mm-Wave and sub-THz Chip-to-Package Transitions for Communications Systems

Abstract

This work presents mm-Wave and sub-THz chip-to-package transitions for communications systems. To date, reported transitions either have high loss, typically 3 to 4 dB, or require high cost packages to support very fine bump pitches and low loss materials. We analyze the impact of transitions on a high frequency, wide bandwidth communication system and present the design of a chip-to-package transition in two different commercial packaging technologies. The proposed transitions achieve <1 dB loss in both technologies, validating the design methodology.