A Monolithic AlGaAs/InGaAs Upconverter IC for K-Band Wireless Networks

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 2773-2778

  Madihian, Mohammad ^a   Desclos, Laurent ^a   Maruhashi, Kenichi ^a   Onda, Kazuhiko ^a   Kuzuhara, Masaaki ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FILTERS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY CONVERTER CIRCUITS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MIXER CIRCUITS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RADIO COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WAVEGUIDES;

INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY; K BAND UPCONVERTER; K BAND WIRELESS NETWORKS; PORT MATCHING; RADIOFREQUENCY; THREE PORT DEVICE;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0029488906     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.475634     Document Type: Article

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