Directions for the Next Generation of MMIC Devices and Systems

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Scanning the Conference....Pages 3-4
Historical Perspectives on Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits....Pages 5-18
Mafet Thrust 3: A Revolutionary Program for Solid-State Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Power....Pages 19-30
Future Directions in MMIC Research and Technology: The Wireless Pull ....Pages 31-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
High Density Microwave Packaging Technology Development for Department of Defense Applications....Pages 37-44
Flip Chip Power MMICS Packaging Technology....Pages 45-52
Multilevel Vertical Interconnection Technology....Pages 53-60
Multilevel Packaging for Low Cost Microwave Functions....Pages 61-68
Future Applications of Millimeter Technology....Pages 69-74
Distributed Power Combining and Signal Processing in a 2D Quasi-Optical System....Pages 75-82
Multilayer Integration of Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits: New Interconnect Methods and Design Considerations....Pages 83-95
The Hybrid Integration Technique of Planar and NRD-Guide Circuits for Millimeter-Wave Applications....Pages 97-104
Solder Free Interconnects for High Density Phased Array Integration....Pages 105-111
Silicon Based On-Wafer and Discrete Packaging....Pages 113-120
Patch-MMIC-Ferrite Integration in Novel Phased Array Technology....Pages 121-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Broadbanding Guide Lines of Strip-Element Microstrip Phased Arrays....Pages 131-144
U-Slot Patch Wideband Microstrip Antenna....Pages 145-152
Surface Wave Mode Reduction for Rectangular Microstrip Antennas on High-Index Materials....Pages 153-160
Integrated Strip Gratings on Top of Microstrip Antennas and Arrays for Low and Ultra-Low Cross-Polar Radiation....Pages 161-173
A New Type of Dual Band Microstrip Array Fed by a Purely TEM Feeding Network....Pages 175-180
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
The Integrated Dielectric Slab Waveguide-Wedge Antenna....Pages 181-195
Dual-Polarized Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antenna....Pages 197-204
SiGe MMIC’s — on the Current State-of-the-Art....Pages 205-208
FM Noise and Synchronization Behavior of a SIMMWIC 76.5 GHz Front-End....Pages 209-216
Experimental and Numerical Results on High-Frequency Noise of Si/SiGe HBTs....Pages 217-222
The Development of Si and SiGe Technologies for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits....Pages 223-230
94 Ghz Schottky Detector with CMOS Preamplifier....Pages 231-238
Semiconductor Waveguide Components for Analog Fiber-Optic Links....Pages 239-244
Microwave Photonic Links with Very Low (≈ 3 dB) Amplifierless Noise Figure....Pages 245-253
Polymer Optical Waveguides for Multi-Chip Modules....Pages 255-262
Low-Voltage MMIC HBT VCO for Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems....Pages 263-269
A Triple-Gate MESFET Voltage Variable Attenuator for Miilimeter-Wave Applications....Pages 271-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Types of Leaky Dominant Modes and Spectral Gaps on Printed-Circuit Lines....Pages 281-298
2-D Integral Spectral Domain Analysis of Leaky Modes in Covered and Uncovered Microstrip Lines....Pages 299-306
Excitation of Leaky Modes on Printed Circuit Structures by Practical Feeds: An Investigation of Physical Meaning....Pages 307-314
Complex Characteristic Impedance of a Leaky Conductor-Backed Slotline: Alternate Analysis Methods....Pages 315-321
Suppression of Leakage on Printed Transmission Lines Using Finite-Width Dielectric Loading....Pages 323-330
Electromagnetic Simulation of High-Speed and RF Multi-Chip Modules — An Overview....Pages 331-338
Microstrip Antenna Analysis Using a Suite of Modeling Techniques-A Review....Pages 339-349
A New Approach to the Design of Microwave Amplifiers....Pages 351-360
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Broadband Characterization of Representative Circuit-To-Circuit Interconnections....Pages 361-379
Speculations on the Next Ten Years in Electromagnetic Field Simulation....Pages 381-388
Ann and Knowledge-Based Approaches for Microwave Design....Pages 389-395
CAD Needs for Flip Chip Coplanar Waveguide Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit Technology....Pages 397-398
Computer Aided Design Tools for Microstrip Circuitries — An Application to Microstrip Patch Antennas of Circular Geometry....Pages 399-406
Matching and Compensation Network Synthesis for MMICs....Pages 407-412
Back Matter....Pages 413-415