Broad-band MMICs based on modified loss-compensation method using 0.35-μm SiGe BiCMOS technology

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 496-504

  Tsai, Ming Da ^a   Lin, Chin Shen ^a   Lien, Chun Hsien ^a   Wang, Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attenuation compensation; Distributed amplifier (DA); Gilbert cell; Mixer; Monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs); SiGe BiCMOS

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BANDWIDTH; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MIXER CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ATTENUATION COMPENSATION; DISTRIBUTED AMPLIFIERS (DA); GILBERT CELL; SIGE BICMOS;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 14544291472     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.840766     Document Type: Conference Paper

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