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Novel Multi-Capacitor Architecture for BST Thin Film Varactors
Integrated Ferroelectrics: An International Journal
  • Guru Subramanyam, University of Dayton
  • Mark Patterson, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Kevin Leedy, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Robert Neidhard, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Chakrapani Varanasi, University of Dayton Research Institute
  • G. Steinhauer, Analog Bridge Inc.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-27-2011
Abstract

Novel Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) thin film varactors with parallel capacitor architecture were designed fabricated and tested. Varactors with 2–6 parallel capacitors were experimentally verified using large area processed bst thin films. The multicapacitor varactor shunt switches provided improved isolation at the expense of higher insertion loss. The multicapacitor varactors yielded reduced overall parasitic series inductance and resistances, resulting in higher quality factor Q. This is the first time such a device is reported.

Inclusive pages
11-19
ISBN/ISSN
1058-4587
Comments

The document available for download is the authors' accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with publisher policies on self-archiving and with author permission; permission documentation is on file.

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Citation Information
Guru Subramanyam, Mark Patterson, Kevin Leedy, Robert Neidhard, et al.. "Novel Multi-Capacitor Architecture for BST Thin Film Varactors" Integrated Ferroelectrics: An International Journal Vol. 125 Iss. 1 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/guru_subramanyam/9/