EP1077502A3 - MMIC-to-waveguide RF transition and associated method - Google Patents
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- EP1077502A3 EP1077502A3 EP00202837A EP00202837A EP1077502A3 EP 1077502 A3 EP1077502 A3 EP 1077502A3 EP 00202837 A EP00202837 A EP 00202837A EP 00202837 A EP00202837 A EP 00202837A EP 1077502 A3 EP1077502 A3 EP 1077502A3
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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
- H01P5/08—Coupling devices of the waveguide type for linking dissimilar lines or devices
- H01P5/10—Coupling devices of the waveguide type for linking dissimilar lines or devices for coupling balanced lines or devices with unbalanced lines or devices
- H01P5/107—Hollow-waveguide/strip-line transitions
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Abstract
An RF transition for coupling energy propagating in a waveguide
transmission line into energy propagating in a monolithic microwave integrated
circuit ("MMIC") is provided. The RF transition comprises a microstrip structure
that includes a MMIC substrate with backside metallization and a front side
microstrip. The backside metallization defines an iris, and the microstrip includes
a microstrip feed formed proximate the iris. The RF transition also includes a
waveguide terminating at the metallization layer around the iris to thereby convert
energy propagating in the waveguide into energy propagating in the microstrip. In
one embodiment, RF signal processing circuitry is monolithically formed on the
MMIC substrate. The invention enables a waveguide-to-MMIC transition to be
constructed at higher RF frequencies, such as millimeter wave frequencies, even
with the fragile, thinner substrates and smaller device features of higher-frequency
devices. The monolithic structure avoids the use of wire bonds or ribbon welds to
interconnect separate substrates, such as would be used in an MIC implementation,
enabling improved RF performance at higher RF frequencies. The invention
enables an RF circuit to be constructed that is adapted to communicate signals with
a waveguide at higher RF frequencies, such as millimeter wave frequencies, in a
rugged, producible package.
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| US37582499A | 1999-08-16 | 1999-08-16 | |
| US375824 | 1999-08-16 |
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| EP1077502A2 EP1077502A2 (en) | 2001-02-21 |
| EP1077502A3 true EP1077502A3 (en) | 2002-03-13 |
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| EP (1) | EP1077502A3 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP2001085912A (en) |
| CN (1) | CN1192453C (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2312128A1 (en) |
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| US5912598A (en) * | 1997-07-01 | 1999-06-15 | Trw Inc. | Waveguide-to-microstrip transition for mmwave and MMIC applications |
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| JPH07202520A (en) * | 1993-12-28 | 1995-08-04 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Micro wave circuit |
| US5539361A (en) * | 1995-05-31 | 1996-07-23 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force | Electromagnetic wave transfer |
| US5912598A (en) * | 1997-07-01 | 1999-06-15 | Trw Inc. | Waveguide-to-microstrip transition for mmwave and MMIC applications |
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| NEWMAN T ET AL: "DESIGN OF A CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDE-TO-MICROSTRIP COUPLING PROBE FOR SUBMILLIMETER-WAVE APPLICATION", MERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE 90'S. DALLAS, 7 - 11 MAY, 1990, INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, vol. 4, 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07), pages 1910 - 1913, XP000167476 * |
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| EP1077502A2 (en) | 2001-02-21 |
| CA2312128A1 (en) | 2001-02-16 |
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