the part of the first wiring and the part of the second wiring are formed in different layers of a multilayer wiring board. Accordingly, the part of the first wiring and the part of the second wiring are compared with the case where the part of the first wiring and the part of the second wiring are formed in the same layer of the multilayer wiring board.
- the part of the wiring is formed, and the area of one surface portion of the layer orthogonal to the thickness direction of the multilayer wiring board can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to achieve a small size in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the multilayer wiring board.
- the antenna is connected to the common terminal.
- the transmission / reception processing unit transmits a signal to another communication device via an antenna connected to the common terminal by giving a signal to the first signal input unit of the duplexer.
- the transmission / reception processing unit receives a signal transmitted from another communication device by receiving a signal given from the second signal output unit of the duplexer.
- the communication device can improve the attenuation characteristic outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the first filter, and can improve the isolation characteristic outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the first filter. Since the duplexer is provided, it is possible to realize a communication device capable of transmitting and receiving an excellent signal without transmitting or receiving an unnecessary signal outside the pass frequency band.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a duplexer 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first and second filters 11 and 12.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the mounting substrate 35.
- FIG. 4A to 4G are diagrams showing the wiring structure of the mounting board 35.
- FIG. 4A to 4G are diagrams showing the wiring structure of the mounting board 35.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the communication device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 6A to 6G are diagrams illustrating a wiring structure of the mounting substrate 90.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the wiring structure of the second and third wiring forming layers 37 and 38 as viewed from the cutting plane line BB in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the SAW element 200.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing measurement results of the attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics of the example.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing the measurement results of the attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics of the comparative example.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of the branching filter 1 of the conventional technique.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a duplexer 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first and second filters 11 and 12.
- the duplexer 10 is provided between an antenna (not shown) and a transmission / reception processing unit (not shown).
- the duplexer 10 includes the first filter 11, the second filter 12, the common terminal 13, the ground terminal 14, the transmission signal terminal 15, the reception signal terminal 16, the first wiring 17, the second wiring 18, the third wiring 19, It consists of 4 wiring 20, 5th wiring 21, 6th wiring 22 and ground wiring 23.
- the first filter 11 includes a first signal input unit 25, a first signal output unit 26, and a first ground unit 27.
- the second filter 12 includes a second signal input unit 30, a second signal output unit 31, and a second ground unit 32.
- the first and second filters 11 and 12 of the present embodiment are as shown in FIG. It is constituted by a ladder type filter. In a ladder filter, a plurality of filter components are alternately connected in series and in parallel.
- the basic section II of the ladder filter is composed of a first filter component F1 that forms a series arm and a second filter component F2 that forms a parallel arm.
- the first and second filters 11 and 12 of the present embodiment are SAWs in which the first and second filter components Fl and F2 are constituted by surface acoustic wave (abbreviation: SAW) resonators. Realized by a filter.
- the first and second filters 11 and 12 may be realized by a filter in which the first filter component F1 is configured by a SAW resonator and the second filter component F2 is configured by a capacitor. Further, an inductance element or a line having an inductance component may be connected in series or in parallel to the second filter component F2.
- the first filter 11 is used as a transmission filter having a predetermined pass frequency band, specifically, a pass frequency band of 824 MHz to 849 MHz, and the second filter 12 is passed through the first filter 11. It is used as a reception filter having a pass frequency band higher than the frequency band, specifically, a pass frequency band of 869 MHz to 894 MHz.
- the first filter 11 may be referred to as “transmission filter 11”
- the second filter 12 may be referred to as “reception filter 12”.
- the first signal output unit 26 and the second signal input unit 30 are connected to a common connection point CP, and the common terminal 13 that is an antenna terminal is connected to the common connection point CP.
- the first wiring 17 is connected to the common terminal 13, the first signal output unit 26, and the second signal input unit 30.
- a part of the first wiring 17 is formed with a matching circuit for reducing interference between the transmission filter 11 and the reception filter 12 and obtaining desired filter characteristics.
- the second wiring 18 is connected to the first ground part 27.
- a ground terminal 14 is connected to each of the first and second wirings 17 and 18 and the second ground portion 32, and a ground potential is applied thereto.
- the first wiring 17 and the second wiring 18 are one of the angles formed on a predetermined virtual plane between the extending direction of a part L1 of the first wiring and the extending direction of a part L2 of the second wiring.
- the angle direction is selected to be less than 90 degrees, and the direction II of the current flowing in the part L1 of the first wiring is opposite to the direction 12 of the current flowing in the part L2 of the second wiring.
- the direction of the current II flowing in the part L1 of the first wiring II and the direction 12 of the current flowing in the part L2 of the second wiring are opposite to each other.
- the direction of the magnetic flux surrounding each part of L2 is opposite. If the directions of the magnetic fluxes surrounding the part L1 of the first wiring and the part L2 of the second wiring are opposite to each other, the magnetic fluxes cancel each other, so that the inductance of the second wiring 18 is apparently reduced.
