Title :
Ground plane effects in monolithic millimeter-wave integrated circuits
Author :
Vilcot, Anne ; Tedjini, Smaïl
Author_Institution :
LEMO, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
The effect of a lossy ground plane on the propagation parameters of a monolithic millimeter-wave microstrip on a semiconductor substrate is studied. The full-wave spectral-domain technique, which can take into account the thickness and conductivity of the ground plane, is used. When considering an ideal ground plane, the losses are very low and quasi-independent of the thickness of the semiconductor. Taking into account the losses of the ground plane, it is shown that the propagation losses are not only dependent on the thickness of the ground plane but also on the thickness of the semiconductor. These losses increase significantly as this thickness is reduced.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; electromagnetic wave propagation; losses; microstrip components; spectral-domain analysis; MIMIC; MM-wave IC; conductivity; full-wave spectral-domain technique; lossy ground plane; microstrip; millimeter-wave integrated circuits; propagation losses; propagation parameters; semiconductor substrate; thickness; Conductivity; Dielectric losses; Frequency; Impedance; Microstrip; Millimeter wave integrated circuits; Millimeter wave technology; Permittivity; Propagation losses; Strips;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
