Propagation mechanisms of radio waves over intra-chip channels with integrated antennas: Frequency-domain measurements and time-domain analysis

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2900-2906

  Zhang, Yue Ping ^a   Chen, Zhi Ming ^a   Sun, Mei ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Channel modeling; Intra chip; Wireless chip area network; Wireless interconnect

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; RADIO WAVES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SILICON WAFERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

INTRA-CHIP CHANNELS; WIRELESS CHIP-AREA NETWORK; WIRELESS INTERCONNECT;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 35348840232     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.905867     Document Type: Article

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