Title : 
LTCC-Technology for Miniaturised Ka-Band Frontends
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
EADS Deutschland GmbH, 89077 Ulm, Germany. Phone +497313924276, Fax +49731392204276, E-Mail axel.brokmeier@sysde.eads.net
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A modern state-of-the-art radar frontend for use in Ka-band radar applications like small seekers for missiles or drones has stringenst requirements to electrical, mechanical and thermal aspects. It has surely also be taken care on economical and environmental demands. This vast array of seemingly contradictory conditions can be fulfilled by using a LTCC-multilayer (Low Temperature Cofired Ceramic). LTCC-technology is one of the most advanced approaches to the miniaturisation of RF circuits.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Ceramics; Circuits; Heating; MMICs; Nonhomogeneous media; Radar applications; Resistors; Substrates; Thermal management; Thermal resistance;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Munich, Germany
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-58053-834-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/EUMA.2003.341032