Electronics and Packaging, Volume. 25, Issue 7, 70101(2025)

Advances in Radio Frequency Integration Applications of Through Glass Via Technology

YU Tian1, CHEN Xin2, LIN Jingyu2, ZHONG Yi2, LIANG Junge1, GU Xiaofeng1, and YU Daquan2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Integrated Circuits, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214401, China
  • 2School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 3Xiamen Sky Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen 361013, China
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    YU Tian, CHEN Xin, LIN Jingyu, ZHONG Yi, LIANG Junge, GU Xiaofeng, YU Daquan. Advances in Radio Frequency Integration Applications of Through Glass Via Technology[J]. Electronics and Packaging, 2025, 25(7): 70101

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    Received: Mar. 2, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: YU Daquan (yudaquan@xmu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16257/j.cnki.1681-1070.2025.0128

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