1. A substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module, comprising:
a power amplifier configured to receive an input radio frequency signal to produce an amplified radio frequency signal in response to a bias control signal;
a bias control terminal configured to receive the bias control signal;
a power sensing terminal configured to output a power sensing signal in response to the amplified radio frequency signal, wherein the bias control terminal and the power sensing terminal are disposed on the same side of the substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module;
an input terminal configured to receive the input radio frequency signal;
a ground terminal electrically connected to the ground of the power amplifier, wherein the input terminal and the ground terminal are disposed on the same side of the substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module;
an output terminal configured to output the amplified radio frequency signal; and
one or more power supply terminal configured to receive power to be supplied to the power amplifier, wherein the output terminal and the one or more power supply terminals are disposed on the same side of the substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module.
2. The substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module of claim 1, wherein three sides comprise nine electric terminals including one ground terminal and fourth side does not comprise any electric terminal.
3. The substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module of claim 1, further comprising two power supply terminals disposed on the same side as the output terminal of the substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module to receive power to be supplied to the power amplifier.
4. The substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module of claim 1, further comprising a not-connected terminal disposed on the same side as the input terminal and the ground terminal of the substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module.
5. The substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module of claim 1, further comprising a first side approximately 2.4 mm in width and a second side approximately 3.0 mm in length.
6. The substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module of claim 1, wherein at least one of the input terminal, the output terminal, the ground terminal, the power sensing terminal, and the power control terminal has dimensions of approximately 0.33 mm by 0.4 mm.
7. The substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module of claim 1, further comprising a central ground pad that has dimensions of approximately 1.7 mm by 1.7 mm.
8. The substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module of claim 1, wherein the input impedance for the input radio frequency signal is 50 ohm.
9. The substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module of claim 1, further comprising:
a bias control circuit configured to receive the bias control signal at the bias control terminal to control the biasing voltage or the biasing current of the power amplifier; and
a power sensing circuit configured to detect the amplified radio frequency signal to produce the power sensing signal at the power sensing terminal.
10. A wireless communication device, comprising:
a transceiver configured to convert an input electric signal to a radio frequency signal, and
a prepackaged power amplifier configured to produce an amplified radio frequency signal in response to the radio frequency signal;
wherein the prepackaged power amplifier has been tested to be capable of amplifying radio-frequency signals before the prepackaged power amplifier is electrically connected with the transceiver.
11. The wireless communication device of claim 10, wherein the prepackaged power amplifier comprises an impedance matching circuit to receive the input radio frequency signal.
12. The wireless communication device of claim 10, wherein the prepackaged power amplifier comprises one or more electric terminals that are configured to receive power supply, to receive a bias-control signal, or to output a power-sensing signal.
13. The wireless communication device of claim 12, further comprising a digital control unit configured to produce the bias control signal to be received by the prepackaged power amplifier.
14. The wireless communication device of claim 13, wherein the digital control unit is a base band processor.
15. The wireless communication device of claim 12, further comprising a substrate configured to electrically connect to the one or more electric terminals in the prepackaged power amplifier to permit the prepackaged power amplifier to be electrically connected to the transceiver.
16. The wireless communication device of claim 15, wherein the substrate includes one or more of a printed circuit board (PCB), a lead frame, and lower-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC).
17. The wireless communication device of claim 10, further comprising:
a base band processor configured to provide the input electric signal to the transceiver; and
an antenna configured to produce a wireless signal in response to the amplified radio frequency signal.
18. The wireless communication device of claim 10, further comprising a window that exposes the prepackaged power amplifier to the ambient environment.
19. A wireless communication device, comprising:
a base-band processor configured to digitally process an input electric signal to produce a processed electric signal;
a transceiver configured to convert the processed electric signal to a radio frequency signal;
a prepackaged power amplifier configured to receive the radio frequency signal to produce an amplified radio frequency signal, wherein the prepackaged power amplifier comprises an impedance matching circuit to receive the radio frequency signal and one or more electric terminals to receive power supply, to receive a bias-control signal, or to output a power-sensing signal;
an antenna configured to produce a wireless signal in response to the amplified radio frequency signal; and
a substrate configured to electrically connect to the one or more electric terminals in the prepackaged power amplifier to permit the prepackaged power amplifier to be electrically connected to the antenna, the transceiver, and the base band processor,
wherein the prepackaged power amplifier has been tested to be capable of amplifying radio-frequency signals before the prepackaged power amplifier is electrically connected with the substrate.
20. The wireless communication device of claim 19, wherein the substrate includes one or more of a printed circuit board (PCB), a lead frame, and lower-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC).
