Wave MMIC Research Articles

Low loss DC to 50 GHz LTCC SMT package for millimeter wave MMICs

The new vertical transition using the trough line, the slab line, and shielded multilayer coplanar waveguides (SMCPW) in order to implement the DC ∼ 50-GHz band low loss LTCC hermetic surface mounting (SMT) MMIC package was developed. The trough line, the slab line, and the SMCPWs were employed in order to minimize the discontinuity of the conventional via vertical transition, and the radiation loss and crosstalk. The proposed vertical transition is constructed using the multiple transmission lines of the SMCPW1–trough line–slab line–SMCPW2–SMCPW3. The manufactured LTCC hermetic SMT MMIC package showed a low insertion loss less than 0.6 dB and a reflection loss less than −20 dB in the frequency range from DC to 53 GHz. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 24–29, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22973

Frequency dependent transmission characteristics of microstrip lines on the finite width substrate or near a substrate edge

An accurate hybrid mode analysis of microstrip lines on the finite width substrate or near a substrate edge including finite metallisation thickness is described. The frequency dependent solutions for the transmission characteristics of the microstrip lines are presented. An approach for avoiding the calculation of higher modes in a rectangular waveguide partially filled with a dielectric is also introduced. The results provide useful information for the design of high packing density millimetre wave MMICs.