PCB-Embedded Antenna for 80GHz Chip-to-Chip Communication

• Published in: Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science pp. 43 - 45
• Main Authors: 정재영, 홍원빈, 백광현, 이영주
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국전자파학회 01.03.2014
• Subjects: 전자/정보통신공학
• ISSN: 2671-7255; 2671-7263
• DOI: 10.5515/JKIEES.2014.14.1.43

We propose a printed circuit board (PCB)-embedded antenna for millimeter-wave chip-to-chip communication. The antenna is 0.18mm in height which is 1/20 wavelength at 80GHz. In order to realize such a low profile, a zeroth-order resonator antenna with a periodic array of four unit cells is employed, and its geometry is optimized to cover an 8-GHz bandwidth from 76 to 84GHz. With this, the antenna is capable of radiating in a direction parallel to the board length despite the short distance between the ground and the radiator. Simulation and measurement results show that the optimized design has low reflection coefficients and consistent radiation patterns throughout the target bandwidth. KCI Citation Count: 0