Monolithically integrated SiGe push-push oscillators in the frequency range 50-190GHz

IEEE International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 26-30

  Wanner, Robert ^a   Lachner, Rudolf ^b   Olbrich, Gerhard R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL DESIGN; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON ALLOYS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BIPOLAR TECHNOLOGIES; FREQUENCY RANGING; INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES (CO); INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; PUSH-PUSH OSCILLATORS; SPREAD SPECTRUM (SS) TECHNIQUE; SPREAD-SPECTRUM (SSP); TRANSIT FREQUENCIES;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 46149084942     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSSTA.2006.311727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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