[MA]/[FP]/[HW] Investigation of line and/or coupler structures in integrated circuits in the mm-wave range
Description
With future generations of mobile communications and ultra-high-resolution radar applications in mind, integrated circuits are being developed for frequency ranges above 100 GHz. In this frequency range, distributed structures (large dimensions relative to the wavelength) are often preferable to lumped components (R, L, C). Striplines or, less frequently, coplanar waveguides are commonly used due to their ease of handling. However, it is also possible and, depending on the application, useful to use more complex structures. These include, for example, slow-wave lines (lines with a particularly slow phase velocity), which enable more compact circuits, or zero-ohm lines, which provide the widest possible bandwidth for ground short circuits for high-frequency signals. Depending on the time available and your personal interests, we can work on a topic entirely tailored to your interests in the broad field of line or coupler structures. You will be shown how to design and electromagnetically simulate integrated circuits. This will allow you to demonstrate the theory you have learned.
