Antenna in LTCC Technologies: A Review and the Current State of the Art

Author

Ullah, Ubaid ; Mahyuddin, Nor ; Arifin, Zainal ; Abdullah, Mohd Zaid ; Marzuki, Arjuna

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Malaysia

Volume

57

Issue

2

fYear

2015

fDate

Apr-15

Firstpage

241

Lastpage

260

Abstract

This paper presents a chronological review of the research carried out on antennas in low-temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC) technology over the last ten years or so. Major breakthroughs in LTCC technologies and its shortcomings are highlighted. The current state of the art of LTCC-technology-based antennas is then evaluated. All realizable features of the LTCC-based antennas, which are compact and of light weight and offer high-speed functionality for portable electronic devices, are illustrated. Different techniques used by researchers for broadbanding, multiband designs, and fabrication of LTCC-based antennas are also presented. This paper ends with some recommendations and concluding remarks.

Keywords

broadband antennas; multifrequency antennas; LTCC-based antenna fabrication; LTCC-technology-based antennas; broadband antennas; high-speed functionality; low-temperature cofired ceramics technology; multiband designs; portable electronic devices; Ceramics; Integrated circuits; Low temperatures; Nonhomogeneous media; Packaging; Substrates; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2015.2414668

Filename

7087380