Wireless dosimeter: System-on-chip versus system-in-package for biomedical and space applications

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 643-647

  Shamim, Atif ^a   Arsalan, M ^a   Roy, L ^a   Shams, M ^a   Tarr, G ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Integrated transmitter; Low temperature co fired ceramic (LTCC); On chip antenna; System in package (SiP); System on chip (SoC); Wireless dosimeter

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DOSIMETERS; LOOP ANTENNAS; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MICROELECTRONICS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MOSFET DEVICES; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; RADIATION SHIELDING; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SLOT ANTENNAS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SYSTEM-IN-PACKAGE; SYSTEM-ON-CHIP; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMITTERS; VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS;

INTEGRATED TRANSMITTER; LOW TEMPERATURE CO FIRED CERAMIC(LTCC); ON CHIP ANTENNA; SYSTEM ON CHIPS (SOC); WIRELESS DOSIMETER;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN;

EID: 48849111563     PISSN: 15497747     EISSN: 15583791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2008.921573     Document Type: Article

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