W-Band RF MEMS double and triple-stub impedance tuners

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 923-926

  Vaha Heikkila T ^a,b   Varis, J ^b   Tuovinen, J ^b   Rebeiz, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Impedance tuner; Load pull; Matching network; Noise Parameter; On wafer; RF MEMS

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TUNERS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

IMPEDANCE TUNERS; LOAD PULL MEASUREMENT; MATCHING NETWORKS; NOISE PARAMETERS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33749237354     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1516774     Document Type: Conference Paper

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