- an electrode other than the electrodes forming the first wiring 17 and the second wiring 18 is not disposed between the part L1 of the first wiring and the part L2 of the second wiring. More specifically, it is configured such that a part L1 of the first wiring and a part L2 of the second wiring are adjacently opposed to each other on a predetermined virtual plane. As a result, the magnetic flux surrounding the part L1 of the first wiring and the part L2 of the second wiring affect each other, so that part of the first wiring L1 and part of the second wiring L2 And to be able to couple electromagnetically well!
- Part L1 of the first wiring is selected such that the width dimension is, for example, about 50 m or more and less than 150 m, and the wiring length is selected, for example, about 0.3 mm or more and less than 2 mm.
- a part L2 of the second wiring is selected such that the width dimension is, for example, about 50 m or more and less than 150 m, and the wiring length is selected, for example, about 0.2 mm or more and less than 1.5 mm.
- the coupling coefficient between the part L1 of the first wiring and the part L2 of the second wiring is selected to be, for example, 0.4.
- the coupling coefficient is preferably 0.1 or more and less than 0.6.
- the third wiring 19 connects the transmission signal terminal 15 and the first signal input unit 25.
- the fourth wiring 20 connects the first signal output unit 26 and the common terminal 13.
- the fifth wiring 21 connects the second signal input unit 30 and the common terminal 13, and the portion connecting the common terminal 13 and the common connection point CP is common to the fourth wiring 20.
- the sixth wiring 22 connects the reception signal terminal 16 and the second signal output unit 31.
- the ground wiring 23 connects the second ground portion 32 and the ground terminal 14. A part of the ground wiring 23 is common to a part of the first wiring L1 and the wiring between the ground terminals 14.
- the duplexer 10 according to the present embodiment includes a transmission filter 11 and a reception filter 12.
- the formed filter device is flip-chip mounted on the mounting substrate 35.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the mounting substrate 35.
- 4A to 4G are diagrams showing the wiring structure of the mounting board 35.
- FIG. 4A is a plan view seen from the thickness direction of the mounting substrate 35
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view showing the first wiring formation layer 36 seen from the cutting plane line AA in FIG. 3
- FIG. 4D is a cross-sectional view showing the second wiring formation layer 37 seen from the section line B—B of FIG. 3
- FIG. 4D is a sectional view showing the second wiring formation layer 37 seen from the section line C—C of FIG.
- 4E is a cross-sectional view showing the third wiring formation layer 38 in which the cross-sectional line DD force of FIG. 3 is also seen
- FIG. 4F is the third wiring formation layer in view of the cross-section line E-E of FIG.
- FIG. 4G is a bottom view showing the mounting board 35.
- the mounting substrate 35 is a multilayer wiring substrate having a multilayer structure in which three layers are laminated, and is realized by, for example, a low temperature co-fired ceramics (abbreviation: LTCC) substrate.
- LTCC low temperature co-fired ceramics
- Alumina is used as the main raw material for LTCC, and the relative dielectric constant is about 6 and less than 18.
- the mounting substrate 35 may be realized by a resin substrate using a resin material such as glass epoxy resin, epoxy resin, and polyimide resin.
- the specific dielectric constant of the resin material is 3 or more. Less than.
- the mounting substrate 35 includes a first wiring formation layer 36, a second wiring formation layer 37, and a third wiring formation layer 38. In the mounting substrate 35, first to third wiring formation layers 36 to 38 are laminated in the order of a third wiring formation layer 38, a second wiring formation layer 37, and a first wiring formation layer 36.
- the first to third wiring formation layers 36 to 38 are formed in a rectangular shape projected onto a virtual plane perpendicular to the thickness direction.
- the two ends in the longitudinal direction of the first to third wiring formation layers 36 to 38 are referred to as the first end and the second end, respectively, and the first to third wiring formation layers 36 to Two side portions in the width direction of 38 are referred to as a first side portion and a second side portion, respectively, and two surface portions in the thickness direction of the first to third wiring forming layers 36 to 38 are respectively referred to as a first surface portion and a second side portion. This is called the second surface part.
- first to third wiring formation layers 36 to 38 On the first surface portions of the first to third wiring formation layers 36 to 38, a plurality of the first and second wirings 17 and 18 described above and the third to sixth wirings 19 to 22 and the ground wiring 23 described later are formed. The wiring portion is formed. In the first to third wiring formation layers 36 to 38, a plurality of vias penetrating each wiring formation layer are formed. Furthermore, mounting board 35 A common terminal 13, a ground terminal 14, a transmission signal terminal 15, and a reception signal terminal 16 are formed on the bottom surface.
- the first wiring 17 circulates counterclockwise around the center in the longitudinal direction of the second wiring formation layer 37 and closer to the first side than the center in the width direction, and at the second end and in the width direction.
