Design of a Si MMIC compatible ferroelectric varactor shunt switch for microwave applications

IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 285-288

  Ahamed, Faruque ^a   Subramanyam, Guru ^a  

^a University of Dayton   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitive shunt switch; Coplanar waveguide components; Ferroelectric varactor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

CAPACITIVE SHUNT SWITCH; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; ELECTRICAL MODELING; FERROELECTRIC VARACTORS;

VARACTORS;

EID: 28144453373     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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