A 24 GHz Active Antenna in Flip-Chip Technology with Integrated Frontend

Author

Talukder, Prodyut K. ; Neuner, Marko ; Meliani, Chafik ; Schmückle, Franz Josef ; Heinrich, Wolfgang

Author_Institution

Ferdinand-Braun-Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztechnik, Berlin

fYear

2006

fDate

11-16 June 2006

Firstpage

1776

Lastpage

1779

Abstract

A novel slot antenna is presented which is realized using flip-chip technology and allows integration of active chips into the antenna. It is compatible with conventional planar assembly methods and exhibits resonant properties that can be used as an input/output filter. Combining 4 antennas one obtains a compact module with beam switching in all lateral directions. For 24 GHz, only 12 mm side length is required. The paper describes antenna design and presents measurement results of a 24 GHz version with integrated transmitter VCO

Keywords

active antennas; flip-chip devices; microwave antennas; slot antennas; 12 mm; 24 GHz; active antenna; active chips; antenna design; beam switching; compact module; flip-chip technology; integrated frontend; integrated transmitter VCO; planar assembly methods; resonant properties; slot antenna; Antenna accessories; Assembly; Beam steering; Filtering; Filters; Geometry; Impedance; Resonance; Slot antennas; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Slot antenna; flip-chip; planar integration; resonant antenna; sector antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9541-7

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249386

Filename

4015296