DocumentCode
1146878
Title
Uniplanar techniques for monolithic microwave integrated circuits
Author
Gillick, M. ; Robertson, I.D. ; Aghvami, A.H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., King´´s Coll., London, UK
Volume
6
Issue
4
fYear
1994
fDate
8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
187
Lastpage
194
Abstract
`Uniplanar´ techniques have recently been introduced for the design of monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). The aim of these techniques is to achieve a higher level of integration of circuitry and to overcome the need for through-substrate via holes and the related back-face processing steps. This is achieved by using coplanar waveguide (CPW), slotline, and miniature `thin-film microstrip´ transmission-line media as opposed to conventional microstrip. The design and performance of a number of uniplanar MMIC couplers, amplifiers, and other test circuits fabricated using the GEC-Marconi (Caswell) foundry are described
Keywords
MMIC; integrated circuit technology; microstrip lines; microwave amplifiers; waveguide couplers; Caswell; GEC-Marconi; MMIC; amplifiers; coplanar waveguide; couplers; foundry; miniature thin-film microstrip; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; slotline; test circuits; transmission-line media; uniplanar techniques;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0954-0695
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ecej:19940402
Filename
311362
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