DocumentCode
3461770
Title
A novel low loss, thin film, WLAN antenna switching module
Author
Chen, Richard ; Mellen, Neal ; Shibata, Makoto ; Miyazaki, Masahiro ; Furaya, A.
Author_Institution
TDK R&D Corp., Phoenix, AZ, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
4-6 Oct. 2005
Abstract
Thin film passives facilitate the design of reduced size components required for consumer wireless products when compared to current PCB or LTCC solutions. This paper describes the development of a low-loss, thin film process and subsequent fabrication of a WLAN antenna switch module. Parts were fabricated using both a typical Au based MMIC process and a reduced RF loss Cu process. Inductor Q was doubled and loss reduced by about .3-.4 dB for Tx and Rx channels by using the low-loss Cu process.
Keywords
MMIC; copper; gold; microwave antennas; thin film devices; wireless LAN; Au; Cu; MMIC process; RF loss process; WLAN antenna switch module; component size reduction; consumer wireless products; inductor Q; low loss WLAN antenna switching module; thin film passives; thin film process; Costs; Dielectric materials; Dielectric substrates; Passive circuits; Radio frequency; Semiconductor materials; Switches; Thin film inductors; Transistors; Wireless LAN;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 2005 European
Print_ISBN
2-9600551-2-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMC.2005.1610301
Filename
1610301
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