Antenna-in-Package Technology and Applications. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Duixian Liu, Yueping Zhang.
• Authors: Liu, Duixian; Zhang, Yueping
• Contents: List of Contributors xiii Preface xv Abbreviations xix 1 Introduction 1; Yueping Zhang 1.1 Background 1 1.2 The Idea 3 1.3 Exploring the Idea 4 1.3.1 Bluetooth Radio and Other RF Applications 4 1.3.2 60-GHz Radio and Other Millimeter-wave Applications 7 1.4 Developing the Idea into a Mainstream Technology 8 1.5 Concluding Remarks 11 Acknowledgements 12 References 12 2 Antennas 17; Yueping Zhang 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 Basic Antennas 17 2.2.1 Dipole 17 2.2.2 Monopole 18 2.2.3 Loop 18 2.2.4 Slot 19 2.3 Unusual Antennas 19 2.3.1 Laminated Resonator Antenna 19 2.3.2 Dish-like Reflector Antenna 19 2.3.3 Slab Waveguide Antenna 20 2.3.4 Differentially Fed Aperture Antenna 20 2.3.5 Step-profiled Corrugated Horn Antenna 21 2.4 Microstrip Patch Antennas 21 2.4.1 Basic Patch Antennas 21 2.4.2 Stacked Patch Antennas 25 2.4.3 Patch Antenna Arrays 27 2.5 Microstrip Grid Array Antennas 30 2.5.1 Basic Configuration 31 2.5.2 Principle of Operation 31 2.5.3 Design Formulas with an Example 32 2.6 Yagi-Uda Antennas 37 2.6.1 Horizontal Yagi-Uda Antenna 38 2.6.2 Vertical Yagi-Uda Antenna 38 2.6.3 Yagi-Uda Antenna Array 39 2.7 Magneto-Electric Dipole Antennas 41 2.7.1 Single-polarized Microstrip Magneto-electric Dipole Antenna 42 2.7.2 Dual-polarized Microstrip Magneto-electric Dipole Antenna 42 2.7.3 Simulated and Measured Results 45 2.8 Performance Improvement Techniques 45 2.8.1 Single-layer Spiral AMC 49 2.8.2 Design Guidelines 49 2.8.3 A Design Example 50 2.9 Summary 50 Acknowledgements 50 References 51 3 Packaging Technologies 57; Ning Ye 3.1 Introduction 57 3.2 Major Packaging Milestones 57 3.3 Packaging Taxonomy 58 3.3.1 Routing Layer in Packages 58 3.3.1.1 Lead Frame 58 3.3.1.2 Laminate 59 3.3.1.3 Redistribution Layer 61 3.3.2 Die to Routing Layer Interconnect 62 3.3.2.1 Wire Bonds 62 3.3.2.2 Flip Chips 63 3.4 Packaging Process for Several Major Packages 64 3.4.1 Wire Bond Plastic Ball Grid Array 64 3.4.1.1 Die Preparation 66 3.4.1.2 Die Attach 66 3.4.1.3 Wire Bonding 67 3.4.1.4 Molding 69 3.4.1.5 Ball Mounting 71 3.4.1.6 Package Singulation 71 3.4.2 Wire Bond Quad Flat No-Lead Packages 71 3.4.3 Flip-chip Plastic Ball Grid Arrays 73 3.4.3.1 Flip-chip Bumping 73 3.4.3.2 Flip-chip Attach 75 3.4.3.3 Underfill 76 3.4.4 Wafer Level Packaging 77 3.4.5 Fan Out Wafer Level Packaging 78 3.5 Summary and Emerging Trends 79 References 84 4 Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal Co-Design 89; Xiaoxiong Gu and Pritish Parida 4.1 Introduction 89 4.2 Electrical, Warpage, and Thermomechanical Analysis for AiP Co-design 92 4.2.1 28-GHz Phased Array Antenna Module Overview 92 4.2.2 Thermomechanical Test Vehicle Overview 94 4.2.3 Antenna Prototyping and Interconnect Characterization 96 4.2.4 Warpage Analysis and Test 96 4.2.5 Thermal Simulation and Characterization 98 4.3 Thermal Management Considerations for Next-generation Heterogeneous Integrated Systems 102 4.3.1 AiP Cooling Options Under Different Power Dissipation Conditions 102 4.3.2 Thermal Management for Heterogeneous Integrated High-power Systems 108 Acknowledgment 110 References 110 5 Antenna-in-Package Measurements 115; A.C.F. Reniers, U. Johannsen, and