| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M01296/01 |
| Title: |
75-300 GHZ MULTI-CHIP MODULE TECHNOLOGY |
| Principal Investigator: |
Jastrzebski, Mr A |
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| Department: |
Sch of Engineering & Digital Arts |
| Organisation: |
University of Kent |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
31 July 1998 |
Ends: |
29 April 2002 |
Value (£): |
206,563
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| Design & Testing Technology |
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This collaborative research project invilves Uni.s of Surrey, King's College, Glasgow and Kent. A number of simple demonstrator circuits will be realised at 77 and 140 GHz to demonstrate the new MCM technology. Kent's part of the research programme involves:1. Their existing 110-170 GHz on-wafer probing system, utilising multistate reflectometer and dielectric waveguides, will be employed to undertake the 140 GHz measurements. Special calibration standards and measurement probes will be developed for MPRWGs. In the simplest form, a probe tip may consist of an appropriately shaped MPRWG which is butted onto a similarly shaped measured waveguide. Optimisation of the structures will be performed using electromagnetic simulators and scaled models at lower frequencies.2. Electromagnetic simulations will be employed to investigate chip to waveguide interactions. Various options for MPRWG to chip transitiopns will be investigated, including H-plane and E-plane tapers.3. The 77 GHz and 140 GHz low-noise and power amplifiers will utilise fin-lines to achieve most efficient coupling between the MPRWG and the active chip. From the outset, the chips will be designed to work within the MPRWG. The other main issues which will be addressed include: slot-line embedded HEMT models, atble and effective biasing of the chips.
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http://www.kent.ac.uk |