Impedance Characterization of GaAs FET Switches

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1992, Pages 1422-1429

  Takasu, Hideki ^a   Yamashita, Eikichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS--APPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC NETWORKS--EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; RESISTORS--APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE--APPLICATIONS; TRANSISTORS, FIELD EFFECT--APPLICATIONS;

FET SWITCH QUALITY FACTOR; IMPEDANCE CHARACTERIZATION; LAPLACE'S EQUATION; PASSIVATION LAYERS; RECTANGULAR BOUNDARY DIVISION METHOD;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 0026884947     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.146323     Document Type: Article

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