High performance vertical transition from DC to 70 GHz was proposed for system-on-package (SoP) applications. The trough line, slab line and shielded multilayer coplanar waveguides were employed to minimize the radiation loss, crosstalk and discontinuity of a conventional via vertical transition. The half square via pad was used in order to prevent unwanted coupling between the transmission lines of the vertical transition. The proposed vertical transition was made using a LTCC process. The manufactured single vertical transition showed a low insertion loss less than 0.7 dB and a reflection loss below -13 dB in the frequency range of DC to 70 GHz.
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