Title :
A 40 GHz LTCC receiver module using a novel submerged balancing filter structure
Author :
Ziroff, A. ; Nalezinski, M. ; Menzel, W.
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG Corp. Technol., Munich, Germany
Abstract :
A SMT compatible 40 GHz discrete mixer in LTCC is proposed. A novel filter structure was implemented in a buried layer, which serves as a balun for a discrete balanced mixer at the same time. The design approach scales very well with frequency and stopband specification and allow the design of compact low cost modules.
Keywords :
MIMIC; MMIC mixers; baluns; band-pass filters; flip-chip devices; microwave receivers; 40 GHz; MMIC; balun; bandpass filter; compact low cost modules; discrete balanced mixer; low temperature cofired ceramic receiver; submerged balancing filter structure; Band pass filters; Ceramics; Diodes; Equivalent circuits; Frequency; Impedance matching; Microwave filters; Microwave technology; Microwave theory and techniques; Resonator filters;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 2003. RAWCON '03. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7829-6
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.2003.1227915
