Integration of array antennas in chip package for 60-GHz radios

This paper discusses the integration of array antennas in chip packages for highly integrated 60-GHz radios. First, we evaluate fixed-beam array antennas, showing that most of them suffer from feed network complexity and require sophisticated process techniques to achieve enhanced performance. We de...

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Main Authors: Liu, Duixian., Zhang, Y. P.
Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Published: 2013
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-848082020-03-07T13:57:29Z Integration of array antennas in chip package for 60-GHz radios Liu, Duixian. Zhang, Y. P. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering This paper discusses the integration of array antennas in chip packages for highly integrated 60-GHz radios. First, we evaluate fixed-beam array antennas, showing that most of them suffer from feed network complexity and require sophisticated process techniques to achieve enhanced performance. We describe the grid array antenna and show that is a good choice for fixed-beam array antenna applications due to its easy feed network design and manufacture. Then, we examine switched-beam array antennas using the Rotman lens or Butter matrix, illustrating that they allow scanning only in one plane and some miss a link even in the boresight direction. Nevertheless, a switched-beam array antenna uses a conceptually simple switch circuit to select the best signal path and may be a cost-effective approach to implementing steerable antennas in the 60-GHz band. Finally, we describe adaptive beam or phased array antennas and highlight the challenges and practical realizations of phased array antennas in both ceramic and organic chip packages for single-chip 60-GHz radios. 2013-07-29T06:58:05Z 2019-12-06T15:51:24Z 2013-07-29T06:58:05Z 2019-12-06T15:51:24Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Liu, D., & Zhang, Y. P. (2012). Integration of array antennas in chip package for 60-GHz radios. Proceedings of the IEEE, 100(7), 2364-2371. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84808 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12471 10.1109/JPROC.2012.2186101 en Proceedings of the IEEE © 2012 IEEE.
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Integration of array antennas in chip package for 60-GHz radios
description This paper discusses the integration of array antennas in chip packages for highly integrated 60-GHz radios. First, we evaluate fixed-beam array antennas, showing that most of them suffer from feed network complexity and require sophisticated process techniques to achieve enhanced performance. We describe the grid array antenna and show that is a good choice for fixed-beam array antenna applications due to its easy feed network design and manufacture. Then, we examine switched-beam array antennas using the Rotman lens or Butter matrix, illustrating that they allow scanning only in one plane and some miss a link even in the boresight direction. Nevertheless, a switched-beam array antenna uses a conceptually simple switch circuit to select the best signal path and may be a cost-effective approach to implementing steerable antennas in the 60-GHz band. Finally, we describe adaptive beam or phased array antennas and highlight the challenges and practical realizations of phased array antennas in both ceramic and organic chip packages for single-chip 60-GHz radios.
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title_short Integration of array antennas in chip package for 60-GHz radios
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