Title :
QFN based packaging concepts for millimeter-wave transceivers
Author :
Zwick, Thomas ; Beer, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Inst. fuer Hochfrequenztech. und Elektron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
This paper introduces the idea of a low-cost surface-mountable millimeter-wave radar sensor. Different packaging topologies are compared with the potential of integrating the whole radar frontend together with the antennas into a single QFN package. The pros and cons of the different packaging concepts are discussed and finally, a 120 GHz off-chip antenna design for integration into a QFN package and its measurements are presented.
Keywords :
millimetre wave antennas; millimetre wave radar; radio transceivers; surface mount technology; frequency 120 GHz; millimeter-wave transceivers; off-chip antenna; packaging topology; radar frontend; single QFN package; surface mountable millimeter-wave radar sensor; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Cavity resonators; Flip chip; MMICs; Packaging; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2012 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0036-0
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2012.6178680
