A 4.5 to 9.2-GHz wideband semidynamic frequency divide-by-1.5 in GaInP/GaAs HBT

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-75

  Shin, Hyunchol ^a,b   Won, Bokyeon ^a,b  

^a Kwangwoon University ^*

^b Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dynamic frequency divider; GaInP GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs); Monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FILTERS; MIXER CIRCUITS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

SEMIDYNAMIC FREQUENCY; TUNABLE IMAGE REJECTION MIXER; TUNABLE SINGLE STAGE POLYPHASE FILTER;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 33846640690     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2006.887280     Document Type: Article

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