Bulk acoustic wave RF technology

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 65-80

  Bi, Frank Z ^a   Barber, Bradley P ^a  

^a SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAW DEVICES; BAW RESONATORS; BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE;

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE FILTERS; ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVES; CARBON DIOXIDE ARC WELDING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELASTIC WAVES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RESONATORS; SAWING; THICK FILMS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; WAVE FILTERS;

ACOUSTICS;

EID: 51749091743     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2008.927633     Document Type: Article

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