Layout-level synthesis of RF inductors and filters in LCP substrates for Wi-Fi applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 6 II, 2005, Pages 2196-2209

  Mukherjee, Souvik ^a   Mutnury, Bhyrav ^a   Dalmia, Sidharth ^b   Swaminathan, Madhavan ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Jacket Micro Devices Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks (ANNs); Filter synthesis; Inductor optimization; Liquid crystalline polymer (LCP); Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATTENUATION; BANDPASS AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; MULTILAYERS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

FILTER SYNTHESIS; INDUCTOR OPTIMIZATION; LAYOUT-LEVELS SYNTHESIS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER (LCP); NEURONS; WI-FI;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 23144467255     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.848782     Document Type: Conference Paper

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