Impact of Multilayer Stack-ups on Bond Wire Antennas at Millimetre-wave Frequencies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ndip ◽  
M. Schneider-Ramelow ◽  
M. Huhn ◽  
F. Brandenburger ◽  
M. Hempel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Millimetre Wave ◽  
Bond Wire ◽  
Wire Antennas

Impact of Process Tolerances on the Performance of Bond Wire Antennas at RF/Microwave Frequencies

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
pp. 000914-000920
Author(s):  
Ivan Ndip ◽  
Abdurrahman Öz ◽  
Christian Tschoban ◽  
Stefan Schmitz ◽  
Martin Schneider-Ramelow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Wire Antenna ◽  
60 Ghz ◽  
Planar Antennas ◽  
Microwave Frequencies ◽  
Bond Wires ◽  
Bond Wire ◽  
Wire Antennas ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rf Microwave

Due to the multitude of advantages bond wire antennas have over conventional planar antennas (especially on-chip planar antennas), they have received much research attention within the last four years. The focus of the contributions made so far has been on exploiting different configurations of single-element and array bond wire antennas for short-range applications at RF/microwave frequencies. However, the effects of process tolerances of bond wires on the radiation characteristics of bond wire antennas have not been studied in published literature. Therefore in this paper, we investigate the impact of up to 20% fluctuations in the parameters of bond wires on the performance of 42 GHz and 60 GHz bond wire antennas. Our results reveal that the length and radius of bond wires are the most and least sensitive parameters, respectively. Furthermore, the severity of the impact of process tolerances depends on the impedance bandwidth of the original antenna, before considering the tolerances. For example, a 10% change in the length of a bond wire causes the resonance frequency of a 42 GHz antenna to be shifted out of the specified 3GHz bandwidth (40.5 GHz–43.5 GHz) required for point-to-point communication. However, although a 10% change in length of a bond wire yields a 2.5 GHz shift in the resonance frequency of a 60 GHz bond wire antenna, it doesn’t completely detune the antenna because of the original 6 GHz bandwidth available, prior to the fluctuation. Therefore, to prevent the impact of process tolerances from severely degrading the performance bond wire antennas, these antennas should be designed to have larger bandwidths than specified. For experimental verification, a bond wire antenna was designed, fabricated and measured. Very good correlation was obtained between measurement and simulation.

Experimental verification and analysis of analytical model of the shape of bond wire antennas

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (14) ◽  
pp. 906-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ndip ◽  
M. Huhn ◽  
F. Brandenburger ◽  
C. Ehrhardt ◽  
M. Schneider‐Ramelow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Model ◽  
Experimental Verification ◽  
Bond Wire ◽  
Wire Antennas

Modelling the shape, length and radiation characteristics of bond wire antennas

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ndip ◽  
A. Öz ◽  
C. Tschoban ◽  
S. Guttowski ◽  
H. Reichl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Bond Wire ◽  
Wire Antennas
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