The integration of thin-film microstrip and coplanar technologies for reduced-size MMICs

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 283-290

  Hettak, Khelifa ^a   Morin, Gilbert A ^b   Stubbs, Malcolm G ^a  

^a Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

90 coupler; Asymmetric coplanar stripline (ACS); Capacitive loading; Coplanar waveguide (CPW); Inductive loading; Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); Size reduction; Thin film microstrip

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; LOADING; METALLIZING; THIN FILM DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES;

90° COUPLERS; ASYMMETRIC COPLANAR STRIPLINE (ACS); CAPACITIVE LOADING; INDUCTIVE LOADING; SIZE REDUCTION; THIN-FILM MICROSTRIP;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 12344282129     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.839338     Document Type: Conference Paper

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