Title :
Surface-mount high-Q resonators for millimeter-wave LTCC oscillators
Author :
Hesselbarth, Jan ; Nuechter, Peter ; Goebel, Uhland
Author_Institution :
Huber + Suhner AG, Pfaffikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
We report small-size high-Q resonators suitable for Ka-band oscillators based on alumina ceramic and temperature-compensated by using rutile material. The resonators can be mounted onto LTCC boards by means of surface-mount pick-and-place technology. The influence of tolerances is investigated. Unloaded Q-factors of more than 600 can be obtained at 33 GHz. This performance is compared, with regard to volume and cost, with other resonator structures.
Keywords :
Q-factor; alumina; ceramics; millimetre wave oscillators; resonators; surface mount technology; 33 GHz; Al2O3; Ka-band oscillators; Q-factor; alumina ceramics; low-temperature cofired ceramic oscillators; millimeter-wave LTCC oscillators; resonator structure; surface-mount high-Q resonators; surface-mount pick technology; surface-mount place technology; Ceramics; Costs; Dielectric materials; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Oscillators; Phase noise; Q factor; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262892
