High-Q LTCC-based passive library for wireless system-on-package (SOP) module development

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1715-1724

  Sutono, Albert ^a   Heo, Deukhyoun ^b   Chen, Yi Jan Emery ^c   Laskar, Joy ^c  

^a RF Solutions Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS; High Q inductors; LTCC; Passive library; Power amplifier

Indexed keywords

LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC (LTCC) LIBRARIES;

CAPACITORS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; MULTILAYERS; PASSIVE NETWORKS; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS;

EID: 0035474987     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.954775     Document Type: Article

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