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Exploration of liquid crystal polymer packaging techniques for rf wireless systems

dc.contributor.advisor May, Gary S.
dc.contributor.advisor Papapolymerou, John
dc.contributor.author Patterson, Chad E. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Alexopoulos, Christos
dc.contributor.committeeMember Cressler, John D.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Peterson, Anew F.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Wang, Hua
dc.contributor.department Electrical and Computer Engineering en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2012-09-20T18:20:27Z
dc.date.available 2012-09-20T18:20:27Z
dc.date.issued 2012-07-03 en_US
dc.description.abstract In the past decade, there has been an increased interest in low-cost, low-power, high data rate wireless systems for both commercial and defense applications. Some of these include air defense systems, remote sensing radars, and communication systems that are used for unmanned aerial vehicles, ground vehicles, and even the individual consumer. All of these applications require state-of-the-art technologies to push the limits on several design factors such as functionality, weight, size, conformity, and performance while remaining cost effective. There are several potential solutions to accomplish these objectives and a highly pursued path is through the utilization of advanced integrated system platforms with high frequency, versatile, multilayered materials. This work intends to explore advanced 3-D integration for state-of the art components in wireless systems using LCP multilayer organic platforms. Several packaging techniques are discussed that utilize the inherent benefits of this material. Wire bond, via interconnect, and flip-chip packages are implemented at RF and millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frequencies to explore the benefits of each in terms of convenience, reliability, cost, and performance. These techniques are then utilized for the demonstration of bulk acoustic waveguide (BAW) filter applications and for the realization of highly integrated phased-array antenna systems. en_US
dc.description.degree PhD en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44800
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Wire bond en_US
dc.subject Microstrip en_US
dc.subject BAW en_US
dc.subject Active antenna en_US
dc.subject Phased array en_US
dc.subject Microwave en_US
dc.subject Millimeter wave en_US
dc.subject GaAs en_US
dc.subject CMOS en_US
dc.subject SiGe en_US
dc.subject Flip-chip en_US
dc.subject Liquid crystal polymer en_US
dc.subject System on package en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Polymer liquid crystals
dc.subject.lcsh Wireless communication systems
dc.subject.lcsh Microelectronic packaging
dc.title Exploration of liquid crystal polymer packaging techniques for rf wireless systems en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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