New miniature 15-20-GHz continuous-phase/amplitude control MMICs using 0.18-μm CMOS technology

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-18

  Wu, Pei Si ^a,b   Chang, Hong Yeh ^a,b   Tsai, Ming Da ^a,b   Huang, Tian Wei ^a,b   Wang, Huei ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Tau Beta Pi ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS; Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); Phase shifter; Vector sum method

Indexed keywords

CHIP SIZE; INSERTION LOSS; PHASE-CONTROL;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PHASE SHIFTERS; VECTORS;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 31044448930     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.860896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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