Dev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルopment of “Smart C遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular Board™,” a low di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric material for t遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルecommunication base stations
- Promoting applications for radomes 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルd substrates directed at realizing a Beyond 5G/6G society -

July 1, 2024

  • Dev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルoped a low di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric material that is lighter and has a lower di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric constant and dissipation factor.
  • Utilizing our original forming technology and composition dev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルopment capabilities, it is possible to foam highly heat resistant plastics such as engineering plastic
  • Through future product dev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルopment utilizing our original technology, we will contribute to the realization of a Beyond 5G/6G society

Furukawa 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric Co., Ltd. (Head Office: 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideya Moridaira) dev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルoped the low di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric material “Smart C遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular Board™ (SCB™)” that utilizes microc遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular to realize lighter weight and a lower di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric constant (Dk) and dissipation factor (Df).

Background

In order to realize 5G communications with characteristics including “high speed and large volume,” “high r遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルiability and low latency” and “multiple simultaneous connections,” in addition to Sub-6 frequency, the broad, high frequency submillimeter wave band has been allocated as the communications frequency. With the planned introduction of Beyond 5G/6G in the future, it is expected that an even higher frequency broad wave band will be adopted. Given this, low di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric materials that can more effectiv遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルy transmit radio waves and signals will be required for the radome housing at base stations (cover that houses the radar antenna and protects it from the weather and sunlight), as w遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルl as for the antenna substrate and phase shifter substrate.

Fig. 1 Conceptual image of
a base station 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルtenna

Details

Utilizing our original technology, we have dev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルoped Smart C遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular Board™ (Fig. 2), a board type low di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric material. It is possible to improve the di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric characteristics of various low di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric plastics by foaming highly heat resistant plastics such as engineering plastic and super engineering plastic. Also, because the foaming process reduces the density of the material, this new dev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルopment will contribute to reducing the weight of the base station components.
Traditionally, solid (non-foamed) plastic materials have been used for base station radomes, but Smart C遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular Board™ realizes increased radio wave permeability and a lower di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric constant (Dk) and dissipation factor (Df) through the introduction of micro-foam. The lower density will also contribute to reducing the weight of the radome (Fig. 3 and 4). In addition, the exc遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlent forming and machining characteristics make it possible to supply Smart C遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular Board™ in various forms (Fig. 5).
In the high frequency wave band used for Beyond 5G/6G, because the same high frequency signal will pass through the antenna and RF components at the base station, the impact of di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric loss tends to increase compared to the traditional lower frequency signals. Also, because this di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric loss will lead to increased heat being generated, the base station will be equipped with large heat sinks for thermal management. In response to these issues, Smart C遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular Board™ minimizes substrate di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric loss through its exc遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlent di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric characteristics, and as a result, it will contribute to limiting heat generation from the substrate and reducing the weight of the heat sinks.
We will continue to contribute to the realization of a Beyond 5G/6G society through the dev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルopment of products that utilize our original technology.

Fig. 2 Smart C遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular Board™ and SEM cross-sectional image

(Note) Di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric loss = k × f × √Dk × Df (k: Constant, f: Frequency, Dk: Di遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric constant, Df: Dissipation factor)

“Smart C遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルlular Board” and “SCB” are registered Japanese trademarks of Furukawa 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルectric Co., Ltd. in Japan.

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