TY - GEN
T1 - 5.2 GHz differential LTCC antenna and balun for biomedical System in Package (SiP) application
AU - Shamim, A.
AU - Brzezina, G.
AU - Arsalan, Muhammad
AU - Roy, L.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper presents the design of a differential integrated LTCC antenna and balun for biomedical System in Package (SiP) application. A simple integrated LTCC balun design for testing 5.2 GHz differential antennas is described. Balun dimensions of 9.5 mm × 10 mm at 5.2 GHz are among the smallest reported so far. A rectangular loop antenna integrated with the balun displays good return loss and radiation pattern. It is shown that the antenna gain can be increased by 8.6 dB by employing an experimental ferrite LTCC tape as a superstrate to the regular LTCC substrate. Finally, a parametric study is performed which investigates the effects of ferrite superstrate material properties on the antenna gain. The antenna demonstrates in simulation, strong potential for integration into low power, low cost and short range wireless biomedical sensor systems.
AB - This paper presents the design of a differential integrated LTCC antenna and balun for biomedical System in Package (SiP) application. A simple integrated LTCC balun design for testing 5.2 GHz differential antennas is described. Balun dimensions of 9.5 mm × 10 mm at 5.2 GHz are among the smallest reported so far. A rectangular loop antenna integrated with the balun displays good return loss and radiation pattern. It is shown that the antenna gain can be increased by 8.6 dB by employing an experimental ferrite LTCC tape as a superstrate to the regular LTCC substrate. Finally, a parametric study is performed which investigates the effects of ferrite superstrate material properties on the antenna gain. The antenna demonstrates in simulation, strong potential for integration into low power, low cost and short range wireless biomedical sensor systems.
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U2 - 10.1109/IWAT.2007.370169
DO - 10.1109/IWAT.2007.370169
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34547263609
SN - 1424410886
SN - 9781424410880
T3 - Conference Proceedings - 2007 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small and Smart Antennas Metamaterials and Applications, iWAT 2007
SP - 443
EP - 446
BT - Conference Proceedings - 2007 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology
T2 - 2007 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small and Smart Antennas Metamaterials and Applications, iWAT 2007
Y2 - 21 March 2007 through 23 March 2007
ER -