Low phase noise MMIC VCOs for Ka-band applications with improved GaInP/GaAs-HBT technology

Technical Digest - GaAs IC Symposium (Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit)

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 223-226

  Hilsenbeck, J ^a   Lenk, F ^a   Heinrich, W ^a   Wurfl J ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR HÖCHSTFREQUENZTECHNIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

GaAs; HBT; MMIC; Phase noise; VCO

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

GALLIUM INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; PHASE NOISE;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0346305118     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/gaas.2003.1252399     Document Type: Conference Paper

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