• DocumentCode
    2107936
  • Title

    On-chip interconnect for mm-wave applications using an all-copper technology and wavelength reduction

  • Author

    Cheung, T.S.D. ; Long, J.R. ; Vaed, K. ; Volant, R. ; Chinthakindi, A. ; Schnabel, C.M. ; Florkey, J. ; Stein, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    13-13 Feb. 2003
  • Firstpage
    396
  • Abstract
    Transmission lines are implemented using an all-copper backend developed for RF and microwave applications. Wavelength reduction is used to achieve a Q factor >20 from 20GHz to 40GHz, about three times higher than conventional transmission lines implemented with the same technology. It has 0.3dB/mm loss, and reduces the wavelength of a conventional transmission line by half thereby minimizing the space for on-chip microwave devices.
  • Keywords
    MIMIC; Q-factor; copper; high-frequency transmission lines; integrated circuit interconnections; 20 to 40 GHz; Cu; MM-wave integrated circuit; Q-factor; all-copper technology; on-chip interconnect; transmission line; wavelength reduction; Attenuation; Conductors; Coplanar waveguides; Copper; Dielectric substrates; Frequency; Integrated circuit interconnections; Semiconductivity; Silicon; Strips;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2003. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2003 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0193-6530
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7707-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSCC.2003.1234353
  • Filename
    1234353