Title :
High-Q integrated spiral inductors for high performance wireless front-end systems
Author :
Pieters, P. ; Vaesen, K. ; Diels, W. ; Carchon, G. ; Brebels, S. ; De Raedt, W. ; Beyne, E. ; Mertens, R.P.
Author_Institution :
HDIP-group, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
Inductors are essential components in wireless front-end systems. In this paper we present high-Q spiral inductors integrated in thin film multilayer MCM-D technology with quality factors of more than 100 at microwave frequencies. These inductors, together with other integrated passive components such as capacitors, resistors and interconnections are used to realize high performance systems for wireless front-ends. Examples of fully integrated filters, couplers, a DECT VCO and a LNA for 5.2 GHz wireless LAN applications are discussed
Keywords :
Q-factor; band-pass filters; cordless telephone systems; inductors; low-pass filters; microwave amplifiers; microwave filters; microwave integrated circuits; microwave oscillators; multichip modules; passive filters; thin film circuits; voltage-controlled oscillators; wireless LAN; 5.2 GHz; DECT VCO application; LNA application; SHF; coupler application; high performance front-end systems; high-Q integrated spiral inductors; integrated filter application; microwave frequencies; quality factors; thin film multilayer MCM-D technology; wireless LAN applications; wireless front-end systems; Capacitors; LAN interconnection; Microwave filters; Microwave frequencies; Microwave technology; Nonhomogeneous media; Q factor; Resistors; Spirals; Thin film inductors;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 2000. RAWCON 2000. 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6267-5
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.2000.881902
