Patent attributes
The present invention relates to a microwave device for at least one of dissipating and attenuating power, the device comprising:an insulating substrate;at least one conductive strip of a microwave transmission line on a face of the substrate;at least one ground zone; andat least one resistive layer placed on said face of the substrate, the resistive layer having at least a first region to which the conductive strip(s) is connected and a second region connected to the ground zone, the resistive layer presenting a longitudinal axis;in which device:the resistive layer is covered at least in part by a ground plane connected to the ground zone and insulated from the resistive layer by an insulating layer;wherein said ground plane comprises a conductive material silkscreen printed on the insulating layer.
