Uniplanar techniques for monolithic microwave integrated circuits

Electronics and Communication Engineering Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 187-194

  Gillick, M ^a   Robertson, I D ^a   Aghvami, A H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SUBSTRATES; THICKNESS CONTROL; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

BACKFACE PROCESSING STEPS; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDE (CPW); MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (MMIC); UNIPLANAR TECHNIQUES;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0028480987     PISSN: 09540695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ecej:19940402     Document Type: Article

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