US Patent Issued to Skyworks Solutions on Sept. 23 for "Phase shifters with switched transmission line loads" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,996, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Phase shifters with switched transmission line loads" was invented by Mostafa Azizi (Stittsville, Canada) and Hassan Sarbishaei (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods for phase shifters with switched transmission line loads are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a phase shifter includes a first port, a first controllable reflective load, a second port, a second controllable reflective load, and a pair of coupled lines that are electromagnetically coupled to one another. The pair of coupled lines includes a first conductive...