A Microstrip-to-Microstrip Hot-Via Transition up-to 80 GHz designed for direct PCB mounting of MMICs Cédrick Saboureau1, D. Baillargeat1, S. Verdeyme1, A. Bessemoulin2, J.-R. Bois2, P. Quentin2 1 2 IRCOM CNRS-UMR 66-15, University of Limoges, France. E-mail :sab-ircom.unilim.fr United Monolithic Semiconductor S.A.S, Route départementale 128, F-91401 Orsay cedex, France convenient to coplanar tra

High performances of shielded LTCC vertical transitions from DC up to 50 GHz Rosine Valois1, Dominique Baillargeat1, Serge Verdeyme1, Markku Lahti2, Tuomo Jaakola2 1: IRCOM ­ UMR CNRS 6615, University of Limoges, 123 Av A. Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France 2: VTT ELECTRONICS ­ Kaitoväylä 1, P.O. Box 1100, 90571 Oulu, Finland Abstract -- This paper reports on work on a generic shielded vertical transit

Multi-Layer Stubs in LTCC Technology Alex Panther1, Malcolm G. Stubbs1, and Kari Kautio2 1 Communications Research Centre Canada, 3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K2H 8S2 Phone: (613) 991-9416, Fax: (613) 990-8369, Email: alex.panther-crc.ca 2 VTT Electronics, Kaitoväylä 1, 90570 Oulu, Finland Abstract -- Multi-layer structures using multiple conductor layers in LTCC technology are exam

Study and Experiment of a novel class of Error Envelope Feedback Linearizers Giuseppe Macchiarella1, Roberto Iommi1, Stefano Galli2, Alessandro Delzanno2 Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 20133 Milano, ITALY, e-mail: macchiar-elet.polimi.it 2 1 Forem (An Andrew Company), Via Archimede, Agrate Brianza (Mi) ­ ITALY Abstract -- In this

Design of a Unbiased Microwave Circulator using a Magnetic Nanowired Substrate A. Saib1, M. Darques2, L. Piraux2 , D. Vanhoenacker-Janvier1, and I. Huynen1 1 Microwave Lab., Universit´ catholique de Louvain, e 3 Place du Levant, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Phone: +32 (0)10 472310 Fax: +32 (0)10 478705 e-mail: saib-emic.ucl.ac.be 2 Physical-chemistry and Physics of Materials Lab., Universit´

High Speed Millimeter Wave Five-Port Receiver S. Abou Chakra and B. Huyart Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications,75013, Paris, France Tel:+33-1- 45817701, Fax: +33-1- 45804036, E-mail: achakra-enst.fr Abstract -- This paper presents a broadband millimeter wave receiver. It proposes a new direct down conversion technique and its advantages using five-port system. A brief study of five-p

Non-contacting Determination of Moisture Content in Bulk Materials Using Sub-Nanosecond UWB-Pulses O. Schimmer1 , A. G¨ lck1 , F. Daschner1 , J. Piotrowski2 , R. Kn¨ chel1 u o University of Kiel - Faculty of Engineering, Microwave Group, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany, Phone: +49 431 880-6151, os-tf.uni-kiel.de 2 Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Micro- and Optoelectronics, ul. Nowo

Compact Pseudo-Highpass Filters Formed by Cavity and Iris Resonators Uwe Rosenberg1, Smain Amari2, Jens Bornemann3 and Rüdiger Vahldieck4 Marconi Communications GmbH, D-71520 Backnang, Germany Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada K7K 7B4 3 University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3P6 4 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland 2 1 Abstract -- A n

BEHAVIOURAL MODELLING OF THERMALLY INDUCED DISTORTION IN RF/MICROWAVE NONLINEAR SUBSYSTEMS Vittorio Rizzoli (1), Diego Masotti (1), and Franco Mastri (2) (1) DEIS, Università di Bologna, Villa Griffone, 40044 Pontecchio Marconi (BO), Italy (2) DIE, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy Abstract ­ Low-frequency thermal transients may give a relevant contribution to the

MOSFET Thermal- and 1/f-Noise Modulating Functions for the Impulse Sensitivity Function Theory of Oscillator Phase Noise Markus Grözing, Tobias Stumpf, Simon Hauger and Manfred Berroth Institute of Electrical and Optical Communication Engineering University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany Email: m.groezing-int.uni-stuttgart.de Phone: +49 711 685 7921 Fax: +49 711 685 790