DocumentCode
2656668
Title
Substrate loss reduction in antenna-on-chip design
Author
Johannsen, U. ; Smolders, A.B. ; Mahmoudi, R. ; Akkermans, J.A.G.
Author_Institution
TUHH, Hamburg, Germany
fYear
2009
fDate
1-5 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
We have explained the effect of the silicon substrate on the off-chip radiation of an integrated antenna on chip. From this consideration a low-cost approach for an enhanced antenna-on-chip design has been derived and its improved radiation efficiency has been confirmed by measurements.
Keywords
BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; antenna radiation patterns; dielectric waveguides; integrated circuit design; substrates; waveguide antennas; CMOS/BiCMOS technology; dielectric slab waveguide; integrated antenna-on-chip design; low-cost approach; off-chip radiation; silicon substrate loss reduction; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Cutoff frequency; Dielectric substrates; Erbium; Permittivity; Silicon; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location
Charleston, SC
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3647-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2009.5172243
Filename
5172243
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