Electromagnetic design aspects of packages for phased array modules that may incorporate monolithic antenna elements

Author

Griffin, D.W. ; Parfitt, A.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Adelaide Univ., SA, Australia

fYear

1993

fDate

June 28 1993-July 2 1993

Firstpage

986

Abstract

It is pointed out that, where large floor area packages must be used and damping with lossy material is not acceptable, the electromagnetic design of MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) packages requires careful analysis for the minimization of cavity resonance effects. If monolithic antenna elements are to be used, then aspects of the antenna array design are directly relevant to package design and the suppression of resonances. The following issues are examined: basic package functions and features; MMIC module layout, package shape, and connections; electromagnetic design problems within packages; and the effect of antenna radiation on package design.<>

Keywords

MMIC; antenna phased arrays; cavity resonators; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit packaging; MMIC; antenna array design; antenna radiation; cavity resonance effects; connections; electromagnetic design; module layout; monolithic antenna elements; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; package design; package shape; phased array modules; Damping; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic radiation; Integrated circuit packaging; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Minimization; Monolithic integrated circuits; Phased arrays; Resonance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1993. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1246-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1993.385183

Filename

385183