Hybrid millimeter-wave push-push oscillators using silicon-germanium HBTs

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 422-430

  Sinnesbichler, Franz X ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TriQuint Semiconductor GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric resonator oscillator (DRO); Harmonic oscillator; Large signal modeling; Microstrip oscillator; Millimeter wave circuit; Push push oscillator; Silicon germanium (SiGe); Silicon germaniun (SiGe) HBT

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

MICROSTRIP RESONATORS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0037292309     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.807836     Document Type: Article

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