An enabling new 3D architecture for microwave components and systems

Microwave Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-86

  Popović, Zoya ^a   Rondineau, Sébastien ^a   Filipović, Dejan ^a   Sherrer, David ^b   Nichols, Chris ^b   Rollin, Jean Marc ^b   Vanhille, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTLER MATRIX COAXIAL BEAMFORMERS; MECHANICAL FLEXIBILITY; MICRO-COAXIAL CABLES;

BEAMFORMING; COAXIAL CABLES; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; MICROFABRICATION; MILLIMETER WAVES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 41549131813     PISSN: 01926225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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