Radio frequency integrated circuits and technologies

Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-509

  Ellinger, Frank ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-35790-2     Document Type: Book

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