- the first spiral wiring portion 55 formed to extend to a position closer to the first side than the center, and the center in the longitudinal direction of the third wiring formation layer 38 and closer to the first side than the center in the width direction
- a second spiral wiring portion 70 formed around the position clockwise and extending to the first end and a position closer to the first side than the center in the width direction, and a third wiring forming layer 38
- a third ground wiring portion 74 formed continuously with the first and second end portions and the second side portion, a tenth via 65 and an eleventh via 66 penetrating the second wiring formation layer 37, and a third A third ground via 79 penetrating the wiring forming layer 38 is included.
- the matching circuit formed in a part of the first wiring 17 is constituted by the first spiral wiring portion 55, the second spiral wiring portion 70, and the tenth via 65 of the first wiring 17.
- the end of the second spiral wiring portion 70 formed at the center in the direction and closer to the first side than the center in the width direction is connected via the tenth via 65.
- the first wiring 17 is connected to the third ground wiring portion 74 through an eleventh via 66 that penetrates the second wiring formation layer 37.
- the second wiring 18 includes a first wiring portion 40 formed closer to the first end than the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the first wiring forming layer 36 and in the central portion in the width direction, and the width direction of the second wiring forming layer 37.
- a sixth wiring portion 56 formed to extend approximately in the longitudinal direction at a position near the center and closer to the first end than the longitudinal central portion, and the longitudinal central portion of the third wiring forming layer 38
- a tenth wiring portion 71 formed closer to the second end and closer to the second side than the central portion in the width direction, a first via 46 penetrating the first wiring forming layer 36,
- a sixth via 61 passing through the second wiring formation layer 37 and a twelfth via 75 penetrating through the third wiring formation layer 38 are included.
- the first wiring portion 40 and the first end portion in the extending direction of the sixth wiring portion 56 are connected via the first via 46.
- the second end portion in the extending direction of the sixth wiring portion 56 and the tenth wiring portion 71 are connected via the sixth via 61.
- the second wiring 18 is formed in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface portion of the mounting substrate 35 and on the first side portion, and on the first and second end portions and excluding the second side portion. Connected to ground terminal 14.
- the third wiring 19 includes a second wiring portion 41 formed at a position closer to the first end than the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the first wiring forming layer 36 and closer to the second side than the central portion in the width direction, A seventh wiring portion 57 formed at a position closer to the first end than the center in the longitudinal direction of the second wiring formation layer 37 and closer to the second side than the center in the width direction; and a third wiring formation layer 38 An eleventh wiring portion 72 formed closer to the first end than the central portion in the longitudinal direction and closer to the second side than the central portion in the width direction, and a second penetrating through the first wiring forming layer 36.
- the fourth wiring 20 includes a third wiring portion 42 formed at a position closer to the first end than the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the first wiring forming layer 36 and closer to the first side portion than the central portion in the width direction.
- Second wiring formation layer Eighth wiring portion 58 formed in the longitudinal center and on the first side of layer 37, second spiral wiring portion 70 formed in third wiring formation layer 38, and first wiring formation
- a third via 48 that penetrates the layer 36, a seventh via 62 that penetrates the second wiring formation layer 37, and a fourteenth via 77 that penetrates the third wiring formation layer 38 are configured.
- the fifth wiring 21 includes a fourth wiring portion 43 formed closer to the second end than the longitudinal center of the first wiring forming layer 36 and closer to the first side than the width central.
- An eighth wiring portion 58 formed in the second wiring formation layer 37; a second spiral wiring portion 70 formed in the third wiring formation layer 38; a fourth via 49 penetrating the first wiring formation layer 36; A seventh via 62 penetrating the second wiring formation layer 37 and a fourteenth via 77 penetrating the third wiring formation layer 38 are included.
- the sixth wiring 22 has a fifth wiring portion 44 formed closer to the second end than the longitudinal central portion of the first wiring forming layer 36 and closer to the second side than the width central portion.
- a via 50, a ninth via 64 that penetrates the second wiring formation layer 37, and a fifteenth via 78 that penetrates the third wiring formation layer 38 are configured.
- the ground wiring 23 includes a first ground wiring portion 45 formed over the entire circumference when viewed from the thickness direction of the first wiring formation layer 36, and first and second ends of the second wiring formation layer 37 and the second side.
- a second ground via 67 passing through the layer 37 and a third ground via 79 penetrating the third wiring formation layer 38 are configured.
- the transmission signal passes through the third wiring 19 and is input to the first signal input unit 25 of the transmission filter 11.
- the signal output from the first signal output unit 26 of the transmission filter 11 passes through the fourth wiring 20, and is a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface portion of the mounting substrate 35 and of the two side portions in the width direction. Output from the common terminal 13 formed on the first side.
- the reception signal input to the common terminal 13 passes through the fifth wiring 21 and is input to the second signal input unit 30 of the reception filter 12.
