High-density mixed signal RF front-end electronics for T-R modules

Proceedings - 2012 IEEE 1st AESS European Conference on Satellite Telecommunications, ESTEL 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bentini, Andrea ^a   Ciccognani, Walter ^a   Palomba, Mirko ^a   Palombini, Diego ^a   Limiti, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Core chip; Mixed signal; MMIC; Multi functional chip; RF front end; Transmit receive module

Indexed keywords

BUFFER AMPLIFIERS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

CORE CHIPS; MIXED SIGNAL; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; RF FRONT END; TRANSMIT RECEIVE MODULES;

PHASE SHIFTERS;

EID: 85048721875     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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