Transition from a chip to a waveguide port
First Claim
1. A transition from a first planar structure of a chip to a waveguide port, the first planar structure having a first main side and a second main side, wherein the first main side comprises at least one input port arranged to receive an input signal, at least one output port arranged to output an output signal, and at least one electrical functionality, wherein one port of said at least one input port and said at least one output port is electrically connected to an electrically conducting probe that extends directly, without an intervening structure, from said one port to the waveguide port to enable a signal to be transferred between said one port and the waveguide port, and wherein said one port and the electrically conducting probe are formed from the same structure, wherein the first planar structure is mounted to a first base main side of a base structure in the form of a lead frame having said first base main side and a second base main side, wherein the second main side is arranged to face the first base main side, wherein the waveguide port is arranged in the base structure, running from the first base main side to the second base main side.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a transition from a chip to a waveguide port (47, 47′, 11), the chip (1, 1′, 62) having a first main side (3, 3′, 66) and a second main side (4, 4′, 67), where the first main side (3, 3′, 66) comprises at least one input port (35, 36, 37, 38, 39), arranged to receive an input signal, at least one output port (44, 45; 72), arranged to output an output signal, and at least one electrical functionality. One port (44, 72) of said ports (44, 45; 72; 35, 36, 37, 38, 39) is electrically connected to an electrically conducting probe (48, 48′, 73) that is arranged to extend from said one port (44, 72) and at least partly over the waveguide port (47, 47′, 77) such that a signal may be transferred between said one port (44, 72) and the waveguide port (47, 47′, 77). The present invention also relates to a corresponding package.
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13 Claims
- 1. A transition from a first planar structure of a chip to a waveguide port, the first planar structure having a first main side and a second main side, wherein the first main side comprises at least one input port arranged to receive an input signal, at least one output port arranged to output an output signal, and at least one electrical functionality, wherein one port of said at least one input port and said at least one output port is electrically connected to an electrically conducting probe that extends directly, without an intervening structure, from said one port to the waveguide port to enable a signal to be transferred between said one port and the waveguide port, and wherein said one port and the electrically conducting probe are formed from the same structure, wherein the first planar structure is mounted to a first base main side of a base structure in the form of a lead frame having said first base main side and a second base main side, wherein the second main side is arranged to face the first base main side, wherein the waveguide port is arranged in the base structure, running from the first base main side to the second base main side.
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8. A package comprising:
- a chip having a plurality of electrical functions, wherein bond wires connect chip connections to corresponding package connections in a base structure, wherein the base structure and the chip are at least partly inside a moulding, forming said package with said package connections being assessable, wherein the package comprises a transition from the chip to a waveguide port, the chip having a first main side and a second main side, wherein the first main side comprises at least one input port arranged to receive an input signal, at least one output port arranged to output an output signal, and at least one electrical functionality, wherein one port of said at least one input port and at least one output port is electrically connected to an electrically conducting probe that extends directly, without an intervening structure, from said one port to the waveguide port to enable a signal to be transferred between said one port and the waveguide port, and wherein said one port and the electrically conducting probe are formed from the same structure, wherein the chip is mounted to a first base main side of the base structure in the form of a lead frame having said first base main side and a second base main side, wherein the second main side is arranged to face the first base main side, and wherein the waveguide port is arranged in the base structure, running from the first base main side to the second base main side.
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