Title :
Packaging Considerations for a Compact Reconfigurable RF Tuner with a Broadband Tuning Range
Author :
Zhou, Zhen ; Melde, Kathleen L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ
Abstract :
This paper presents RF packaging issues involved in developing a reconfigurable RF tuner that provides a broadband impedance match to various antenna loads. The results show how changes in the architecture still achieve a high degree of tunability with low insertion loss
Keywords :
circuit tuning; electronics packaging; impedance matching; RF packaging; broadband impedance match; broadband tuning range; compact reconfigurable RF tuner; packaging considerations; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Diodes; Electronics packaging; Impedance; Insertion loss; Microstrip; Radio frequency; Tuned circuits; Tuners;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0668-4
DOI :
10.1109/EPEP.2006.321238
