US 7,518,463 B2
Circuit assembly with conical inductor
Uriel C. Fojas, Santa Rosa, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/21,839.
Prior Publication US 2006/0139124 A1, Jun. 29, 2006
Int. Cl. H03H 7/00 (2006.01); H01F 27/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 333—12  [333/185; 336/231] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A circuit assembly, comprising:
a substrate having a slot,
a conical inductor disposed in the slot,
a conductor of a high frequency transmission line, a lead from a narrow end of the conical inductor being electrically connected to the conductor, and
a package suspending the substrate and providing a ground plane acting in cooperation with the conductor to form a microstrip transmission line.