A compact V-band star mixer using compensated overlay capacitors in dual baluns

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 537-539

  Yang, Tsung Yu ^b   Lien, Wan Ru ^b   Yang, Chia Chun ^b   Chiou, Hwann Kaeo ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dual balun; Overlay capacitor; PHEMT; Reduced size; Star mixer; Star quad diode

Indexed keywords

DUAL BALUN; OVERLAY CAPACITORS; STAR MIXERS; STAR QUAD DIODES;

DIODES; LOGIC DESIGN; MICROWAVES; MIXER CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

CAPACITORS;

EID: 34547483998     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2007.899321     Document Type: Article

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