Ceramic Packages Extend To 40 GHz

Dec. 19, 2013

A line of compact housings features low loss through 40 GHz.

A line of hermetically sealable, high-temperature-cofired-ceramic (HTCC) packages incorporate air cavity designs for low loss at high frequencies. These quad-flat-pack-no-lead (QFN) packages are available in six sizes from 3 to 8 mm with standard JEDEC MO-220 footprints. The maximum insertion loss is 0.5 dB from DC to 18 GHz, 1.5 dB from 18 to 35 GHz, and 4 dB from 35 to 40 GHz. The packages—which exhibit higher thermal conductivity than low-temperature-cofired-ceramic (LTCC) packages, making them well suited for high-power applications—are available with either a plain seal for epoxy or metallized grounded seal ring for solder lid attachment. Lids are also available.

Barry Industries, Inc., 60 Walton St., Attleboro, MA 02703; (508) 226-3350, FAX: (508) 226-3317.

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.