Thermal design of power GaN FETs in microstrip and coplanar MMICs

GAAS 2005 Conference Proceedings - 13th European Gallium Arsenide and Other Compound Semiconductors Application Symposium

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 145-148

  Angelini, A ^a   Furno, M ^a   Cappelluti, F ^a   Bonani, F ^a   Pirola, M ^a   Ghione, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GALLIUM NITRIDE; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SILICON CARBIDE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; MICROSTRIP PROCESSES; SUBSTRATE THINNING; THERMAL MODELING;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 33847293404     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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