Directions for the Next Generation of MMIC Devices and Systems Book

1	Scanning the Conference	3
2	Historical Perspectives on Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits	5
3	MAFET THRUST 3: A Revolutionary Program for Solid-State Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Power	19
4	Future Directions in MMIC Research and Technology: The Wireless Pull	31
5	High-Density Microwave Packaging Technology Development for Department of Defense Applications	37
6	Flip Chip Power MMIC's Packaging Technology	45
7	Multilayer Vertical Interconnection Technology	53
8	Multilevel Packaging for Low Cost Microwave Functions	61
9	Future Applicators of Millimeter Technology	69
10	Distributed Power Combining and Signal Processing in a 2-D Quasioptical System	75
11	Multilayer Integration of Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits: New Interconnect Methods and Design Considerations	83
12	The Hybrid Integration Technique of Planar and NRD-Guide Circuits for Millimeter-Wave Applications	97
13	Solder Free Interconnects for High Density Phased Array Integration	105
14	Silicon-Based On-Wafer and Discrete Packaging	113
15	Patch-MMIC-Ferrite Integration in Novel Phased-Array Technology	121
16	Broadbanding Guide-Lines of Strip-Element Microstrip Phased Arrays	131
17	U-Slot Patch Wideband Microstrip Antenna	145
18	Surface-Wave Mode Reduction of Rectangular Microstrip Antennas on High-Index Materials	153
19	Integrated Strip Gratings on Top of Microstrip Antennas and Arrays for Low and Ultra-Low Cross-Polar Radiation	161
20	A New Type of Dual Band Microstrip Array Fed by a Purely TEM Feeding Network	175
21	The Integrated Dielectric Slab Waveguide-Wedge Antenna	181
22	Dual-Polarized Rectangular Resonator Antenna	197
23	SiGe MMIC's - on the Current State-of-the-Art	205
24	FM Noise and Synchronization Behavior of a SIMMWIC 76.5 GHz Front End	209
25	Experimental and Numerical Results on High-Frequency Noise of Si/SiGe HBT's	217
26	The Development of Si and SiGe Technologies for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits	223
27	94 Ghz Schottky Detector with CMOS Preamplifier	231
28	Semiconductor Waveguide Components for Analog Fiber-Optic Links	239
29	Microwave Photonic Links with Very Low ([actual symbol not reproducible]3dB) Amplifierless Noise Figure	245
30	Polymer Optical Waveguides for Multi-Chip Modules	255
31	Low-Voltage MMIC-HBT VCO For Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems	263
32	A Triple-Gate MESFET Voltage Variable Attenuator for Millimeter-Wave Applications	271
33	Types of Leaky Dominant Modes and Spectral Gaps on Printed-Circuit Lines	281
34	2-D Integral Spectral-Domain Analysis of Leaky Modes in Covered and Uncovered Microstrip Lines	299
35	Excitation of Leaky Modes on Printed-Circuit Structures by Practical Feeds: An Investigation of Physical Meaning	307
36	Complex Characteristic Impedance of a Leaky Printed Transmission Line: Alternative Analysis Methods	315
37	Suppression of Leakage in Printed Transmission Lines Using Finite-Width Dielectric Loading	323
38	Electromagnetic Simulation of High Speed and RF Multi-Chip Modules - An Overview	331
39	Microstrip Antenna Analysis using a Suite of Modeling Techniques - A Review	339
40	A New Approach to the Design of Microwave Amplifiers	351
41	Boardband Characteristics of Representative Circuit-to-Circuit Interconnections	361
42	Speculations on the Next Ten Years in Electromagnetic Field Simulation	381
43	ANN and Knowledge-Based Approaches for Microwave Design	389
44	CAD Needs for Flip Chip Coplanar Waveguide Monolithic Microwave Integrated-Circuit Technology	397
45	Computer Aided Design Tools for Microstrip Circuitries	399
46	Matching and Compensation Network Synthesis for MMIC's	407
	Index	413