Reconfigurable double-stub tuners using MEMS switches for intelligent RF front-ends

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 271-278

  Papapolymerou, John ^a   Lange, Krista L ^b   Goldsmith, Charles L ^c   Malczewski, Andrew ^b   Kleber, Jennifer ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^c MEMtronics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligent RF front ends; Reconfigurable tuner; RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROELECTRONICS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TUNERS;

INTELLIGENT RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT ENDS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES; MICROSYSTEMS; RECONFIGURABLE TUNERS; SYSTEM ON A CHIP;

SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

EID: 0037251034     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.806513     Document Type: Article

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