- the signal output from the second signal output unit 31 of the reception filter 12 passes through the sixth wiring 22 and is at the second end of the two ends in the longitudinal direction on the bottom surface of the mounting substrate 35 and Output from the reception signal terminal 16 formed on the second side.
- a part L1 of the first wiring and a part L2 of the second wiring are formed in the same layer of the mounting substrate 35. Specifically, a part of the first spiral wiring part 55 corresponding to the part L1 of the first wiring and a part of the sixth wiring part 56 corresponding to the part L2 of the second wiring are connected to the second part. It is formed on the first surface portion of the wiring formation layer 37.
- “part of the first spiral wiring portion 55” is denoted by the reference symbol “L1”
- “part of the sixth wiring portion 56” is denoted by the reference symbol “L2”.
- the angle formed by the extending direction of the part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the extending direction of the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 is The direction of the current flowing through part L1 of the first spiral wiring portion 55 and the direction of the current flowing through part L2 of the sixth wiring portion 56 are less than 90 degrees and 0 degrees in the present embodiment.
- the first spiral wiring portion 55 and the sixth wiring portion 56 are formed on the first surface portion of the second wiring forming layer 37 so as to be opposite.
- the extending direction of the part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the extending direction of the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are the same, and the first spiral wiring part 55
- the first spiral wiring part 55 and the sixth wiring part 56 are formed as the second wiring so that the direction of the current flowing in the part LI of the first wiring part and the direction of the current flowing in the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are opposite.
- the first surface portion of the layer 37 is formed.
- the part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are electromagnetically coupled.
- part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the direction of the current flowing through the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 is opposite to the part of the first spiral wiring part 55.
- the direction of the magnetic flux surrounding each of L1 and part L2 of L6 and the sixth wiring part 56 is opposite.
- part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the sixth wiring part 56 Part L2 is designed to have a coupling coefficient of 0.3 and is electromagnetically coupled.
- the first surface portion of the second wiring formation layer 37 is arranged so that the part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 can be electromagnetically coupled. 1 No other wiring is formed between part L1 of the spiral wiring part 55 and part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56.
- the first spiral wiring portion 55 and the sixth wiring portion 56 are the same as the extending direction of the part L1 of the first spiral wiring portion 55 and the sixth wiring portion.
- the angle formed by the extending direction of a part L2 of 56 on a predetermined virtual plane is 0 degree.
- the extending direction of the part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the extending direction of the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are the same. It is formed to become one.
- first spiral wiring portion 55 and the sixth wiring portion 56 have a direction of a current flowing in a part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and a direction of a current flowing in a part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56. Formed to be the opposite.
- a series resonant circuit is formed by the mutual inductance formed by the capacitor of the transmission filter 11, the part LI of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56, and the inductance of the sixth wiring part 56. Is formed.
- the mutual inductance formed by the part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 increases, the mutual inductive coupling increases, and the part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 Since the direction of the flowing current is opposite to the direction of the current flowing through the part L2 of the sixth wiring portion 56, the resonance frequency of the series resonance circuit increases.
- the reception filter The series resonance circuit can resonate outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the transmission filter 11 having a pass frequency band lower than the pass frequency band of the filter 12, and an attenuation pole can be provided relatively easily. Can do. As a result, it is possible to increase the amount of attenuation outside the high frequency side pass frequency band of the transmission filter 11, in other words, in the high frequency side attenuation region, and to improve the attenuation characteristic.
- the attenuation amount outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the transmission filter 11 can be increased, the signal leakage from the transmission filter 11 to the reception filter 12 can be reduced as much as possible. It is possible to improve the isolation characteristics outside the high frequency side pass frequency band.
- the part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are the same layer of the mounting substrate 35, specifically the second layer.
- the wiring forming layer 37 is formed. Therefore, compared to the case where part L1 of the first spiral wiring part 55 and part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are formed in different layers of the mounting board 35, the number of stacked mounting boards 35 can be reduced. Therefore, the mounting substrate 35 can be reduced in size in the thickness direction.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of communication apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Communication device 100 is realized by a mobile phone, for example.
- Communication device 100 It includes a communication unit 101, a control unit 102, a microphone 103, a speaker 104, and an operation unit 105.
- the transmission / reception unit 101 includes an antenna 110, a duplexer 10, and a transmission / reception processing unit 111.
- the transmission / reception processor 111 includes a digital signal processor (abbreviation: DSP) 115, a modulator 116, a first mixer 117, a local oscillator 118, a first band pass filter (hereinafter referred to as “first BPF”).
- DSP digital signal processor
- the control unit 102 is connected to the transmission / reception unit 101.
- the microphone 103, the speaker 104, and the operation unit 105 are connected to the control unit 102.
- the operation unit 105 includes a plurality of operation pieces such as operation keys operated by the operator. By operating each operation piece, the operation unit 105 generates a signal representing information corresponding to the operation, such as predetermined information such as numeric information, character information, and instruction information to the communication device body, and the control unit 102 To give. Therefore, the operator can give information to the communication device main body by operating each operation piece of the operation unit 105.
