Low-power CMOS integrated circuits for radio frequency applications

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 509-522

  Deen, M J ^a   Murji, R ^a   Fakhr, A ^a   Jafferali, N ^a   Ngan, W L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXER CIRCUITS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSISTORS;

AMPLITUDE CONTROL; FREQUENCY DOUBLER (FD); RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SYSTEMS; VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS (VCO);

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 27544449393     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:20045069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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