Claims
- 1. A microwave termination device of a predetermined characteristic impedance, comprising;a substrate; and a plurality of film resistors formed on the substrate, the film resistors each having a predetermined sheet resistivity substantially lees than the characteristic impedance per square and being connected together so as to (i) provide an overall impedance equal to the predetermined characteristic impedance, and (ii) generate less intermodulation distortion in microwave signals coupled to the termination device than would be generated by an alternative termination device employing a single film resistor having resistivity substantially equal to the predetermined characteristic impedance.
- 2. A microwave termination device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined characteristic impedance is substantially 50 ohms.
- 3. A microwave termination device according to claim 2, wherein the film resistors are connected in series and the resistivity of each of the film resistors is substantially 12.5 ohms per square.
- 4. A microwave termination device according to claim 1, wherein the film resistors are connected in series.
- 5. A microwave termination device according to claim 1, wherein each of the film resistors is of substantially square shape.
- 6. A microwave termination device according to claim 1, wherein the film resistors are each formed of a thick-film material.
- 7. A microwave termination device according to claim 1, wherein the film resistors are each formed of a thin-film material.
- 8. A microwave termination device according to claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises ceramic.
- 9. A microwave termination device according to claim 1, being dimensioned and configured for mounting directly to an electrically conductive surface.
- 10. A microwave termination device according to claim 9, wherein (1) the substrate is a planar substrate, and (2) the film resistors are arranged on only one planar surface of the substrate.
- 11. A microwave termination device according to claim 10, wherein one terminal of the termination device comprises a conductive pad disposed on the other planar surface of the substrate.
- 12. A microwave termination device according to claim 11, further comprising a conductive half-via at one edge of the device connecting the conductive pad to one of the film resistors of the device.
- 13. A microwave termination device according to claim 10, further comprising a layer of passivation material on the one surface of the substrate for protection of the film resistors.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation under 35 U.S.C. ±120 of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/310,518 filed Dec. 5, 2002,now abandoned, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 5119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/337,593 filed Dec. 5, 2001, the disclosures of these applications being incorporated by reference herein.
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