EP1047150B1 - Dünnschicht-Breitbandkoppler - Google Patents
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- EP1047150B1 EP1047150B1 EP00201151A EP00201151A EP1047150B1 EP 1047150 B1 EP1047150 B1 EP 1047150B1 EP 00201151 A EP00201151 A EP 00201151A EP 00201151 A EP00201151 A EP 00201151A EP 1047150 B1 EP1047150 B1 EP 1047150B1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
- H01P5/00—Coupling devices of the waveguide type
- H01P5/12—Coupling devices having more than two ports
- H01P5/16—Conjugate devices, i.e. devices having at least one port decoupled from one other port
- H01P5/18—Conjugate devices, i.e. devices having at least one port decoupled from one other port consisting of two coupled guides, e.g. directional couplers
- H01P5/184—Conjugate devices, i.e. devices having at least one port decoupled from one other port consisting of two coupled guides, e.g. directional couplers the guides being strip lines or microstrips
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- the invention relates to a thin-film coupler with a carrier substrate and two overlying it Strip lines, one of which is the main coupler loop and one is the Auxiliary coupler loop is.
- Couplers provide, among other things, high-frequency components for cell phones or base stations represents the decoupling of RF signals between the output of a power amplifier and enable an antenna.
- the decoupled signal is used to Regulate output power of the amplifier.
- Such a coupler has two, for example Coupler loops, one of which is the main loop and the transmission signal should be transmitted as losslessly as possible.
- the second loop the so-called secondary loop, decouples a small signal compared to the transmission signal.
- Such couplers are known in various embodiments.
- Multi-layer ceramic coupler With these ceramic couplers, the Electrode structures printed on ceramic foils, the foils are stacked and then sintered into components.
- the disadvantage of this printing process is the coarse-grained Morphology of the electrodes, which results in a higher electrical resistance Has.
- EP 0 298 434 describes a thin-film coupler based on a dielectric Substrate several coupled strip lines with a closely adjacent course having. To ensure a phase difference of 90 ° is approximately in the middle Coupling path inserted an ohmic resistor.
- EP 0 641 037 describes a coupler with two strip lines, the Strip lines are applied and connected such that they have a coil with one or form more turns.
- EP 0 522 524 describes a coupler which has two inductors in the form of two Strip lines between two pairs of gates and two groups of capacitors, each connected to a pair of the gates.
- the invention has for its object an inexpensive, compact coupler to provide the same coupling at several frequencies.
- a thin-film coupler with a carrier substrate and two strip lines above, one of which is the main coupler loop and one is the secondary coupler loop, in which a component is in the secondary coupler loop is integrated, which is a phase shift in the frequency of the coupled signal causes a coil is integrated as a component in the secondary coupler loop.
- Couplers usually show a strong frequency dependence of the coupling. By the Installation of a coil in the secondary coupler loop increases the bandwidth of the coupling.
- a coil can be easily integrated into the secondary coupler loop by they also have a stripline design and thus in the same process step as the rest of the Auxiliary coupler loop is executed.
- a coil can also be used with the help of others Thin-film techniques are shown and then with the secondary coupler loop be contacted electrically.
- the thin-film coupler is in the Secondary coupler loop a coil and a series or parallel capacitor integrated.
- a ceramic material, a ceramic material be used as the material for the carrier substrate Material with a planarization layer made of glass, a glass-ceramic material or a glass material is used.
- a carrier substrate made of these materials is inexpensive Manufacture and process costs for this component can be kept low become.
- each end of a coupler loop has one Power supply is in electrical contact.
- each component can be combined with other components Circuit are electrically connected.
- Component assembly can be a galvanic SMD end contact or a power supply Bump-end contact or a contact surface can be used. By using it Discrete components can be produced from SMD end contacts or bump-end contacts become.
- At least one protective layer over the thin film coupler applied from an inorganic material and / or an organic material is.
- the protective layer protects the component from mechanical stress and Corrosion protected by moisture.
- This metallic layer serves as the ground plane.
- the metallic layer is connected to at least one further power supply.
- a thin-film coupler has a carrier substrate 1, which, for example a ceramic material, a ceramic material with a planarization layer made of glass, a glass-ceramic material or a glass material contains.
- a main coupler loop 2 and a secondary coupler loop 3 are applied on the carrier substrate 1. Both loops can, for example, be of the stripline type and Cu, Al, Ag, Au or a combination of these metals.
- the secondary coupler loop 3 is a component 4 which shifts the frequency of the decoupled signal.
- four power leads 5 are attached to the thin-film coupler, each of which two power supplies connected to each other via one of the two coupler loops are.
- a galvanic SMD end contact for example, can be used as the power supply 5 Cr / Cu, Ni / Sn or Cr / Cu, Cu / Ni / Sn or Cr / Ni, Pb / Sn or a bump-end contact or a contact surface can be used.
- phase-shifting component 4 can also loop like the coupler are designed in stripline design and directly into the secondary coupler loop 3 can be integrated.