A.B. Smolders 5.1 General Introduction and Antenna Parameters 115 5.1.1 Antenna Measurement Concepts 115 5.1.2 Field Regions 116 5.1.3 Radiation Characteristics 118 5.1.4 Polarization Properties of Antennas 120 5.2 Impedance Measurements 123 5.2.1 Circuit Representation of Antennas 123 5.3 Anechoic Measurement Facility for Characterizing AiPs 128 5.3.1 Design of the mmWave Anechoic Chamber 128 5.3.2 Defining Antenna Measurement Uncertainty 129 5.3.3 Uncertainty in the mmWave Antenna Test Facility 132 5.3.4 Case Study AiP: Characterization of a mmWave Circularly Polarized Rod Antenna 132 5.4 Over-the-air System-level Testing 139 5.5 Summary and Conclusions 142 References 142 6 Antenna-in-package Designs in Multilayered Low-temperature Co-fired Ceramic Platforms 147; Atif Shamim and Haoran Zhang 6.1 Introduction 147 6.2 LTCC Technology 148 6.2.1 Introduction 149 6.2.2 LTCC Fabrication Process 150 6.2.3 LTCC Material Suppliers and Manufacturing Foundries 151 6.3 LTCC-based AiP 153 6.3.1 SIW AiP 153 6.3.2 mmWave AiP 156 6.3.2.1 5G AiP 157 6.3.2.2 WPAN (60-GHz) AiP 158 6.3.2.3 Automotive Radar (79-GHz) AiP 159 6.3.2.4 Imaging and Radar (94-GHz) AiP 160 6.3.2.5 Sub-THz (Above-100-GHz) AiP 161 6.3.3 Active Antenna in LTCC 162 6.3.4 Gain Enhancement Techniques in LTCC 164 6.3.5 Ferrite LTCC-based Antenna 167 6.4 Challenges and Upcoming Trends in LTCC AiP 171 References 172 7 Antenna Integration in Packaging Technology operating from 60 GHz up to 300 GHz (HDI-based AiP) 179; Frédéric Gianesello, Diane Titz, and Cyril Luxey 7.1 Organic Packaging Technology for AiP 179 7.1.1 Organic Package Overview 179 7.1.2 Buildup Architecture 180 7.1.3 Industrial Material 182 7.1.4 HDI Design Rules 183 7.1.5 Assembly Constraints and Body Size 185 7.2 Integration of AiP in Organic Packaging Technology Below 100 GHz 187 7.2.1 Integration Strategy of the Antenna 187 7.2.2 60-GHz AiP Modules 189 7.2.3 94-GHz AiP Module 197 7.3 Integration of AiP in Organic Packaging Technology in the 120–140-GHz Band 203 7.3.1 120–140-GHz AiP Module 203 7.3.2 Link Demonstration Using a BiCMOS Chip with the 120-GHz BGA Module 208 7.4 Integration of AiP in Organic Packaging Technology Beyond 200 GHz 210 7.5 Conclusion and Perspectives 214 References 215 8 Antenna Integration in eWLB Package 219; Maciej Wojnowski and Klaus Pressel 8.1 Introduction 219 8.2 The Embedded Wafer Level BGA Package 220 8.2.1 Process Flow for the eWLB 222 8.2.2 Vertical Interconnections in the eWLB 223 8.2.3 Embedded Z-Line Technology 225 8.3 Toolbox Elements for AiP in eWLB 227 8.3.1 Transmission Lines 227 8.3.2 Passive Components and Distributed RF Circuits 231 8.3.3 RF Transition to PCB 238 8.3.4 Vertical RF Transitions 239 8.4 Antenna Integration in eWLB 243 8.4.1 Single Antenna 244 8.4.2 Antenna Array 245 8.4.3 3D Antenna and Antenna Arrays 246 8.5 Application Examples 249 8.5.1 Two-channel 60-GHz Transceiver Module 249 8.5.2 Four-channel 77-GHz Transceiver Module 253 8.5.3 Six-channel 60-GHz Transceiver Module 258 8.6 Conclusion 263 Acknowledgement 263 References 264 9 Additive Manufacturing AiP Designs and Applications 267; Tong-Hong Lin, Ryan A. 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• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (416 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119556657
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