Title :
K-Band wafer level antenna
Author :
Anthony, Theodore K.
Author_Institution :
Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD
Abstract :
This prototype design shows that a compact, efficient, and affordable wafer level antenna can be realized and processed along with MEMs technology on the same material. This prototype high resistivity Si wafer level antenna at K-band has demonstrated its proof of concept and performance. In addition, HFSS will help evaluate new antenna designs on materials, such as GaAs. A full 3-D simulator will continue to be needed to obtain more accurate solutions. Future work will entail simulating the SMA connector effects and comparing the accuracy of the resulting data.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; micromechanical devices; microwave antennas; GaAs; HFSS; K-band antenna; MEMS technology; antenna designs; full 3D simulator; microwave antenna; wafer level antenna; Antenna measurements; Coaxial cables; Conductivity; Dielectric substrates; Frequency measurement; K-band; Loss measurement; Patch antennas; Prototypes; Semiconductor device modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4618962