High performances of shielded LTCC vertical transitions from DC up to 50 GHz

Author

Valois, Rosine ; Baillargeat, Dominique ; Verdeyme, Serge ; Lahti, Markku ; Jaakola, Tuomo

Author_Institution

Inst. de Recherche en Commun. Optiques et Microondes, Univ. of Limoges, France

Volume

53

Issue

6

fYear

2005

fDate

6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2026

Lastpage

2032

Abstract

This paper reports on research on two generic shielded vertical transitions in low-temperature cofired ceramic technology. These interconnections are simulated and optimized by three-dimensional electromagnetic simulations. The first circuit, a coplanar waveguide (CPW) or microstrip-to-stripline transition, presents great experimental performances from dc up to 50 GHz, and the second, a CPW-to-waveguide transition, is defined for Q-band applications.

Keywords

ceramic packaging; coplanar waveguides; microstrip transitions; waveguide transitions; 0 to 50 GHz; 3D electromagnetic simulations; CPW-to-waveguide transition; Q-band applications; coplanar waveguide; generic shielded vertical transitions; low-temperature cofired ceramic technology; microstrip-to-stripline transition; shielded LTCC vertical transitions; Ceramics; Circuit simulation; Coplanar waveguides; Electromagnetic waveguides; Integrated circuit interconnections; Microstrip; Millimeter wave technology; Packaging; Waveguide transitions; Wideband; Interconnections; low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC); waveguides; wide band;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2005.848832

Filename

1440720