Title :
Miniaturized integrated Butler Matrix for 180 GHz chip-to-chip communication
Author :
Jenning, Michael ; Plettemeier, Dirk
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Tech. Univ. Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents an improved Butler Matrix (BM) beam-switching network. The BM is designed for a thin film Benzocyclobutene (BCB) technology on a silicon wafer. It can be placed on an interposer or 3D chip stack. The operational frequency will be at 180 GHz and the bandwidth exceeds 30 GHz. The footprint of the BM is below 1 mm2. The field of application is ultra high speed short range inter-chip communication in the mm-Wave frequency range.
Keywords :
beam steering; matrix algebra; millimetre wave antenna arrays; switching networks; 3D chip stack; Butler matrix beam-switching network; frequency 180 GHz; interposer; mm-Wave frequency range; silicon wafer; thin film BCB technology; thin film Benzocyclobutene technology; ultra high speed short range interchip communication; Butler matrices; Couplers; Couplings; Feeds; Phase shifters; Ports (Computers);
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology: "Small Antennas, Novel EM Structures and Materials, and Applications" (iWAT), 2014 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2331-1
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2014.6958592
