Ultra-compact high-linearity high-power fully integrated DC-20-GHz 0.18-μm CMOS T/R switch

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-36

  Jin, Yalin ^b   Nguyen, Cam ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband communications; Broadband radar; CMOS switch; CMOS transmit receive (T R) switch; Communications; Linearity; On chip inductor; Power handling; RF integrated circuit (RF IC); Ultra wideband (UWB); UWB radar

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS; BROADBAND RADAR; POWER HANDLING; RF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT;

BROADBAND NETWORKS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 33846673417     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.888944     Document Type: Article

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