Title :
Fully integrated reconfigurable antenna steered by magnetic field
Author :
Kim, Yongsung ; Bang, Yong-Seung ; Kim, Namgon ; Kim, Jung-Mu ; Kwon, Youngwoo ; Kim, Yong-Kweon
Author_Institution :
Nano Fabrication Group, Samsung Adv. Inst. of Technol., Yongin, South Korea
Abstract :
This paper presents a single antenna platform mechanically steered by magnetic force in which MMIC (Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit) and capacitors are fully integrated. The RF source, MMIC is vertically connected to the antenna plate, not on the BCB spring, so the antenna responses are not distorted with various tilting angles. A single MMIC is flip-chip bonded to increase productivity and reduce process time. The maximum deflection angles are 18.3° (H-plane) and 17.7° (E-plane) respectively and the tilting angles are proportional to the applied magnetic fields. RF beam patterns are obtained with various scanning angles. The scanning angle are -14°, 0°, +18° (H-plane), -18°, -12°, 0°, +12°, +16° (E-plane).
Keywords :
MMIC; antenna radiation patterns; capacitors; magnetic fields; MMIC; RF beam patterns; RF source; antenna plate; capacitors; flip chip bonding; integrated fully reconfigurable antenna; magnetic fields; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; single antenna platform; Bonding; Capacitors; MMICs; Magnetic fields; Magnetic forces; Microwave antennas; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Radio frequency; Springs;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2010 IEEE 23rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5761-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1084-6999
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442288
