Tunable matching networks for future MEMS-based transceivers

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Elshurafa, Amro M ^a   El Masry, Ezz I ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LOW PASS FILTERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; VARACTORS;

LOWPASS NETWORKS; PASSIVE DEVICES; TUNABLE MATCHING NETWORKS (TMN); WIDE FREQUENCY BANDS;

TRANSCEIVERS;

EID: 4344690971     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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