Pick and place assembly technique for fabrication of groove gapwaveguide resonator

Paper in proceedings, 2017

Gap waveguide are an innovative technology for millimeter-wave RF applications. There are some factors to be considered while using this technology at millimeter wave frequencies or above, particularly for low cost RF applications. Surface mount technology and pick and place machine technique can demonstrate a way to solve this problem. In this paper a groove resonator is presented which is manufactured by using pick and place technique. Brass pins of diameter 1.6mm and height 2.3mm was mounted on a 5mm thick copper plate. Lead free solder paste was used for solder joint.