Micromechanical mixer-filters ("mixlers")

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 100-112

  Wong, Ark Chew ^a   Nguyen, Clark T C ^b  

^a Globespanvirata   (United States)

^b DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandpass filter; Electromechanical coupling; IF; Intermediate frequency; Microelectromechanical devices; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Mixer; Quality factor; Resonator; VHF

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; MIXER CIRCUITS; RESONATORS; TRANSDUCERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING; INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY; QUALITY FACTOR;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 1542709513     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2003.823218     Document Type: Article

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