A compact size reconfigurable 1-3 GHz impedance tuner suitable for RF MEMS applications

Proceedings of the International Conference on Microelectronics, ICM

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 101-104

  Dévé, Nicolas ^a   Kouki, Ammar B ^b   Nerguizian, Vahé ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impedance tuner; Matching network; Reconfigurable networks; RF MEMS; Switch

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOADS; OPTIMIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WAVEGUIDES;

IMPEDANCE TUNER; MATCHING NETWORKS; RECONFIGURABLE NETWORKS; RF MEMS; SWITCH;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 21644479072     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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