An optimum cascode topology for high gain Micro/Millimeter wave CMOS amplifier design

2008 European Microwave Integrated Circuit Conference, EuMIC 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 394-395

  Nezhad Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Biglarbegian, Behzad ^a   Mirzaei, Hassan ^a   Safavi Naieini, Safieddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASCODE; CASCODE TOPOLOGY; CASCODE TRANSISTORS; CMOS AMPLIFIERS; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; HIGH GAIN; MATCHING CIRCUIT; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; TRANSMISSION LINE; TRANSMISSION LINE STRUCTURES; TWO STAGE; WAVEBAND;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC LINES; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 66649088877     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMICC.2008.4772312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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