A GaN differential oscillator with improved harmonic performance

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 463-465

  Sanabria, Christopher ^a   Xu, Hongtao ^a   Heikman, Sten ^a   Mishra, Umesh K ^a   York, Robert A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

AlGaN; Cross coupled; Differential; GaN; Harmonics; High electron mobility transistor (HEMT); Oscillator

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM NITRIDE; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ALGAN; CROSS-COUPLED; DIFFERENTIAL; HARMONICS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 23844473313     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2005.851563     Document Type: Article

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