Characterization of thin film microstrip lines on polyimide

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part B

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-176

  Ponchak, George E ^a,b   Downey, Alan N ^b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microstrip; Microwave; Multilayer; Polyimide; Transmission lines

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; MICROWAVES; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; POLYIMIDES; THIN FILM DEVICES;

THIN FILM MICROSTRIP (TFMS) LINES;

MICROSTRIP LINES;

EID: 0032073279     PISSN: 10709894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/96.673705     Document Type: Article

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