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http://dx.doi.org/10.5916/jkosme.2011.35.4.483

A Miniaturized Broadband Impedance Transformer Employing Periodic Ground Structure for Application to Silicon RFIC  

Young, Yun (한국해양대학교 전파 공학과)
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Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology / v.35, no.4, 2011 , pp. 483-490 More about this Journal
Abstract
Using a coplanar waveguide employing periodic ground structure (PGS) on silicon substrate, a highly miniaturized and broadband impedance transformer was developed for application to low impedance matching in broadband. Concretely, the multi-section transformer was designed using Chebyshev polynomials design technique for ultra broadband operation. Its size was 0.026 $m^2$ on silicon substrate, which was 8.7 % of the one fabricated by conventional coplanar waveguide on silicon substrate. The transformer showed a good RF performance over a ultra broadband from 8 - 49.5 GHz.
Keywords
Impedance Transformer; Periodic ground structure; Silicon; RFIC(RadioFrequency Integrated Circuit);
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