Title :
An investigation into the effect of metal and substrate thicknesses on the performance of m-derived MMIC lowpass filter
Author :
Sulaiman, Ahmad Asan ; Awang, Zaiki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract :
Describes the investigation of MMIC filter response using Libra simulator. The filter demonstrates a maximally flat passband with a cut-off frequency of 10 GHz. It is built on silicon and has a size of 1.296 × 1.6 mm2. The specified passband and stopband insertion losses are 0.2 dB and greater than 20 dB respectively. m-derived filter methodology and circuit configurations supported by theoretical derivation are presented in this paper. The metal and substrate thicknesses optimized in this study were found to improve the steepness of the filter response at cut-off. The overall size of the circuit is suited to MMIC technology.
Keywords :
MMIC; circuit simulation; frequency response; losses; low-pass filters; passive filters; 10 GHz; Libra simulator; MMIC technology; circuit configurations; cut-off frequency; filter response steepness; m-derived MMIC lowpass filter; maximally flat passband; passband insertion losses; stopband insertion losses; substrate thicknesses; Circuit simulation; Equations; Impedance; Integrated circuit technology; Low pass filters; MMICs; Microwave filters; Passband; Shunt (electrical); Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Research and Development, 2002. SCOReD 2002. Student Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7565-3
DOI :
10.1109/SCORED.2002.1033143
