Patent ID: 7586195

Claim:
An electronic component comprising: a high resistivity substrate; and a plurality of metallization levels layered above the high resistivity substrate, said plurality of metallization levels divided into a first portion defining a first ribbon and a second portion defining a second ribbon next to the first ribbon, wherein at least one of the metallization levels other than a last metallization level furthest away from the high resistivity substrate is an active layer of a coplanar waveguide formed by the first and second ribbons and used for signal propagation; and wherein the at least one of the metallization levels other than the last metallization level comprises a first plurality of metallization levels, and wherein the last metallization level furthest away from the high resistivity substrate comprises a second plurality of metallization levels, further comprising: at least one via for each ribbon electrically connecting the metallization levels of the first plurality of metallization levels to each other and to a reference, the via extending through the metallization levels of second plurality of metallization levels without making electrical contact thereto.