US Patent Issued to ASM America on June 30 for "RF impedance matching network with series-connected diode switches" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,059, issued on June 30, was assigned to ASM America Inc..

"RF impedance matching network with series-connected diode switches" was invented by Ronald Anthony Decker (Turnersville, N.J.) and Imran Ahmed Bhutta (Morrestown, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, an RF impedance matching circuit is disclosed. The matching circuit includes at least one electronically variable capacitor (EVC). Each EVC includes fixed capacitors, each of the fixed capacitors having a corresponding switching circuit for switching in and out the fixed capacitor to alter a total capacitance of the EVC. Each switching circuit includes a switch ...