Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device capable of arranging and holding the end of an optical fiber within a substrate and capable of adjusting the arrangement of the optical fiber after setting up. SOLUTION: The substrate 1 comprises a groove 2 for storing the end 4 of the optical fiber 3, the groove 2 is provided with a plane wall 8 orthogonal to the main surface of the substrate 1, and the groove 2 has a movable part 5 arranged in the facing surface of the plane wall 8. The movable part 5 is moved toward the plane wall 8 between two positions of a withdrawing position in which the end of the optical fiber 3 freely enters the groove 2 and a blocking position in which the movable part 5 presses the optical fiber 3 against the plane wall 8 by coming into contact with the optical fiber 3, and means 21 and 24 which move the movable part 5 toward the plane wall 8 by exerting fixed force on the movable part 5 are provided.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resonator that can adjust various characteristics such as a tuning frequency and its bandwidth over a comparatively wide range. SOLUTION: The electric resonator of this invention is a basic electric resonator (1) that is provided with a ribbon conductor (2) forming a flat loop and a conductor bridge (6) that is an arch bridging over segments (3, 4) to form a variable capacitor. Part of the bridge (6) is displaced with respect to the segments (3, 4) of the loop under the control of a control signal so as to change the capacitance of the capacitor resulting that the tuning frequency of the resonator can be revised.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a minute element capable of increasing a maximum operation frequency. SOLUTION: A minute element (1) is a minute inductor or a minute inductive transformer. A metal winding (2) with a form of solenoid, a magnetic core (4) located at the center of the solenoid (2) and having strips (12 and 13) made of ferromagnetic material are provided. A magnetic core (4) is located, in parallel with the strips (12 and 13), and at least one additional layer (14) for generating a magnetic field in a direction vertical to the axis (20) of the solenoid (2) is provided.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an induction microelement, provided with a magnetic core which can act at a specified high frequency. SOLUTION: In this microinductor or an induction microelement (1) such as a microtransformer, a metal winding (2) having a shape of a solenoid and a magnetic core (4) which is positioned at the center of the solenoid (2) are composed of ferromagnetic material are installed. The core (4) is constituted of a plurality of sections (13-16) which are isolated by cutouts (17-19), which are orientated perpendicular to a main axis (20) of the solenoid (2).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a microelectric element, such as the microinductor, microtransformer, etc., having a satisfactory Q-factor or a large self-inductance value. SOLUTION: In a method for manufacturing a microelectric element, channels are formed in a substrate 1 by etching and copper segments 7 are formed in the channels. Then the upper surfaces of the segments 7 and the upper surface of the substrate 1 are made even, and at least one layer constituting a core is formed on the upper surfaces of the substrate 1 and the segments 7. Thereafter, the core is etched so that the core may be left only on bands and a plurality of arches 18 each of which couples one end of a certain segment 7, with one end of its adjacent segment 7 over the core being electrolytically grown astride over the core.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an inductor element, which has a superior Q-value at a low frequency and works at a high frequency, by providing a quartz substrate layer and an inductor formed of a spirally wound metal strip and using copper having a specific thickness or larger for the metallic strip. SOLUTION: An inductor element 1 is provided with a quartz substrate 2, on which a winding composed of a metallic strip 3 is arranged. The metal strip 3 forming an inductor is formed by using copper and spirally wound so as to form an inductor coil. The thickness of the strip 3 used is >=10 μm, close to about 30 μm. In addition, the quartz substrate 2 is covered with a polyimide layer, which is arranged between the substrate 2 and strip 3 forming the inductor. Particularly a segment 8, which connects the central part 9 of the spirally wound body to the end section 10 of the strip 3 which becomes one of two connecting terminals, is constituted so that the segment 8 passes through the polyimide layer.
Abstract:
Multilayer structure, used especially as a material of high relative permittivity, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of separate layers, each having a thickness of less than 500 null. Some of those layers are based on aluminium, hafnium and oxygen and especially based on hafnium dioxide (HfO2) and on alumina (Al2O3). In practice, the hafnium dioxide and alumina layers form alloys of formula HfxAlyOz. Advantageously, the stoichiometry of the HfxAlyOz varies from one layer to another. Some of the layers containing HfxAlyOz alloys, or some of the layers between those containing HfxAlyOz alloys, also include a lanthanide element.
Abstract translation:特别是特别用作高相对介电常数的材料的多层结构,其特征在于它包括多个单独的层,每个层具有小于500埃的厚度。 这些层中的一些基于铝,铪和氧,特别是基于二氧化铪(HfO 2)和氧化铝(Al 2 O 3)。 实际上,二氧化铪和氧化铝层形成式为Hf x Al y O z的合金。 有利地,Hf x Al y O z的化学计量从一层到另一层不同。 含有Hf x Al y O z合金的一些层,或含有Hf x Al y O z合金的层之间的一些层也包括镧系元素。
Abstract:
An optical switching matrix, made from a semiconductor-D dielectric-based substrate, comprising: at least one set of optical input fibers (12) and at least one set of optical output fibers (14) oriented substantially perpendicular to each other, a set of moveable mirrors (5, 13) placed at the intersections of the directions defined by the various optical fibers, each mirror (13) being capable of moving in order to reflect a beam coming from an optical input fiber, bound for an optical output fiber, a set of channels defined between the mirrors, inside which the various beams are propagated before and after having encountered the mirrors, in which: the set of mirrors is made on a first substrate wafer (2), said first wafer being covered with a second substrate wafer (20), the various channels (38) are formed between protruding zones (34) present under the second substrate wafer, said protruding zones comprising housings (33) inside which the moveable mirrors are able to move.
Abstract:
An electronic component produced from a substrate and incorporating a capacitive structure formed on top of the final visible metallization level produced in the substrate, said capacitive structure having two electrodes, wherein one of the electrodes comprises an array of superposed fins that are offset from one another with respect to a central trunk, the other electrode comprising two arrays of fins, the fins of each of the latter arrays being interleaved with the fins of the first electrode and being joined together by a common wall, the two common walls themselves being joined together above the first electrode.
Abstract:
Electronic component incorporating an integrated circuit made in a substrate (1) and a planar capacitor, characterized in that the capacitor is made on top of a metallization plane of the component, this metallization plane forming a first electrode (2) of the capacitor, and in that the capacitor comprises: a first oxygen diffusion barrier layer (5) deposited on top of the metallization plane (2); a stack (6) of several different oxide layers, each layer having a thickness less than 100 nanometres, the stack being deposited on top of the first barrier layer (5); a second oxygen diffusion barrier layer (7) deposited on top of the stack of oxide layers (6); a metal electrode (20) present on top of the second barrier layer (7).