60‐GHz amplitude shift‐keying receiver LTCC system‐on‐package module

Abstract

Abstract This article presents a compact system‐on‐package module integrating a 60‐GHz amplitude shift‐keying (ASK) receiver for wireless gigabit point‐to‐point applications. The ASK receiver has fully integrated into a six‐layer low‐temperature co‐fired ceramic single substrate embedding four GaAs circuits, a low‐pass filter, and bias components. The fabricated Rx system‐on‐package module is as small as 16.4 × 6.9 × 0.68 mm 3 and reveals that the flatness of below −2dBm is obtained up to 1.25 GHz in the IF output signal and the conversion gain is 38 dB. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:758–761, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25824