Ramzan et al., 2006 - Google Patents
CMOS blocks for on-chip RF testRamzan et al., 2006
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- Ramzan R
- Dąbrowski J
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- Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing
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In this paper we present two designs of CMOS blocks suitable for integration with RF frontend blocks for test purposes. Those are a programmable RF test attenuator and a reconfigurable low noise amplifier (LNA), optimized with respect to their function and …
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H04B1/10—Means associated with receiver for limiting or suppressing noise or interference induced by transmission
- H04B1/109—Means associated with receiver for limiting or suppressing noise or interference induced by transmission by improving strong signal performance of the receiver when strong unwanted signals are present at the receiver input
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