Millimeter Wave MMIC Low Noise Amplifiers Using a 0.15 um Commercial pHEMT Process

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关键词: Millimeter-Wave;    LNA;    MMIC;   

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DOI  :  10.4218/etrij.02.0102.0302

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents millimeter wave monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) low noise amplifiers using a 0.15 mm commercial pHEMT process. After carefully investigating design considerations for millimeter-wave applications, with emphasis on the ac

   

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