- the control unit 102 is realized including, for example, a central processing unit (abbreviation: CPU), and based on a control program stored therein, the transmission / reception unit 101, the microphone 103, the speaker 104, and the operation General control of part 105.
- CPU central processing unit
- the operation unit 105 is operated by the operator, and the voice input to the microphone 103 is converted from an analog signal to a digital signal by the control unit 102 by an analog Z-digital (abbreviation: AZD) conversion process, and is given to the DSP 115.
- the DSP 115 compresses the audio signal given from the control unit 102 and synchronizes the audio signal based on the time division multiple access (Time Division Multiple Access: TDMA) method, and then shapes the waveform to form a baseband signal. Is generated.
- Modulator 116 converts the baseband signal into an analog signal by digital Z analog (abbreviation: DZA) conversion processing, and generates a modulated wave based on a predetermined modulation method of the mobile phone.
- DZA digital Z analog
- the first mixer unit 117 multiplies the oscillation signal having a predetermined oscillation frequency generated by the local oscillator 118 and the modulated wave supplied from the modulator 116 to perform frequency conversion.
- unnecessary signals included in the signal frequency-converted by the first mixer unit 117 are attenuated, and then desired by the power amplifier 120.
- the signal is amplified up to the signal strength of 1 and transmitted from the antenna 110 to another communication device through the duplexer 10.
- the signal received by the antenna 110 is given to the low noise amplifier 121 through the duplexer 10 and amplified, and then the unnecessary signal included in the signal is attenuated by the second BPF 122 and given to the second mixer unit 123.
- the second mixer unit 123 multiplies the oscillation signal having a predetermined transmission frequency generated by the local oscillator 118 and the signal supplied from the second BPF 122 to perform frequency conversion.
- the LPF 124 removes an unnecessary frequency signal from the frequency-converted signal, passes a signal in a frequency band equal to or lower than a predetermined cutoff frequency, and applies the signal to the demodulator 125.
- the demodulator 125 demodulates the signal given from the LPF 124 into a voice signal, converts the demodulated voice signal into a digital signal by AZD conversion processing, and gives it to the DSP 115.
- the DSP 115 the compressed digital signal given from the demodulator 125 is decompressed and then converted into an analog signal by the DZA conversion process, and sound is output from the speaker 104.
- transmission / reception processing section 111 provides antenna 110 connected to common terminal 13 by giving a signal to first signal input section 25 of duplexer 10.
- a signal can be transmitted to another communication device via the network.
- the transmission / reception processing unit 111 can receive a signal transmitted from another communication device by receiving a signal given from the second signal output unit 31 of the duplexer 10.
- the communication device 100 can improve the attenuation characteristic outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the transmission filter 11, and can improve the isolation characteristic outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the transmission filter 11. Therefore, it is possible to realize a communication device 100 capable of transmitting and receiving an excellent signal without transmitting or receiving an unnecessary signal outside the pass frequency band. Can do.
- FIG. 6A to 6G are diagrams showing the wiring structure of the mounting board 90.
- FIG. 6A is a plan view seen from the thickness direction of the mounting substrate 90
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view showing the first wiring formation layer 36 seen from the cutting plane line A—A of FIG. 3
- FIG. 6D is a cross-sectional view showing the second wiring formation layer 37 as viewed from section line B—B in FIG. 3
- FIG. 6D is a cross-sectional view showing the second wiring formation layer 37 also viewed from the section line C—C force in FIG.
- the 6E is a cross-sectional view showing the third wiring formation layer 38 in which the cutting plane line DD force of FIG.
- FIG. 6F is the third wiring formation layer 38 in which the cutting plane line E—E force of FIG. 3 is also seen.
- FIG. 6G is a bottom view showing the mounting substrate 90.
- FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the wiring structure of the second and third wiring forming layers 37 and 38 in which the cutting plane line BB force of FIG. 3 is also seen.
- the third wiring formation layer 38 is indicated by a solid line
- the second wiring formation layer 37 is indicated by a two-dot chain line.
- duplexer of the present embodiment is similar to the duplexer 10 of the first embodiment described above, only the different parts will be described, and the parts corresponding to the first embodiment will not be described. In order to avoid duplication, common explanations are omitted.
- the mounting substrate 90 is formed by laminating the first to third wiring formation layers 36 to 38 in the order of the third wiring formation layer 38, the second wiring formation layer 37, and the first wiring formation layer 36.
- a multilayer wiring board with a multi-layer structure which is realized by, for example, an LTCC board.
- the second wiring 18 of the present embodiment includes a first wiring portion 40, a sixth wiring portion 56, a tenth wiring portion 71, a first via 46, and a sixth wiring.
- the via 61 and the twelfth via 75 are included, but the formation positions are different.
