Title :
LTCC ultra-wideband antenna with transceiver integration capability
Author :
Brzezina, G.M. ; Roy, L. ; MacEachern, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ont.
Abstract :
We present a novel ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna embedded in a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) package designed to house the UWB transceiver chip. A partial ground plane triangular monopole (PGP-TM) having parasitic elements is employed. The design and performance in both the frequency and time domain are presented. The antenna´s measured 3.5 GHz to 6.5 GHz bandwidth and 0 dB gain is suitable for the DS-UWB lower sub-band. The complete LTCC module, which can accommodate the transceiver electronics, measures only 30 mm times 25 mm times 1.2 mm. This is believed to be the first demonstration of system-in-package SIP technology for UWB applications
Keywords :
ceramics; monopole antennas; spread spectrum communication; transceivers; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband communication; 3.5 to 6.5 GHz; DS-UWB; LTCC ultra-wideband antenna; UWB antenna; low-temperature co-fired ceramic package; partial ground plane triangular monopole; system-in-package SIP technology; transceiver integration capability; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Electronics packaging; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Transceivers; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2005. EURAD 2005. European
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-3-6
DOI :
10.1109/EURAD.2005.1605620
