Tunable microwave amplifier using a compact MEMS impedance matching network

European Microwave Week 2009, EuMW 2009: Science, Progress and Quality at Radiofrequencies, Conference Proceedings - 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 351-354

  Domingue, Frédéric ^a   Kouki, Ammar B ^a   Mansour, Raafat R ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED MEMS TRANSMISSION LINES; GAAS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORK; LOW FREQUENCY; PHEMT TRANSISTORS; RE-CONFIGURABLE; RECONFIGURABLE NETWORK; RF AMPLIFIERS; RF-MEMS; SLOW WAVE; SOURCE IMPEDANCE; TUNABLE MICROWAVE;

BANDPASS FILTERS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 72449148122     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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