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Stacked Pad Area Away Package Modules for a Radio Frequency Transceiver Circuit

RF 송수신 회로의 적층형 PAA 패키지 모듈

  • Jee, Yong (Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Sogang University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Woo (Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Sogang University) ;
  • Hong, Seok-Yong (Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Sogang University)
  • 지용 (서강대학교 전자공학과) ;
  • 남상우 (서강대학교 전자공학과) ;
  • 홍석용 (서강대학교 전자공학과)
  • Published : 2001.10.01
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Abstract

This paper presents a three dimensional stacked pad area away (PAA) package configuration as an implementation method of radio frequency (RF) circuits. 224MHz RF circuits of intelligence traffic system(ITS) were constructed with the stacked PAA RF pakage configuration. In the process of manufacturing the stacked PAA RF pakage, RF circuits were partitioned to subareas following their function and operating frequency. Each area of circuits separated to each subunits. The operating characteristics of RF PAA package module and the electrical properties of each subunits were examined. The measurement of electrical parameters for solder balls which were interconnects for stacked PAA RF packages showed that the parasitic capacitance and inductance were 30fF and 120pH, respectively, which might be negligible in PAA RF packaging system. HP 4396B network/spectrum analyzer revealed that the amplification gain of a receiver and transmitter at 224 MHz was 22dB and 27dB, respectively. The gain was 3dB lower than designed values. The difference was probably generated from fabrication process of the circuits by employing commercial standard

본 논문에서는 RF(Radio Frequency) 회로의 구현 방법으로서 3차원 적층형태의 PAA(Pad Area Array) 패키지 구조를 제시하였다. 지능 교통망 시스템(Intelligence Traffic System)을 위한 224㎒의 RF 시스템을 적층형 PAA 패키지 구조에 적용시켜 구현하였다. 적층형 PAA 패키지 구성 과정에서는 RF 회로를 기능별, 주파수별로 분할하였고 3차원적인 적층형태의 PAA 구조로 설계한 후 분할된 단위 모듈의 RF 동작특성과 3차원 적층형 PAA 패키지 모듈의 전기적 특성을 개별적으로 분석하였다. 적층형 PAA RF 패키지가 갖는 연결단자인 공납(Solder Ball)에 대한 전기적 파라미터 측정결과 그 전기적 특성인 기생 캐패시턴스와 기생 인덕턴스는 각각 30fF, 120pH로 매우 미세하여 PAA 패키지 구조인 RF 시스템에 끼치는 영향이 무시될 수 있음을 확인하였고, 구성된 송수신단은 HP 4396B network/spectrum analyser로 측정한 결과 224㎒에서 수신단, 송신단 증폭이득은 각각 22dB 27dB. 나타나서 설계값에 비하여 3dB감소 된 것을 알 수 있었다. 이는 설계와 제작과정 사이의 차이로 판명되었으며 수동부품 보정방법을 통하여 각 단위모듈의 입출력 임피던스 정합을 이루어 각각 24dB, 29dB로 개선시킬 수 있었다. 따라서, 본 실험에서는 RF 회로를 기능별로 모듈화하고 3차원 적층형 PAA 패키지 구조로 구현하여 전기적 특성을 개선시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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