Parametric conversion using custom MOS varactors

Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chan, Howard ^a   Chen, Zhongbo ^a   Magierowski, Sebastian ^a   Iniewski, Krzysztof ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOS DEVICES; OSCILLATIONS;

CMOS RFIC; EXTRINSIC NOISE; INTEGRATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATORS; PARAMETRIC CONVERSION;

VARACTORS;

EID: 33746872951     PISSN: 16871472     EISSN: 16871499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/WCN/2006/12945     Document Type: Article

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