Development of thin-film liquid-crystal-polymer surface-mount packages for if k a-band applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2111-2117

  Aihara, Kunia ^a,b   Chen, Morgan Jikang ^a,b   Pham, Anh Vu ^c  

^a IEEE

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

^c Endwave Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Hermeticity and k a band; Liquid crystal polymer (LCP); Surface mount packages

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; METAL CLADDING; MULTILAYER FILMS; POLYMERS; PORTS AND HARBORS; POWDERS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PRINTED CIRCUITS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

HERMETICITY AND K A-BAND; K A-BAND; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER (LCP); SURFACE-MOUNT PACKAGES;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 51649113866     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.2002224     Document Type: Article

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