- the first wiring portion 40 of the present embodiment is formed closer to the first end than the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the first wiring forming layer 36 and in the central portion in the width direction.
- the sixth wiring portion 56 is formed at a position closer to the first end than the longitudinal central portion of the second wiring forming layer 37 and closer to the second side than the width central portion.
- the tenth wiring portion 71 is formed at the center in the longitudinal direction of the third wiring forming layer 38 and at a position closer to the second side than the center in the width direction.
- the sixth via 61 of this embodiment is formed at a position closer to the second side than the sixth via 61 of the first embodiment.
- the twelfth via 75 of the present embodiment is formed at a position closer to the second side and closer to the first end than the twelfth via of the first embodiment.
- a part L1 of the first wiring and a part L2 of the second wiring are formed in different layers of the mounting substrate 35.
- a part of the second spiral wiring portion 70 corresponding to the part L1 of the first wiring is formed in the third wiring forming layer 38, and a sixth wiring part corresponding to the part L2 of the second wiring.
- a part of 56 is formed in the second wiring formation layer 37.
- the “part of the second spiral wiring portion 70” is denoted by the reference symbol “L1”
- the “part of the sixth wiring portion 56” is denoted by the reference symbol “L2”.
- the section of FIG. As shown in Chillon XI, seeing the force in the thickness direction of the second and third wiring formation layers 37, 38, part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 overlap.
- the second spiral wiring portion 70 is formed in the third wiring forming layer 38
- the sixth wiring portion 56 is formed in the second wiring forming layer 37.
- a part of the second spiral wiring part 70 and a part of the sixth wiring part 56 are extended.
- the angle formed by the extending direction of L2 is less than 90 degrees, 0 degrees in the present embodiment, and the direction of the current flowing in part L1 of the second spiral wiring portion 70 and one of the sixth wiring portions 56
- the second spiral wiring portion 70 is formed in the third wiring forming layer 38 and the sixth wiring portion 56 is formed in the second wiring forming layer 37 so that the direction of the current flowing through the portion L2 is opposite. .
- the extending direction of the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the extending direction of the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are the same, and a part of the second spiral wiring part 70
- the second spiral wiring portion 70 is formed in the third wiring forming layer 38 so that the direction of the current flowing through L1 is opposite to the direction of the current flowing through part L2 of the sixth wiring portion 56, and the sixth wiring portion 56 is formed in the second wiring formation layer 37.
- a part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and a part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 shown in section XI of FIG. 7 are electromagnetically coupled.
- the direction of the current flowing in the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the direction of the current flowing in the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are opposite to each other.
- the direction of the magnetic flux surrounding each of L1 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 is opposite.
- the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part of the sixth wiring part 56 Part L2 is designed to have a coupling coefficient of 0.4 and is electromagnetically coupled.
- the thicknesses of the second and third wiring forming layers 37 and 38 are set so that the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 can be electromagnetically coupled. Do not form another wiring between part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 in the direction.
- the second spiral wiring portion 70 and the sixth wiring portion 56 are the same as the extending direction of the part L1 of the second spiral wiring portion 70 and the sixth wiring portion. Part of 56 It is formed so that the angle formed by the extending direction of L2 on a predetermined virtual plane is 0 degree. In other words, in the second spiral wiring portion 70 and the sixth wiring portion 56, the extending direction of the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the extending direction of the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are the same. Formed to be.
- the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are the direction of the current flowing through the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56. It is formed so that the direction of the current flowing through
- a series resonant circuit is formed by the mutual inductance formed by the capacitor of the transmission filter 11, the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56, and the inductance of the sixth wiring part 56. Is formed.
- the mutual inductance formed by the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 increases, the mutual inductive coupling increases, and the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 increases. Since the direction of the flowing current is opposite to the direction of the current flowing through the part L2 of the sixth wiring portion 56, the resonance frequency of the series resonance circuit increases.
- the reception filter The series resonance circuit can resonate outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the transmission filter 11 having a pass frequency band lower than the pass frequency band of the filter 12, and an attenuation pole can be provided relatively easily. Can do. As a result, the attenuation amount outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the transmission filter 11 can be increased, and the attenuation characteristic can be improved.
- the attenuation amount outside the pass frequency band on the high frequency side of the transmission filter 11 can be increased, the signal leakage from the transmission filter 11 to the reception filter 12 can be reduced as much as possible. It is possible to improve the isolation characteristics outside the high frequency side pass frequency band.
- the second spiral wiring portion 70 is also observed in the thickness direction of the second and third wiring forming layers 37, 38 (hereinafter referred to as “layer thickness direction”).
- the second spiral wiring portion 70 is formed on the third wiring formation layer 38 so that the portion L1 of the first wiring portion L1 and the portion L2 of the sixth wiring portion 56 overlap, and the sixth wiring portion 56 is formed on the second wiring formation layer 37. Forming. In other words, a part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and a part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are formed at a predetermined interval in the thickness direction of the layer.