- the phase-shifting component 4 can, for example can also be produced using thin-film techniques and then with the secondary coupler loop 3 can be electrically contacted.
- the secondary coupler loop 3 is designed with one turn, so that it through their shape also acts as a coil and causes a phase shift.
- the secondary coupler loop 3 is designed with turns, so that it through their Form also acts as a coil and causes a phase shift.
- a protective layer made of an organic and / or inorganic material can be applied over the entire thin-film coupler.
- polybenzocyclobutene or polyimide can be used as the organic material and Si 3 N 4 , SiO 2 or Si x O y N z (0 x x 1 1, 0 y y 1 1, 0 ⁇ z 1 1), for example, can be used as the inorganic material ,
- a metallic layer can be on the back of the carrier substrate 1 for example Cu contains to be applied.
- this metallic layer be connected to at least one further power supply.
- a main coupler loop 2 and a secondary coupler loop 3 made of Cu with a width of 115 ⁇ m were applied to a carrier substrate 1 made of Al 2 O 3 with a thickness of 0.43 mm.
- the distance between the main coupler loop 2 and the secondary coupler loop 3 is 35 ⁇ m.
- the length of the coupler path between the two coupler loops is divided into two 1.45 mm long sections, which are connected by a thin-layer coil with 5.3 turns, with an inner turn radius of 50 ⁇ m, a distance between the turns of 20 ⁇ m and a coil turn width of 30 ⁇ m.
- a Cr / Cu, Cu / Ni / Sn SMD end contact is attached as a power supply 5.
- IL stands for insertion loss
- C for Coupling (coupling)
- I for isolation.
- a main coupler loop 2 and a secondary coupler loop 3 made of Cu with a width of 115 ⁇ m were applied to a carrier substrate 1 made of Al 2 O 3 with a thickness of 0.43 mm.
- the distance between the main coupler loop 2 and the secondary coupler loop 3 is 35 ⁇ m.
- the length of the coupler path between the two coupler loops is divided into two 1.45 mm long sections, which were connected by a thin-film coil made of Cu with an inductance of 5.4 nH and a parallel-connected thin-film capacitor with a capacitance of 1 pF.
- the thin film capacitor contains a lower and an upper electrode made of Al and a dielectric made of Si 3 N 4 .
- a Cr / Cu, Cu / Ni / Sn SMD end contact is attached as power supply 5.
- IL stands for insertion loss
- C for Coupling (coupling)
- I for isolation.
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- Fig. 1:
- einen schematischen Aufbau eines Dünnschichtkoppler, bei dem eine phasenverschiebende Komponente in der Nebenkopplerschleife integriert ist,
- Fig. 2:
- eine Aufsicht auf einen Dünnschichtkoppler, bei dem eine Spule in der Nebenkopplerschleife integriert ist,
- Fig. 3:
- eine Aufsicht auf einen Dünnschichtkoppler, bei dem eine Spule in der Nebenkopplerschleife integriert ist,
- Fig. 4:
- die Streuparameter als Funktion der Frequenz für einen Dünnschichtkoppler, bei dem eine Spule in der Nebenkopplerschleife integriert ist und
- Fig. 5:
- die Streuparameter als Funktion der Frequenz für einen Dünnschichtkoppler, bei dem eine Spule und ein parallel geschalteter Kondensator in der Nebenkopplerschleife integriert sind.
Claims (7)
- Dünnschichtkoppler mit einem Trägersubstrat (1) und zwei darüberliegenden Streifenleitungen, von denen eine die Hauptkopplerschleife (2) und eine die Nebenkopplerschleife (3) ist, bei dem in der Nebenkopplerschleife (3) eine Komponente (4) integriert ist, die eine Phasenverschiebung der Frequenz des ausgekoppelten Signals bewirkt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der Nebenkopplerschleife (3) als Komponente (4) eine Spule integriert ist. - Dünnschichtkoppler nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der Nebenkopplerschleife (3) als Komponente (4) eine Spule und ein seriell oder parallel geschalteter Kondensator integriert ist. - Dünnschichtkoppler nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass als Material für das Trägersubstrat (1) ein keramisches Material, ein keramisches Material mit einer Planarisierungsschicht aus Glas, ein glaskeramisches Material oder ein Glasmaterial verwendet wird. - Dünnschichtkoppler nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes Ende einer Kopplerschleife mit einer Stromzuführung (5) in elektrischem Kontakt steht. - Dünnschichtkoppler nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass über dem Dünnschichtkoppler wenigstens eine Schutzschicht aus einem anorganischen und/oder einem organischen Material aufgebracht ist. - Dünnschichtkoppler nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass auf der Unterseite des Trägersubstrats (1) eine metallische Schicht aufgebracht ist. - Dünnschichtkoppler nach Anspruch 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die metallische Schicht mit wenigstens einer weiteren Stromzuführung verbunden ist.
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DE19915246A DE19915246A1 (de) | 1999-04-03 | 1999-04-03 | Dünnschicht-Breitbandkoppler |
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