Title :
Effects of metallization thickness on the characteristics of the coplanar strips
Author :
Rahman, K.M. ; Nguyen, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
Effects of the finite metallization thickness on the characteristics of the coplanar strips (CPS) are investigated for the first time using a full-wave mode-matching technique. Numerical results indicate that the CPS´ strip thickness must be included for accurate design of microwave circuits. Calculated results of CPS with zero metallization thickness agree well with those published previously.
Keywords :
coplanar waveguides; integrated circuit metallisation; microwave integrated circuits; mode matching; strip lines; coplanar strips; finite metallization thickness; full-wave mode-matching; microwave circuits design; numerical results; strip transmission lines; zero metallization thickness; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Equations; Impedance; MMICs; Metallization; Microstrip; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2009-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1994.408119