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of producing a lid for a cup, the method comprising the steps of
providing a non-perforated cover including a central closure and a ring-shaped brim mount arranged to surround the central closure, the ring-shaped brim mount being adapted to couple the non-perforated cover to a brim included in a cup, and the central closure including an elevated basin arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation above the ring-shaped brim mount and a product-retaining shell coupled to a perimeter of the elevated basin and arranged to extend downwardly away from the elevated basin to couple to the ring-shaped brim mount, and
converting the non-perforated cover into a perforated lid by making a utensil-receiver cut in the central closure to separate the elevated basin from the product-retaining shell to cause a utensil-receiving aperture to be formed in the central closure that is adapted to receive a utensil therethrough.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the product-retaining shell includes a curved product-retaining wall coupled to the ring-shaped brim mount to extend upwardly away from the ring-shaped brim mount and a top wall extending between and interconnecting the curved product-retaining wall and the elevated basin.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the top wall includes a proximal end coupled to the curved product-retaining wall and a distal end coupled to the elevated basin and the distal end of the top wall defines the utensil-receiving aperture when the utensil-receiver cut is made.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the top wall includes an upper ring coupled to the curved product-retaining wall, a lower lip coupled to the elevated basin to lie in space-apart relation to the upper ring, and a medial band extending between and interconnecting the upper ring and the lower lip.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the top wall includes an upper ring coupled to the curved product-retaining wall, a lower lip coupled to the elevated basin to lie in space-apart relation to the upper ring between the upper ring and the elevated basin, and a medial band extending between and interconnecting the upper ring and the lower lip.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the lower lip includes a first lip end coupled to the medial band and a second lip end spaced apart from the first lip end and the second lip end is the distal end of the top wall.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the upper ring lies in a first generally horizontal plane, the lower lip lies in a second generally horizontal plane, and the first and second generally horizontal planes are spaced apart from one another and generally parallel to one another.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the central closure further includes a central well appended to the elevated basin and arranged to extend away from the elevated basin toward the ring-shaped brim mount.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the central closure further includes a nub appended to the elevated basin to extend upwardly away from the ring-shaped brim mount.
10. A method of producing a lid for a cup, the method comprising the steps of
providing a non-perforated cover including a central closure and a ring-shaped brim mount arranged to surround the central closure, the central closure including an elevated basin spaced above the ring-shaped brim mount and a curved product-retaining wall coupled to a perimeter of the elevated basin and arranged to extend downwardly to interconnect the ring-shaped brim mount and the elevated basin and
converting the non-perforated cover into a perforated lid by severing a portion of the central closure to cause the elevated basin to be separated from the curved product-retaining wall so that a utensil-receiving aperture is formed in the central closure.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the central closure further includes a nub appended to the elevated basin to extend upwardly away from the ring-shaped brim mount.
12. A method of producing a lid for a cup, the method comprising the steps of providing a non-perforated cover including a central closure and a ring-shaped brim mount arranged to surround the central closure, the central closure including an elevated basin arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation above the ring-shaped brim mount, a product-retaining shell coupled to a perimeter of the elevated basin and arranged to extend downwardly away from the elevated basin to couple to the ring-shaped brim mount, a central well appended to the elevated basin and arranged to extend away from the elevated basin toward the ring-shaped brim mount, and converting the non-perforated cover into a first perforated lid by making a utensil-receiver cut in the central closure to separate the elevated basin and central well from the product-retaining shell to cause a utensil-receiving aperture to be formed in the central closure.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the central closure further includes a nub appended to the elevated basin to extend upwardly away from the ring-shaped brim mount.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the central closure further includes a series of deformable product-identification domes formed in the elevated basin and arranged to extend upwardly away from the ring-shaped brim mount until a user applies a force to one of the series of deformable product-identification domes causing the one of the series of deformable product-identification domes to deform and extend downwardly toward the ring-shaped brim mount.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein each one of the series of deformable product-identification domes is spaced apart from every other one of the series of deformable product-identification domes and spaced apart from a straw receiver.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the elevated basin is formed to include a first aperture that is defined by the central well.
17. A method of producing a lid for a cup, the method comprising the steps of
providing a first perforated lid including a central closure and a ring-shaped brim mount arranged to surround the central closure, the central closure including an elevated basin arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation above the ring-shaped brim mount, a product-retaining shell coupled to a perimeter of the elevated basin and arranged to extend downwardly away from the elevated basin to couple to the ring-shaped brim mount, a straw receiver appended to the elevated basin and arranged to extend away from the elevated basin toward the ring-shaped brim mount and
converting the first perforated lid by making a utensil-receiver cut in the central closure to separate the elevated basin and straw receiver from the product-retaining shell to cause a utensil receiving aperture to be formed in the central closure.