Title :
Silicon vs GaAs for personal communication RF ICs
Author :
Taylor, Stephen ; Nelson, Scott ; Abidi, Asad A. ; Podell, A.F. ; Fenk, J. ; Young, J.P. ; McDonald, M.D. ; Bayruns, R.
Author_Institution :
TriQuint Semicond., Beaverton, OR, USA
Abstract :
Presents a summary on silicon versus GaAs for personal communication RF ICs. The panelists explain what level of performance is needed and why one technology is more suitable than the other.<>
Keywords :
integrated circuit technology; monolithic integrated circuits; personal communication networks; radio equipment; GaAs; Si; performance level; personal communication RF ICs; Baseband; Circuits; Costs; FETs; Gallium arsenide; Radio frequency; Silicon; Space technology; Telephony; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1993. Digest of Technical Papers. 40th ISSCC., 1993 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0987-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1993.280046
