Design, fabrication, and measurement of benzocyclobutene polymer zero-level packaging for millimeter-wave applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1040-1044

  Seok, Seonho ^a   Rolland, Nathalie ^a   Rolland, Paul Alain ^a  

^a UMR National Center for Scientific Research   (France)

Author keywords

Benzocyclobutene (BCB) film; Millimeter wave; Wafer level packaging; Zero level packaging

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPLATING; INSERTION LOSSES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONATORS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS;

BENZOCYCLOBUTENE (BCB) FILMS; THIN FILM PLANAR RESONATORS; WAFER LEVEL PACKAGING; ZERO LEVEL PACKAGING;

MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES;

EID: 34248226326     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2007.895411     Document Type: Article

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