Title :
Design and manufacturing of an LMDS CPE receiver
Author :
Doyle, S. ; Jain, N. ; Eskandrian, A. ; Kolak, F. ; McKenna, J. ; Brown, S. ; Bogan, Z.
Author_Institution :
AMP-MACOM, Lowell, MA, USA
Abstract :
The design and manufacturing of a highly integrated LMDS receiver realized on a glass substrate (GMICTM) is described. The unit is totally integrated behind a 6.5 square inch microstrip patch antenna with a nominal gain of 30 dBi. Innovative packaging techniques were incorporated in the design in order to reduce unit costs and provide environmental protection to the MM-wave circuitry. More than 20000 units were successfully field deployed and used in an analog video distribution system as well as for one-way Internet service with a speed of 500 Kbit/s
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; millimetre wave receivers; packaging; radio access networks; receiving antennas; 500 Kbit/s; CPE receiver; GMIC; MM-wave circuitry; analog video distribution system; glass substrate; innovative packaging; integrated LMDS receiver; microstrip patch antenna; one-way Internet service; Assembly; Circuits; Costs; Frequency; Glass; Gold; Manufacturing; Microstrip antennas; Packaging; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Systems, 2000. 1999 Emerging Technologies Symposium
Conference_Location :
Richardson, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5554-7
DOI :
10.1109/ETWCS.1999.897325
