A zero-bias single-device balanced E-PHEMT mixer with conversion gain for RFID applications

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1311-1314

  García, José A ^a   Malaver, Emigdio ^b   Cabria, Lorena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; FREQUENCY CONVERTER CIRCUITS; GAIN CONTROL; MIXER CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

BIASING EFFECTS;

HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0043093854     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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