• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.10 no.10
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• pp.1189-1196
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• 2015

In this paper, a microstrip-fed multiband monopole antenna for GPS(Global positioning system)/WiMAX(:Worldwide interoperability for microwave access)/WLAN(Wireless Local Area Networks) for applications was designed, fabricated and measured. The proposed antenna is based on a microstrip-fed structure, and composed of two rectangular double rings and L strips pair and then designed in order to get triple band characteristics. To obtain the optimized parameters, we used the simulator, Ansoft's High Frequency Structure Simulator(HFSS). The proposed antenna is made of $27.0{\times}54.0{\times}1.0mm3$ and is fabricated on the permittivity 4.4 FR-4 substrate. The experiment results shown that the proposed antenna obtained the -10 dB impedance bandwidth 300 MHz (1.325~1.625 GHz), 400 MHz (2.275~2.675 GHz), and 600 MHz (3.15~3.75 GHz) covering the GPS/WiMAX/WLAN bands. Also, the proposed antenna measured gain and radiation patterns characteristics for required operating bands.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.125-130
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• 2011

In this paper, SIW-based $2{\times}4$ uniform array antenna with a sequentially fed 8-way power divider with an equal division characteristic is proposed for an application of X-band satellite communication. In particular, sequential feeding structures with a progressive phase difference of 90 degrees between the nearest elements have been suggested to protect the cancellation of electric fields due to the array alignments and to enhance the purity of RHCP(Right-Handed Circular Polarization). The obtained results according to the return loss bandwidth, RHCP antenna gain, axial ratio bandwidth are 760 MHz ranging from 7.90 to 8.66 GHz under the criterion of less than -10 dB, 14.3 dBic at 8.3 GHz, and 600 MHz from 8.15 to 8.75 GHz, respectively. In addition, it is observed that the equal-division characteristic of SIW-based 8-way power divider is approximately -9.2 dB in all ports.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.216-220
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• 2003

In this work, transmission characteristics of read and write signal were calculated when a MRAM (magnetic random access memory) cell is operated up to 10 GHz. Test device having long read and write lines was modeled in 3 dimensions to perform a simulation. The simulation was divided into two parts, read and write operations, and S-parameters were computed utilizing FEM (finite element method) algorithm. Transmission coefficients, S$\sub$21/, for read and write operations of MRAM device which was designed for a single cell test configuration were analyzed from DC to 1 GHz and DC to 10 GHz, respectively. When the insulator thickness between the bit and sense lines was increased from 500 to 1500 ${\AA}$, 3 dB attenuation frequency was increased by 3.3 times, from 135 to 430 MHz. The length of the bit and sense lines were 600 ${\mu}$m. In addition, access time was estimated by calculating the propagation delay utilizing S-parameters.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.760-761
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• 2013

본 논문은 차량 추돌 예방 레이더용 24GHz 전압제어발진기를 제안한다. 이러한 회로는 TSMC $0.13{\mu}m$ 혼성신호/고주파 CMOS 공정($f_T/f_{MAX}=120/140GHz$)으로 설계되어 있다. 이러한 회로는 스위치형 공진기 (switched resonator)의 기본 구조를 지닌 24GHz 주파수 대역을 사용할 수 있도록 CMOS LC 튜닝 회로를 포함하고 있다. 특히 전체 칩 면적을 줄이기 위해 수동형 인덕터 대신 능동형 인덕터부를 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 발진기는 전체 튜닝 범위에 대해 24GHz에서 8%의 측정결과를 보였으며, 600kHz 오프셋에서 24GHz에 대해 약 -89dBc/Hz의 우수한 위상 잡음 특성을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.702-703
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• 2013

본 논문은 차량 추돌 예방 레이더용 24GHz 전압제어발진기를 제안한다. 이러한 회로는 TSMC $0.13{\mu}m$ 혼성신호/고주파 CMOS 공정($f_T/f_{MAX}=120/140GHz$)으로 설계되어 있다. 이러한 회로는 스위치형 공진기 (switched resonator)의 기본 구조를 지닌 24GHz 주파수 대역을 사용할 수 있도록 CMOS LC 튜닝 회로를 포함하고 있다. 특히 전체 칩 면적을 줄이기 위해 수동형 인덕터 대신 능동형 인덕터부를 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 발진기는 전체 튜닝 범위에 대해 24GHz에서 8%의 측정 결과를 보였으며, 600kHz 오프셋에서 24GHz에 대해 약 -89dBc/Hz의 우수한 위상 잡음 특성을 보였다.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.503-507
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• 2007

