A MEMS reconfigurable matching network for a class AB amplifier

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 437-439

  Lu, Yumin ^a   Peroulis, Dimitrios ^a   Mohammadi, Saeed ^b   Katehi, Linda P B ^b  

^a Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MEMS switch; Reconfigurable amplifier

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

ADAPTIVE MATCHING NETWORK; RECONFIGURABLE AMPLIFIER; RECONFIGURABLE MATCHING NETWORKS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0242292136     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2003.818523     Document Type: Letter

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