A Si/SiGe HBT Dielectric Resonator Push-Push Oscillator at 58 GHz

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 145-147

  Sinnesbichler, Franz X ^a   Hautz, Bernhard ^a   Olbrich, Gerhard R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric resonator; microstrip circuits; push push oscillator; SiGe HBT

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; FLIP CHIP DEVICES; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS;

DIELECTRIC RESONATORS; PHASE NOISE; PUSH-PUSH OSCILLATORS; SILICON GERMANIDE;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0034171909     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.846927     Document Type: Article

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