Silicon process technology innovations for low power RF applications

European Solid-State Device Research Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 71-80

  Dekker, Ronald ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY;

ACTIVE DEVICES; BETTER PERFORMANCE; CMOS PROCESSING; DESIGN STRATEGIES; LOW POWER RF; PASSIVE DEVICES; RF DEVICES; SILICON PROCESS TECHNOLOGY;

SILICON;

EID: 84907855104     PISSN: 19308876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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