Investigation into CPW to stripline vertical transitions for millimeter-wave applications in LTCC

Author

Lei, Shuo ; Guo, Y.X. ; Ong, L.C.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore

fYear

2005

fDate

30 Nov.-2 Dec. 2005

Firstpage

147

Lastpage

149

Abstract

A novel additional intermediate ground plane structure is proposed in this paper to improve the RF performance of the grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) to stripline vertical transition. The ground plane is placed in an inner layer to reduce the distance between the upper and lower grounds, making the approximate impedance of GCPW close to 50 Ω. Meanwhile, with another additional pad in the inner layer, the inductive effect of the transition can be compensated and improvement has been achieved from 55 GHz to 70 GHz. The presented design was simulated and validated by measurements.

Keywords

ceramics; coplanar waveguides; millimetre waves; strip lines; 50 ohm; 55 to 70 GHz; CPW; LTCC; grounded coplanar waveguide; inductive effect; intermediate ground plane structure; low temperature cofired ceramic; millimeter-wave applications; stripline vertical; Coplanar waveguides; Impedance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Microstrip; Millimeter wave technology; Packaging; Planar waveguides; Radio frequency; Stripline; Waveguide transitions; Coplanar waveguide; intermediate ground plane; stripline; vertical transition; via hole;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio-Frequency Integration Technology: Integrated Circuits for Wideband Communication and Wireless Sensor Networks, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9372-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RFIT.2005.1598896

Filename

1598896