Hybrid transformer-based tunable differential duplexer in a 90-nm CMOS process

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1316-1326

  Abdelhalem, Sherif H ^a   Gudem, Prasad S ^b   Larson, Lawrence E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b QUALCOMM INC   (United States)

^c Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; CMOS process; duplexers; tunable circuits and devices; WCDMA

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR PHONE; CMOS PROCESSS; DUPLEXERS; TUNABLE CIRCUITS AND DEVICES; WCDMA;

LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 84874945728     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2013.2243748     Document Type: Article

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