Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Wide Tuning Range CMOS Quadrature Ring Oscillator of Best Figure of Merit Ramesh K. Pokharel 1, Oleg Nizhnik , A. Tomar , S. Lingala , Haruichi Kanaya , and Keiji Yoshida Graduate School of ISEE, Kyushu University Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 319-0395, Japan 1 pokharel-ed.kyushu-u.ac.jp Abstract--This paper presents a low phase noise

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A Linearity Improved GaAs pHEMT Power Amplifier using Common-Gate/Common-Source Circuit Topology Fan-Hsiu Huang, Hong-Yeh Chang, and Yi-Jen Chan Department of Electrical Engineering, National Central University No. 300, ChungDa Rd., Chung-Li, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C 92541002-cc.ncu.edu.tw Abstract -- A power amplifier using t

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A Novel Design Methodology for Simultaneously Matched LNAs Based on Noise Measure Walter Ciccognani #1 , Sergio Colangeli #2 , Ernesto Limiti #3 , Patrick Longhi 4 # Electronic Engineering Department, University of Roma Tor Vergata Via del Politecnico, 1 ­ 00133 Roma (Italy) 1 walter.ciccognani-uniroma2.it 2 sergio.colan-g

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference 24GHz 1.89mW 12x CMOS Frequency Multiplier Using Pulse-Injected Oscillator Seongwoong Lim, and Minoru Fujishima School of Frontier Sciences, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan lim-rfic.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp fuji-ee.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp Abstract-- Pseudo-millimeter-wave 12 time

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Low 1/f Noise PMOS Resistive Mixer Ivy Lo#1, Yunpyo Hong#2, Olga Boric-Lubecke#3 # Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa Holmes Hall 483, 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA iun-hawaii.edu yun-hawaii.edu 3 olgabl-hawaii.edu 2 1 Abstract-- This paper investigates the advantages of using

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A Highly Efficient Doherty Power Amplifier Employing Optimized Carrier Cell Junghwan Moon #1 , Young Yun Woo , and Bumman Kim #2 # Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea 1 jhmoon-postech.edu, 2 bmkim-postech.edu Telecommunication R&D C

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Dielectric Charging and Thermally Activated Processes in MEMS Capacitive Switches George Papaioannou1, Negar Tavasolian2, Charles Goldsmith3, John Papapolymerou2 1 National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 15784, Greece 2 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA 3 Memtronics Corp., Plano, TX 75075,

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A Photonic-Tunable Cryogenically Cooled W-band Subharmonically-Pumped GaAs HEMT Diode Mixer Module Yuh-Jing Hwang1, Chih-Chiang Han, Yau-De Huang Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics P.O. Box 23-141, Taipei, 10671, Taiwan R.O.C. 1 yjhwang-asiaa.sinica.edu.tw Abstract-- a W-band subharmonically pumped (SH

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Phase-locked Broadband GaAs HBT VCO Module for Millimeter-wave Astronomical Local Oscillators Yue-Fang Kuo# *1, Yuh-Jing Hwang #2, Chau-Ching Chiong#, Ro-Min Weng*, Ming-Tang Chen# Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics P.O. Box 23-141, Taipei 11691 Taiwan, R.O.C. * Department of Electrical Engineering, Nati

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A High-Isolation High-Linearity 24-GHz CMOS T/R Switch in the 0.18- m CMOS Process C.-Y. Ou #1, C.-Y. Hsu # 2, H.-R. Lin #3, and H.-R. Chuang #4 # Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C webber805-gmail.com.tw k1006849-ms18.hinet.net 3 a091105249-cc.kuas.edu.tw 4 chuang_hr-