In this paper, the ultra-widebend, microstrip patch antenna with the bandwidth of 3 GHz was implemented for ultra-wideband(UWB) wireless communication applications. In order to cover the very wide bandwidth of 3 GHz, a multi-resonance antenna was designed, each resonance frequency was separated into five frequency bend, 7.5, 8.1, 8.7, 9.3, and 9.9GHz with the interval of 600MHz BW. And for wideband characteristics of each antenna, U-slot antennas were designed at each center frequency. Designed five U-slot antennas were connected in series for multi-resonance of 3GHz BW and wideband matching was also designed for impedance matching transmission line calculated. The relative dielectric constant, the height, the loss tangent of the PCB substrate were ${\epsilon}_r=4.8,\;h=0.6$ and loss tangent=0.0009 respectively. The implemented antenna's radiation patterns and gain were directivity characteristics and $1.46{\sim}4.08dBi$ at the five separated center frequency.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.869-872
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• 2005

This paper presents a new switchable dual mode VCO(Voltage-Controlled Oscillator). The VCO is efficient in dual mode operation and has self-bias adjustment based on the operation frequencies of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. The switching is done using MOS transistors and tuning is done using MOS varactors. It is implemented using TSMC 0.18${\mu}$m CMOS technology. It is powered by 1.8V supply. The measured results showed that the overall tuning range is approximately 13% at 5 GHz and 8% at 2.4 GHz. The measured phase noise is approximately -102 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset for 5 GHz and -89 dBc/Hz at 600kHz offset for 2.4 GHz. The VCO showed tail currents of 2mA in 5GHz mode and 2.5mA in 2.4GHz mode from a 1.8 V supply, respectively.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.23 no.12
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• pp.1343-1350
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• 2012

This paper presents a new method for designing a dual-band WIFI antenna using the third-order harmonic mode of a monopole antenna whose first-order mode operates at the low frequency band of WIFI. As analysing the current distribution of the third-order mode of this monopole antenna, the strongest point of electric field can be found. Then by attaching a stub at this point, the resonant frequency of the stub radiator can be adjusted from the third-order mode of the monopole antenna into the high frequency band of WIFI and the input impedance at this resonant frequency can be controlled with the width of the branch, without affecting the low frequency band of WIFI (the first-order mode of the monopole antenna). The compact dual-band antenna is designed at the size of an USB(universal serial bus) dongle and the bandwidth covers 600 MHz(2.3~3 GHz) at 2 GHz and 1 GHz(4.9~5.9 GHz) at 5 GHz under -10 dB which is satisfied with WLAN frequency. Efficiency of proposed antenna achieves over 50 % at WLAN frequency.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.409-416
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• 2007

In accordance with the increased usage of reinforcing materials such as carbon fibers and glass fibers, delamination detection between concrete and the reinforcing material is needed as such delaminations may be a major cause for strength reduction or failure of a structure. In this work, 15 GHz center frequency with 10 GHz band width horn antenna was used to detect delamination between concrete and carbon fibers or glass fibers. The specimens measured $600\;(length)\;{\times}\;600\;(width)\;{\times}\;100\;(thickness)\;mm$, and glass fibers and carbon fibers with a thickness of 1.5 mm were attached on the specimens' surfaces using epoxy. In addition, artificial delaminations of size $50\;(length)\;{\times}\;50\;(width)\;mm$ were placed in the middle of the specimen with thickness of 2, 4, 6 mm respectively together with a 2 mm delamination projecting upwards from the surface of the concrete. Therefore a total of 8 specimens were used, 4 specimens for glass fiber reinforced concrete and 4 for carbon fiber reinforced concrete, containing delaminations as described above. The experiment results were derived by using the difference of area under the curved graph. According to experimental results artifical delaminations were identified in both fiber reinforced and carbon reinforced specimens and these results could contribute to further development of delamination detection technology.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.17 no.7 s.110
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• pp.659-664
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• 2006

This paper reports a high power 60 GHz push-push oscillator fabricated using $0.12{\mu}m$ metamorphic high electron-mobility transistors(mHEMTs). The devices with a $0.12{\mu}m$ gate-length exhibited good DC and RF characteristics such as a maximum drain current of 700 mA/mm, a peak gm of 660 mS/mm, an $f_T$ of 170 GHz, and an $f_{MAX}$ of more than 300 GHz. By combining two sub-oscillators having $6{\times}50{\mu}m$ periphery mHEMT, the push-push oscillator achieved a 6.3 dBm of output power at 59.5 GHz with more than - 35 dBc fundamental suppression. The phase noise of - 81.5 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset was measured. This is one of the highest output power obtained using mHEMT technology without buffer amplifier, and demonstrates the potential of mHEMT technology for cost effective millimeter-wave commercial applications.