A 4-18-GHz reconfigurable RF MEMS matching network for power amplifier applications

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 356-372

  Vähä Heikkilä, Tauno ^a,b   Rebeiz, Gabriel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Impedance tuner; Load pull; Loaded line; Matching network; Noise parameters; Phased arrays; Reconfigurable networks; RF MEMS

Indexed keywords

IMPEDANCE TUNER; LOAD PULL; LOADED-LINE PHASED ARRAY; MATCHING NETWORK; RECONFIGURABLE NETWORKS; RF MEMS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANTENNAS; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; PROBLEM SOLVING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 3042742139     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmce.20021     Document Type: Article

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