60-GHz millimeter-wave identification reader on 90-nm CMOS and LTCC

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 4 PART 2, 2011, Pages 1166-1173

  Pursula, Pekka ^a   Karttaavi, Timo ^b   Kantanen, Mikko ^a   Lamminen, Antti ^a   Holmberg, Jan ^a   Lahdes, Manu ^a   Marttila, Ilkka ^a   Lahti, Markku ^a   Luukanen, Arttu ^a   Vähä Heikkilä, Tauno ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

60 GHz; Backscattering modulation; CMOS; low temperature co fired ceramic (LTCC); millimeter wave identification (MMID); monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); RF identification (RFID)

Indexed keywords

60 GHZ; BACKSCATTERING MODULATION; CMOS; LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS; MILLIMETER-WAVE IDENTIFICATIONS; RF IDENTIFICATIONS;

BACKSCATTERING; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 79954589223     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2114200     Document Type: Article

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