On the Feasibility of an Antenna in Package With Stacked Directors

  • Abouzar Hamidipour
  • , Alexander Fischer
  • , Linus Maurer
  • , Andreas Stelzer

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Abstract

This paper investigates the feasibility of a gain enhancement technique using stacked directors for antennas in package. A 77-GHz antenna designed for automotive radar applications and a frequency multiplier were integrated in a 6×6mm 2 embedded wafer level ball grid array (eWLB) pack-age. The frequency multiplier generates the eighteenth harmonic of its input signal and allows the use of a commercial signal source to characterize the antenna. Parasitic directors were etched on a low-loss 2.54mm thick RT/duroid5880LZ laminate by means of photolithography and were mounted on the eWLB package. Theoretical analysis and full electromagnetic simulations were verified against the actual measurements of the antenna radiation beam pattern.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Number of pages3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
ISSN (Print)0149-645X

Fields of science

  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202029 Microwave engineering
  • 202033 Radar technology

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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