- the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are opposed to each other, in other words, from the thickness direction of the layer, compared to the case where they are formed in the same layer. As can be seen, the area where the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 overlap can be increased.
- the facing area is increased, and the second spiral wiring part 70 in the thickness direction of the layer is increased.
- the distance between the part L1 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 may be reduced.
- the second spiral wiring in the thickness direction of the layer increases as the facing area increases. It is necessary to increase the distance between part L1 of the part 70 and part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56.
- the facing area can be increased in the present embodiment, the coupling between the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 is made more than in the first embodiment. Further, the inductance can be increased and the inductance due to mutual inductive coupling can be easily adjusted.
- the part L1 of the second spiral wiring part 70 and the part L2 of the sixth wiring part 56 are respectively different layers of the mounting substrate 35, specifically the third wiring. Formed on the formation layer 38 and the second wiring formation layer 37. Therefore, a portion L1 of the second spiral wiring portion 70 is formed as compared with a case where a portion L1 of the second spiral wiring portion 70 and a portion L2 of the sixth wiring portion 56 are formed in the same layer of the mounting substrate 35.
- Third wiring formation layer 38 and the second 6 The area of the first surface portion of the second wiring forming layer 37 where the part L2 of the wiring part 56 is formed can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to reduce the size of the mounting substrate 35 in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.
- the communication device 100 including the duplexer 10 has been described. However, instead of the duplexer 10, the communication device including the duplexer of the present embodiment is provided. As in the first embodiment described above, an unnecessary signal outside the pass frequency band is transmitted or received, and an excellent signal that does not need to be received or transmitted is transmitted and received. It is possible to realize a communication device 100 that can
- LTCC is mainly made of alumina and has a dielectric constant of 9.4.
- the thickness of each LTCC layer is 0.125 mm.
- the surface of each layer is made of silver, and the minimum width of the electrode is 0.075 mm.
- the diameter of the via for connecting the electrode formed on the surface of each layer is 0.1 mm, and the inside is filled with silver.
- a filter with a pass frequency band of 824 MHz to 849 MHz was used as a transmit filter, and a filter with a pass frequency band of 869 MHz to 894 MHz was used as a receive filter.
- the SAW element was formed using a thin film process.
- a lithium tantalate (LiTaO) single crystal was used as the piezoelectric substrate 201 .
- Ti titanium
- main surface aluminum copper with a thickness of 130 nm is formed on the surface in the thickness direction of the Ti thin film.
- Al—Cu Al—Cu thin films were formed, and these were alternately laminated in three layers to form a total of six TiZAl—Cu laminated films.
- a photoresist was applied by a resist coating apparatus so that the thickness dimension was about 0.5 m.
- a photoresist pattern was formed by a reduction projection exposure apparatus.
- an unnecessary portion of the photoresist is dissolved with an alkaline developer using a developing device, and an electrode pattern is then processed using a reactive ion etching (abbreviation: RIE) device.
- RIE reactive ion etching
- a protective film was formed in a predetermined region of the electrode pattern. Specifically, a silica (310) film with a thickness of about 0.0111 is formed on the main surface of the electrode pattern and the piezoelectric substrate by a thermal vapor deposition (abbreviation: CVD) apparatus.
- CVD thermal vapor deposition
- the photoresist was patterned by photolithography, and the protective film of the flip-chip electrode portion was etched by an RIE apparatus or the like.
- a multilayer electrode composed of chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and gold (Au) was formed using a sputtering apparatus. The thickness of the deposited laminated electrode was about 1 ⁇ m.
- the photoresist and the laminated electrode at unnecessary portions were simultaneously removed by a lift-off method to form pads for connecting flip-chip bumps.
- the piezoelectric substrate 201 was diced along dicing lines and divided into SAW element chips.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the SAW element 200.
- the SAW element 200 includes a transmission filter 11 and a reception filter 12.
- the transmission filter 11 is a ladder type filter composed of series resonators 203a, 203b, 203c, and 203d that form series arms and parallel resonators 204a and 204b that form parallel arms.
- the reception filter 12 is a ladder type finoletor constituted by series resonators 205a, 205b, 205c, and 205d that form series arms and parallel resonators 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d that form parallel arms.
- each chip and the mounting substrate 35 made of the LTCC substrate are arranged so that the electrode forming surface of each chip of the SAW element 200 faces the surface on which the electrode pattern of the LTCC substrate is printed.
- nitrogen gas (N) atmosphere nitrogen gas (N) atmosphere
- Betaing was performed in an atmosphere to melt the solder, thereby bonding the chips to the LTCC board.
- a resin was applied to the LTCC substrate to which the chips were bonded, and beta was performed in an N atmosphere to seal the chips.
- mount the mounting board 35 mount the mounting board 35.
- Dicing was performed along the icing line and divided into a plurality of parts to produce the duplexer 10 of the present invention.
