Title :
Bond-wires: Readily available integrated millimeter-wave antennas
Author :
Johannsen, U. ; Smolders, A.B. ; Leiss, J. ; Gollor, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Wire-bond technology is cost-effective and widely available. This paper presents a mm-wave front-end module concept that exploits this technology for antenna implementation. A straightforward and computationally efficient modeling approach for the design of such antennas is presented that can be used in combination with standard IC design tools. The model was successfully verified with a commercial FDTD solver as well as measurements.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; lead bonding; millimetre wave antennas; FDTD solver; integrated millimeter-wave antennas; mm-wave front-end module; standard IC design tools; wire-bond technology; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Coplanar waveguides; Integrated circuit modeling; Standards; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2012 42nd European
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2215-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-87487-026-2
