CMOS circuits for passive wireless microsystems

CMOS Circuits for Passive Wireless Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-278

  Yuan, Fei ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84895355320     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7680-2     Document Type: Book

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