Design and Characterization of Integrated Varactors for RF Applications

Design and Characterization of Integrated Varactors for RF Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-160

  Gutiérrez, Íñigo ^a   Meléndez, Juan ^a   Hernández, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

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EID: 84889320884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470035924     Document Type: Book

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