Active GaAs MMIC Band-Pass Filters with Automatic Frequency Tuning and Insertion Loss Control

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 1068-1073

  Aparin, Vladimir ^a   Katzin, Peter ^b  

^a Hittite Microwave Corporation   (United States)

^b ANALOG DEVICES INC   (United States)

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EID: 0001481726     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: 1558173X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.466077     Document Type: Article

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