Design of a high integrated Triplexer using LTCC technology

Author

Buchsbaum, Martin ; Korden, Christian ; Leitgeb, Erich ; Faulhaber, Horst

Author_Institution

Inst. of Broadband Commun., TU Graz

fYear

2006

fDate

11-16 June 2006

Firstpage

378

Lastpage

381

Abstract

This paper presents the concept of a triplexer for CELL-, GPS- and PCS-signals which is highly integrated by using low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) technology. The proposed module integrates a surface acoustic-wave filter for band selection and two fully integrated diplexer circuits into one LTCC package. The intention is to increase the integration level in comparison to current triplexer modules in the market down to a module size of 3.2 times 2.5 times 1.6 mm³. Solutions for reducing the module size and basic approaches for continuative development are shown

Keywords

ceramic packaging; modules; multiplexing equipment; surface acoustic wave filters; CELL-signals; GPS-signals; LTCC package; LTCC technology; PCS-signals; diplexer circuits; high integrated triplexer; low-temperature co-fired ceramics technology; surface acoustic-wave filter; triplexer modules; Ceramics; Circuits; Filters; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Multiaccess communication; Nonhomogeneous media; Packaging; Personal communication networks; Switches; CDMA; ceramics; filter; low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC); module; triplexer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9541-7

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249549

Filename

4014909