Abstract:
A method and system is disclosed for a microstrip antenna module having an antenna structure with one or more radiating elements and an integral feed structure enclosing at least one transmission line, wherein the antenna structure and the feed structure share a ground plane.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a transmission cable realised by multilayer technique, where the signal cable (20) is set at a desired distance from the wall of the cavity constructed for said transmission cable by means of a separate support element (25). The ground cable (21) included in the structure is placed on the cable cavity wall opposite to the signal cable. By using the transmission cable according to the invention, there is achieved a low attenuation per unit of length at RF frequencies.
Abstract:
The concepts, systems and methods described herein are directed towards a connectorless radio frequency (RF) interface between an antenna and RF processor. An RF interconnect is provided having a housing having a ridged waveguide portion provided therein, an upper cavity formed in an upper portion of the housing, a lower cavity formed in a lower portion of the housing, a first suspended air stripline (SAS) transmission line disposed in the lower cavity such that at least a portion of the first SAS transmission line crossed a slot formed by the ridged waveguide and a second SAS transmission line disposed in the upper cavity such that at least a portion of the second SAS transmission line crosses the slot formed by the ridged waveguide.
Abstract:
Method for constructing an antenna includes depositing on a substrate (202) at least one layer each of a conductive material (604, 606, 610, 612, 614, 616, 618), a dielectric material (609), and a sacrificial material. The deposit of conductive material is controlled to form a transmission line (204), antenna radiating element (210a, 210b) and associated antenna feed. The transmission line includes a shield (206) and a center conductor (208) disposed coaxially within the shield. An antenna feed portion (212) is electrically connected to the center conductor extends through a feed port on the transmission line to connect with an antenna radiating element (210a. 210b). The radiating element extends a first predetermined length transverse to an axis of the transmission line.
Abstract:
A transmission line structure suited as a transmission path for antenna feed in base stations. The circuit board technique is applied to the manufacture of a transmission line structure (400) for implementing an air-insulation between the centre and ground conductor of the transmission line. The circuit board is a multi- layer board, and a microstrip (440) functions as the line centre conductor. Material has been removed from adjacent layers (432, 433) at the centre conductor and its sides, and a cavity thus formed functions as an air-insulation between the centre conductor (440) and ground conductor (410) of the transmission line. The ground conductor is a part of the metal body of the device containing the transmission line. The structure can comprise several transmission lines, each of which has a cavity of its own in the same multi-layer board. The structure can also be two- sided so that there are similar cavities and a ground conductor on each side of the layer, which comprises the centre conductor(s). The losses of a transmission line are relatively low, and its production costs also are relatively low. Other functional parts, such as directional coupler and power divider, can be integrated to the structure without adding the stage number of the manufacture.
Abstract:
A RF MEMS package includes a MEMS die assembly having a signal line (46) formed on a top surface of a first mounting substrate (42), the signal line comprising a MEMS device (48) selectively electrically coupling a first portion of the signal line to a second portion of the signal line, and two pairs of ground pads (52, 54, 56, 58) formed on the top surface of the first mounting substrate adjacent respective portions of the signal line. The pairs of ground pads are positioned adjacent respective sides of the MEMS device. A ground assembly (43) is electrically coupled to the pairs of ground pads and includes a second mounting substrate and a ground region (62) formed on a surface of the second mounting substrate. The ground region faces the top surface of the first mounting substrate and is electrically coupled to the pairs of ground pads. A cavity is formed between the ground region and the signal line.
Abstract:
Method of manufacturing a transmission line including the steps : - forming an element with at least one longitudinal groove on a surface of said element, said longitudinal groove being defined by two opposite wall portions in the element and having a longitudinal opening adjacent to said surface, and - locating a conductor line in said at least one longitudinal groove. The method is distinguished by the steps: - forming the conductor line from a metal strip upon punching the same from a sheet of metal, - attaching the metal strip to at least one holding device, and - mounting said at least one holding device, with the attached metal strip, on said element, so as to locate said metal strip in said longitudinal groove at a distance from said opposite wall portions of said element. The invention also concerns a transmission line manufactured in accordance with said method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a microstrip arrangement comprising a first and a second microstrip conductor. The two microstrip conductors have essentially the same dimensions in their longitudinal direction and transverse direction, and are galvanically interconnected by means of at least one connection. The two microstrip conductors also extend essentially parallel to one another on either side of a dielectric material. As a result of this design of the microstrip arrangement, the field losses and also other influences caused by the dielectric material will be very considerably reduced, and in practice a resultant microstrip arrangement is obtained, which, with regard to its electrical performance, appears to be suspended in the air. Preferred embodiments comprise a microstrip antenna, a circuit board and a conductor application.
Abstract:
An ultra wideband (UWB) feed circuit is provided from an optical substrate disposed over a multi-layer dielectric substrate with each layer being provided from a material having a relatively low relative dielectric constant. Conductor layers are disposed between at least a pair of the dielectric substrates which make up the multi-layer dielectric substrate. The multi-layer dielectric substrate is, in turn, disposed over a suspended air stripline (SAS) signal path comprised of a substrate having a conductor disposed thereover. The optical substrate, multi-layer dielectric substrate and SAS are disposed in a radio frequency (RF) waveguide.