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 This
quiz is based on the information presented in LCP for Microwave Packages
and Modules, by Anh-Vu H. Pham, Morgan J. Chen, and Kunia Aihara.
1. What does LCP
stand for? d) Liquid Crystal Polymer Liquid crystal polymer
(LCP) is a plastic material with barrier properties similar to ceramic crystal.
(see page 1) 2. What does "liquid crystal"
mean? a) A phase of matter that has partly solid and partly liquid
properties (see page 17) 3. What
are the advantageous electrical properties of LCP material? a)
Low dielectric constant and loss tangent (see page 20)
4. How is LCP used in microwave and mm-wave circuits?
c) As a substrate for printed circuits (see the entire book)
5. What is the maximum ratio of die size
to package size for a chip-scale package (CSP)? b) 1.2 As
defined in IPC/JEDEC J-STD-012, chip-scale packaging (CSP) refers to a packaging
method where the final package area dimensions are no larger than 1.2 times
the die. (see page 72) 6. What is an
advantage of using lumped element embedded capacitive coupling on an LCP substrate?
c) It eliminates the need for a feedthrough via The lumped element
capacitor inherently blocks DC and eliminates the need for a via. A disadvantage
is that lumped element printed capacitors are physically large. (see page
132) 7. What happens to common-mode signals
at the single-ended output port of an ideal balun? d) They are
completely reflected back away from the port Common-mode signals are completely
rejected and reflected back from a lossless balun since only differential
signals are converted to single-ended signals and allowed transmission.
(see page 166) 8. What is a primary
advantage of a long time delay (LTD) line over a phase shifter when used in
pulsed power applications? a) LTD line is inherently wideband
Unlike a phase shifter, LTDs are inherently wideband and thus are ideal for
pulse transmissions on phased array antenna systems. (see page 193)
9. What property of LCP material make it
good for hermetic packaging? b) Ultra-low moisture absorption
LCP material has ultra-low moisture absorption and permeation close to that
of glass. (see page 226) Posted
10/18/2012
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