A Ku-band CMOS low-noise amplifier

Proceedings - 2005 IEEE International Workshop on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology: Integrated Circuits for Wideband Communication and Wireless Sensor Networks, RFIT 2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 183-186

  Deng, Kuo Liang ^a   Tsai, Ming Da ^a   Lin, Chin Shen ^a   Lin, Kun You ^a   Wang, Huei ^a   Wang, S H ^b   Lien, W Y ^b   Chern, John G J ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CMOS; Ku band; Lownoise amplifiers; Microwave; RFIC

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

CHIP SIZE; KU BAND; LOWNOISE AMPLIFIERS; TESTING PADS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33847333301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RFIT.2005.1598906     Document Type: Conference Paper

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