THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE. 2012 Aug.; 23(8), 958 966. http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/kjkiees.2012.23.8.958 ISSN 1226-3133 (Print) LTCC Bluetooth/WiFi A Bluetooth/WiFi Dual-Mode RF Front-End Module Using LTCC Technology 함범철 유종인 김준철 김동수 박영철 Beomcheol Ham Jong In Ryu* Jun Chul Kim* Dongsu Kim* Youngcheol Park 요약 (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic: LTCC) WiFi (RF Front-end Module),. 2.4/5 GHz 2 GHz, 5 GHz, SPDT SP3T. LTCC,. (inner ground) 3 13, 3.0 mm 3.7 mm 0.66 mm. Abstract This paper presents a compact bluetooth/wifi dual-mode dual-band RF front-end module(fem) is realized by low temperature co-fired ceramic(ltcc) technology. The proposed RF front-end module consists of a diplexer, baluns in the LTCC substrate, and an SPDT switch, an SP3T switch on the LTCC substrate. In order to reduce the module size and increase integration level, the proposed diplexer and balun are designed using LC lumped elements. The parasitic elements caused by coupling effect between metal pattern layers and ground plane layer are considered during the design. The fabricated dual-mode RF front-end module has 13 pattern layers including three inner ground layers and it occupies less than 3.0 mm 3.7 mm 0.66 mm. Key words : LTCC, Diplexer, Balun, Front-end Module. 서론., GPS,, WiFi,,,. LTCC, LTCC SiP(System in Package), (Department of Electronic Engineering, Hankook University of Foreign Studies) * (Packaging Research Center, Korea Electronics Technology Institute) Manuscript received April 18, 2012 ; Revised June 26, 2012 ; Accepted July 20, 2012. (ID No. 20120418-046) Corresponding Author : Youngcheol Park (e-mail : ycpark@hufs.ac.kr) 958 c Copyright The Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science. All Rights Reserved.
LTCC Bluetooth/WiFi (a) (a) Schematic 그림 1. Fig. 1. Block diagram of the proposed dual-mode RF FEM. [1],[2]. LTCC Wi-Fi. LTCC,, 2.4/5 GHz 2.4/5 GHz,, 1. 2.4/5 GHz 2.4/5 GHz, SPDT SP3T. 3 13.. 기생성분을이용한수동소자설계및최적화 [3]. (b) (b) Simulation result 그림 2. 2.4/5 GHz Fig. 2. 2.4/5 GHz band diplexer without parasitic components..,.. 2., 5 GHz BPF filter S-parameter. layout.,,. 959
THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE. vol. 23, no. 8, Aug. 2012. (a) (a) Schematic., WiFi 2.4 GHz, L s1 3.2 nh 2.76 nh, C s1 C s3. WiFi 5 GHz, C s4 1.6 pf 1.7 pf, L p2 1.67 nh 0.86 nh, L s2 2.23 nh 1.87 nh., C p2 C p3, C p4.,,... 다이플렉서설계및구현 (b) (b) Simulation result 그림 3. 2.4/5 GHz band Fig. 3. 2.4/5 GHz band diplexer with parasitic components. 3. 3 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz. Shunt,. 4, 3. 2.4/5 GHz,, 2.4 GHz BPF,, 4. (open matching) (conjugate matching). LTCC. 그림 4. 2.4/5 GHz band Fig. 4. Schematic of 2.4/5 GHz band diplexer. 960
LTCC Bluetooth/WiFi 50,. 2.4/5 GHz. 2.4/5 GHz (1). (1) (1) G, B. 2.4/5 GHz 0. (2). (2) (1), (2) 3D 5. 7, 2.4/5 GHz 2.27 db, 1.73 db, 12.7 db, 14.15 db, 6. 그림 6. Fig. 6. Simulated and measured performance of diplexer.. 발룬설계및구현,, (a) 2.4 GHz (a) 2.4 GHz balun (b) 5 GHz (b) 5 GHz balun 그림 5. 3D Fig. 5. Three-dimensional view of the diplexer. 그림 7. Fig. 7. Schematic. 961
THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE. vol. 23, no. 8, Aug. 2012. 그림 8. 2.4/5 GHz 3D Fig. 8. Three-dimensional view of the 2.4/5 GHz balun. (a) (a) Amplitude imbalance characteristic (a) (a) Amplitude imbalance characteristic 그림 10. 5 GHz Fig. 10. 5 GHz balun. (b) (b) Phase difference characteristic 그림 9. 2.4 GHz Fig. 9. 2.4 GHz balun. (b) (b) Phase difference characteristic [4].,. 2.4 GHz 5 GHz [2]. 2.4/5 GHz 7. 2.4 GHz 5 GHz, 2.4/5 GHz 5, 3D 8. 2.4/5 GHz, 4.06 db, 4.0 db, 962
LTCC Bluetooth/WiFi 13.0 db, 15.4 db., imbalance 2.4/5 GHz 0.32 db, 0.45 db, 180.2 179.2, 170 182. 9 10.. 무선전단부모듈의설계및구현 2.4/5 GHz 2.4/5 GHz. 0.55 db SPDT, SP3T (NJG- 16 ). DC Blocking LTCC., 2.4/5 GHz. 3D 11, 12.,.,., 5 GHz (a) LTCC (b) (a LTCC substrate (b) Top view 그림 12. Fig. 12. Fabricated RF FEM..,,, via,,,. 1. 2.4 GHz WiFi 2.4/5 GHz WiFi 1.3 db, 0.5 db, 171.9 172.2, 181.3 195.8.,, 0.2 db. 2. 그림 11. 3D Fig. 11. Three-dimensional view of the proposed RF FEM. 표 1. Table 1. Performance of the dual-mode RF front-end module. 2.4 GHz/ 5 GHz (db) (db) 2.4 GHz 5 GHz 2.4 GHz 5 GHz 19.6 13.3 3.24 3.16 19.1 10.3 7.32 7.17 2.4 GHz BT 19.3-3.1-13 (1) 13 (2) 13 (3) 963
THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE. vol. 23, no. 8, Aug. 2012. 표 2. 2G/5G Table 2. Comparison of dual-mode RF front-end module. (a) 2.4/5 GHz (a) Insertion and return losses of 2.4/5 GHz band Tx path (mm) Max. I.L @ 2.4 GHz (db) FEM [5] 4 4 0.45 1.8 FEM [6] 5 5 0.9 - SW+AMP +Balun Diplexer+SW +AMP FEM [7] 4 4 0.55 4.5 1 SW+AMP 3 3.7 0.66 4.32 2 Diplexer+SW +Balun 1 : Rx bypass mode 2 :., 3 db 4.32 db,.. 결론 (b) 2.4/5 GHz (b) Insertion and return losses of 2.4/5 GHz band Rx path (c) (c) Bluetooth path 그림 13. Fig. 13. Measured result of RF FEM. WiFi, LTCC,. 2.4/5 GHz 2.4/5 GHz,,,. 3.0 mm 3.7 mm 0.66 mm., LTCC. 참고문헌 [1] D. H. Kim, D. Kim, J. C. Kim, J. C. Park, and C. 964
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