Multiple-throw millimeter-wave FET switches for frequencies from 60 up to 120 GHz

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1453-1456

  Kallfass, I ^a   Diebold, S ^a   Massler, H ^a   Koch, S ^b   Seelmann Eggebert, M ^a   Leuther, A ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS IAF   (Germany)

^b Sony Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; INSERTION LOSSES; MESFET DEVICES; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

120 GHZ; FET SWITCHES; IMAGING RADIOMETERS; METAMORPHIC HEMT; MILLIMETER-WAVE; MULTI ANTENNAS; PIN DIODE SWITCHES; SHORTED STUBS; SINGLE POLE MULTI-THROW SWITCHES; SWITCH NETWORKS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

SWITCHES;

EID: 62349114872     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2008.4751740     Document Type: Conference Paper

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