Asymmetric coupled cmos lines-an experimental study

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2409-2414

  Arz, Uwe ^a   Williams, Dylan F ^a   Walker, David K ^a   Grabinski, Hartmut ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled mode analysis; Integrated circuit interconnections; Measurement; Multiconductor transmission line; Parameter estimation; Silicon

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

MULTICONDUCTOR TRANSMISSION LINES;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0034429010     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.898991     Document Type: Article

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