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CMOS Yields UHF RFID Transmitter

This integrated RFID transmitter includes an upconversion mixer and power amplifier for generating high-output voltage waveforms with relatively high efficiency from 860 to 960...
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Compensating For DGS Filter Loss

Feb. 16, 2012
Dr. Ahmed Boutejdar and Dr. Abbas Omar Novel circuit design elements such as defected-ground-structure (DGS) resonators and electromagnetic-band-gap (EBG) structures have helped...
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Perfect A PLL LTE Synthesizer

Jan. 25, 2012
This analysis of a phase-lock-loop frequency synthesizer highlights the importance of the loop filter in final synthesizer performance, and how to analyze the noise contributions...
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Method Minimizes Noise In VCXOs

The trick is combining self-injection locking with mode-coupling techniques to shave the size, cost, and phase noise from voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs).
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CMOS LNA Supports Many Receiver Standards

This linear, low-noise amplifier spans a range of 2.1 to 7.0 GHz with low noise and reasonable gain while consuming less than 8 mW power from a +0.8-VDC power supply.