An ultra-compact CMOS variable phase shifter for 2.4-GHz ISM applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1349-1354

  Zheng, You ^a,b   Saavedra, Carlos E ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active circuits; Circulators; CMOS; Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) phase shifters; Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; MICROELECTRONICS; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PHASE SHIFT; POSITION MEASUREMENT; POWDERS; TECHNOLOGY; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ACTIVE INDUCTORS; CMOS TECHNOLOGIES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE; REFLECTIVE TYPE PHASE SHIFTER; SECOND ORDERS; ULTRA COMPACT; VARIABLE PHASE SHIFTERS;

PHASE SHIFTERS;

EID: 45249101338     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.923375     Document Type: Article

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