Heterogeneously integrated flexible microwave amplifiers on a cellulose nanofibril substrate

Huilong Zhang; Jinghao Li; Dong Liu; Seunghwan Min; Tzu-Hsuan Chang; Kanglin Xiong; Sung Hyun Park; Jisoo Kim; Yei Hwan Jung; Jeongpil Park; Juhwan Lee; Jung Han; Linda Katehi; Zhiyong Cai; Shaoqin Gong; Zhenqiang Ma

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16957-4

Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Heterogeneously integrated flexible microwave amplifiers on a cellulose nanofibril substrate

Huilong Zhang,
Jinghao Li,
Dong Liu,
Seunghwan Min,
Tzu-Hsuan Chang,
Kanglin Xiong,
Sung Hyun Park,
Jisoo Kim,
Yei Hwan Jung,
Jeongpil Park,
Juhwan Lee,
Jung Han,
Linda Katehi,
Zhiyong Cai,
Shaoqin Gong,
Zhenqiang Ma

Affiliations

Huilong Zhang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jinghao Li: Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
Dong Liu: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Seunghwan Min: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tzu-Hsuan Chang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kanglin Xiong: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sung Hyun Park: Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University
Jisoo Kim: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yei Hwan Jung: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jeongpil Park: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Juhwan Lee: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jung Han: Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University
Linda Katehi: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
Zhiyong Cai: Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
Shaoqin Gong: Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Zhenqiang Ma: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16957-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Though flexible microwave integrated circuits (MICs) are desirable for the construction of functional microwave amplifier circuits, realizing low cost III-V-based MMICs remains a challenge. Here, the authors report a heterogeneous integration strategy for the fabrication of flexible low-cost MICs.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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