Semiconductor technologies for higher frequencies

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-87

  Scavennec, Andre ^a   Sokolich, Marko ^b   Baeyens, Yves ^c  

^a ALCATEL THALES III V LAB   (France)

^b Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DEVICES; CHANNEL MOBILITY; CMOS DEVICES; CONDUCTION BAND OFFSET; DC POWER CONSUMPTION; GATE COUNT; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; LARGE SIZES; SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS; SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY; STATIC FREQUENCY DIVIDERS; TARGET SPECIFICATIONS;

DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS;

EID: 66249138892     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2008.931712     Document Type: Article

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