- the matching circuit formed in a part of the first wiring 17 is composed of the first spiral wiring portion 55, the second spiral wiring portion 70 and the tenth via 65 of the first wiring 17, and its length dimension is 10.37 mm. Yes, the inductance is 7.9nH.
- the length L1 of the first wiring part L1 is 0.5 mm, and the inductance is 0.25 nH.
- the second wiring 18 includes a first wiring portion 40, a sixth wiring portion 56, a tenth wiring portion 71, a first via 46, a sixth via 61, and a twelfth via 75, and its length dimension. Is 1.0 mm and the inductance is 0.69 nH.
- the length L2 of the second wiring part L2 is 0.55 mm, and the inductance is 0.33 nH.
- the direction of the current flowing in the part L1 of the first wiring is opposite to the direction of the current flowing in the part L2 of the second wiring in the part L1 of the first wiring and the part L2 of the second wiring. It is arranged to become.
- the distance between the part L1 of the first wiring and the part L2 of the second wiring is 0.075 mm
- the mutual inductance is 0.12 nH
- the coupling coefficient is 0.4.
- the value of each inductance and the coupling coefficient is obtained using “Q 3D Extractor” which is simulation software made by Ansoft.
- Attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics were measured using the duplexer 10 manufactured by flip-chip mounting the SAW element 200 on the mounting substrate 35 having the configuration shown in FIGS. 4A to 4G.
- the isolation characteristic is a characteristic of a signal leaking to one filter force and the other filter.
- an RF signal is applied to the first signal input unit 25 of the transmission filter 11 and a signal from the second signal output unit 31 of the reception filter 12 is measured, whereby the first signal input unit 25 and the first signal input unit 25 are measured.
- the isolation characteristics with the second signal output unit 31 were evaluated.
- FIG. 9 shows the measurement results of the attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics of the example.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in Fig. 9 represents frequency (unit: MHz), and the vertical axis represents attenuation and isolation (unit: dB).
- the attenuation characteristic of the transmission filter 11 is indicated by a thick solid line
- the attenuation characteristic of the reception filter 12 is indicated by a thin solid line
- the isolation characteristic is indicated by a broken line.
- the duplexer of the present embodiment is outside the pass frequency band of the transmission filter 11 and in the pass frequency band of the reception filter 12, in other words, in the high frequency side attenuation band of the transmission filter 11. It can be seen that it has better attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics than the duplexer of the comparative example described later.
- the part L2 of the second wiring connected to the section 27 and the ground terminal 14 is such that the extending direction of the part L1 of the first wiring and the extending direction of the part L2 of the second wiring are not opposite to each other.
- the part L1 of the first wiring and the part L2 of the second wiring are the direction of the current flowing through the part L1 of the first wiring and the direction of the current flowing through the part L2 of the second wiring.
- the coupling coefficient between the part L1 of the first wiring and the part L2 of the second wiring is less than 0.1.
- the structure of the mounting substrate 35 and the pass frequency bands of the transmission filter 11 and the reception filter 12 are the same as in the embodiment.
- Fig. 10 shows the measurement results of the attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics of the comparative example.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in Fig. 10 represents frequency (unit: MHz), and the vertical axis represents attenuation and isolation (unit: dB).
- the attenuation characteristic of the transmission filter 11 is indicated by a thick solid line
- the attenuation characteristic of the reception filter 12 is indicated by a thin solid line
- the isolation characteristic is indicated by a broken line.
- the duplexer of the comparative example is described above in the pass frequency band of the receive filter 12 outside the pass frequency band of the transmit filter 11, in other words, in the attenuation region on the high frequency side of the transmit filter 11. It can be seen that the attenuation characteristic and the isolation characteristic are inferior to the duplexer of this embodiment.
- Table 1 shows the measurement results of attenuation and isolation at 894 MHz in the high-frequency attenuation region of the transmission filter 11.
- Comparative Example -35.3 -36.2 As shown in Table 1, the attenuation of the comparative example at 894 MHz, which is the high-frequency attenuation region of the transmission filter 11, is -35.3 dB, and the isolation of the comparative example is -36. 2dB. On the other hand, the attenuation amount of the embodiment at 894 MHz, which is the attenuation region on the high frequency side of the transmission filter 11, is ⁇ 48.3 dB, and the isolation is 46.3 dB. Therefore, the attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics of the example were improved over the attenuation characteristics and isolation characteristics of the comparative example.
- the length dimension in the longitudinal direction, the length dimension in the width direction, and the length dimension in the thickness direction of the duplexer 10 of the present invention are 2.5 mm, 2. Omm, and 0.8 mm, respectively.
- a DMS (Double Mode SAW) type filter and an IIDT (Interdigitated Interdig ital Transducer) type filter are used as part of the force filter described in the case of using a ladder type filter as a filter. May be. That is, the expression of the present invention is conditional on having parallel arms, and the configuration of the filter is not particularly limited as long as it has parallel arms.
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