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A Development of Ultra-compact Passive Components Employing Periodic Ground Structure for Silicon RFIC

주기적 접지구조를 이용한 실리콘 RFIC용 초소형 수동소자의 개발

  • 윤영 (한국해양대학교 전파공학과) ;
  • 김세호 (한국해양대학교 전파공학과)
  • Published : 2009.05.31
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Abstract

In this paper, using the periodic ground structure (PGS), highly miniaturized branch-line coupler and impedance transformer were realized on Si radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC). The branch-line couple exhibited good RF performance from 41.75 to 50 GHz, and its size was $0.46{\times}0.55mm^2$, which is 37 % of conventional one. The impedance transformer exhibited good RF performance from 1 to 40GHz, and its size was $0.01mm^2$, which is 6.99 % of conventional one.

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