MCMs for portable applications

Author

Baringer, William B. ; Brodersen, Robert W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

15-18 Mar 1993

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The authors point out that multichip modules (MCMs) provide many advantages in the implementation of portable systems. For digital circuitry, MCMs provide size reduction and reduced power dissipation, and they facilitate architectural voltage scaling. Future portable devices will make increased use of wireless communications. The size of the passive RF elements such as inductors, capacitors, and antennas will be much greater than that of the digital radio circuitry. These passive filter components can be integrated directly into the MCM layers, providing additional size and power reductions

Keywords

digital circuits; multichip modules; radio equipment; MCM layers; antennas; architectural voltage scaling; capacitors; digital radio circuitry; inductors; multichip modules; passive RF elements; passive filter components; portable systems; power dissipation; wireless communications; Capacitors; Circuits; Digital communication; Inductors; Multichip modules; Passive filters; Power dissipation; Radio frequency; Voltage; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multi-Chip Module Conference, 1993. MCMC-93, Proceedings., 1993 IEEE

Conference_Location

Santa Cruz, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3540-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MCMC.1993.302161

Filename

302161