Title :
A broadside-edge-coupled vialess balun
Author :
Settaluri, R.K. ; Weisshaar, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the design procedure for a new two-level vialess balun configuration. Simple design equations are reported for designing the impedance transforming balun in broadside-edge-coupled configuration. The balun is realized in a six-coupled line two-layer topology with no ground connections and interconnecting vias. The simulated results are validated by full-wave electromagnetic simulation and found to be in good agreement.
Keywords :
baluns; impedance convertors; design analysis; full-wave electromagnetic simulation; impedance transformer; six-coupled line two-layer topology; two-level broadside-edge-coupled vialess balun; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Circuit simulation; Conductors; Equations; Impedance matching; Integrated circuit interconnections; Nonhomogeneous media; Topology; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7695-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1212596
