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    • 20/30 GHz front-end for the TMS-7 receiving station of the OLYMPUS satellite 

      Artal, E; Bará, J; Berenguer Sau, Jordi; Comerón Tejero, Adolfo; Corbella Sanahuja, Ignasi; Pradell i Cara, Lluís (1989)
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      The authors present the 20/30-GHz front-end of the TMS-7 station for performing the measurement of the flux density of one or more signal carriers received from the OLYMPUS satellite. The front-end is composed of two ...

    • A 125-143-GHz frequency-reconfigurable BiCMOS compact LNA using a single RF-MEMS switch 

      Heredia, Julio; Ribó i Pal, Miquel; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Wipf, Selin Tolunay; Göritz, Alexander; Wipf, Christian; Kaynak, Mehmet (2019-05-01)
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      In this letter, a 125-143-GHz frequency-reconfigurable BiCMOS compact low-noise amplifier (LNA) is presented for the first time. It consists of two cascode stages and was fabricated using a 0.13-µm SiGe:C BiCMOS process, ...

    • A 2.4 GHz CMOS class-F power amplifier with reconfigurable load-impedance matching 

      Gilasgar, Mitra; Barlabe Dalmau, Antoni; Pradell i Cara, Lluís (2019)
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    • A general analysis of error in noise measurement systems 

      Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Comerón Tejero, Adolfo; Ramírez González, Alejandro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1988)
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      General and approximated expressions are presented which allow the identification and quantification of errors in noise figure measurements that use the Y-factor method. This formulation is a generalization of that in /2/ ...

    • A highly-repeatable, broadband 180º phase switch for integrated MEMS processes 

      Llamas Morote, Marco Antonio; Girbau Sala, David; Ribó, M.; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Giacomozzi, Flavio; Colpo, S.; Coccetti, Favio; Aouba, Stephane (2011)
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      A broadband 0º/180º phase switch based on a slotline-coplanar-waveguide cross loaded with two MEMS switches in opposed (ON/OFF or OFF/ON) states, is reported. The fabrication was made on high-resistivity silicon substrates ...

    • A low-power-consumption out-of-Plane electrothermal actuator 

      Girbau Sala, David; Llamas Morote, Marco Antonio; Casals Terré, Jasmina; Simó Selvas, Francisco Javier; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Lázaro Guillén, Antoni (IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 2007-06-30)
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      This paper proposes a new vertical electrothermal actuator. It can be considered as a hybrid between the traditional in-plane buckle-beam actuator and the vertical hot-cold actuator. It is here referred to as vertical ...

    • A method for characterizing coplanar waveguide-to-microstrip transitions, and its application to the measurement of microstrip devices with coplanar microprobes 

      Maya Sánchez, Mª del Carmen; Lázaro Guillén, Antoni; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Paco, D. de (JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 2003-12-31)
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      This paper presents a method for characterizing coplanar waveguide-to-microstrip (CPW-M) transitions by using on-wafer coplanar (CPW) microprobes. It is based on extracting the transmission matrix of the CPW-M transition ...

    • A Method for the Determination of a Distributed FET Noise-Model Based on Matched-Source Noise-Figure Measurements 

      Maya Sánchez, Mª del Carmen; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Lázaro Guillén, Antoni (JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 2004-05-31)
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      A new method for the determination of a distributed FET noise model is presented. It is based on the extraction of the intrinsic noise-correlation matrix of an elemental section of the device from the device's noise figure, ...

    • A Method to Simultaneously Extract the Small-Signal Equivalent Circuit and Noise Parameters of Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors 

      Maya Sánchez, Mª del Carmen; Lázaro Guillén, Antoni; Pradell i Cara, Lluís (JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 2006-07-31)
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      A method to extract the elements of the small-signal equivalent circuit and the noise parameters (NPs) of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) is presented. The extraction is done by simultaneous fitting of the measured ...

    • A novel tunable multimodal bandpass filter 

      Contreras Lizarraga, Adrián Arturo; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Ribó, M. (2011)
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      This paper presents a novel uniplanar tunable bandpass filter. In this filter, each resonator can be reconfigured easily using PIN diodes or MEMS switches. Design equations are derived from a simple circuit model which ...

    • A RF-MEMS switchable CPW air-bridge 

      Contreras, Adrián; Casals Terré, Jasmina; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Giacomozzi, Flavio; Colpo, Sabrina; Iannacci, Jacopo; Ribó, Miquel (2012)
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      This work presents a new shunt-type ohmic contact RF-MEMS switch specifically designed as a switchable CPW air bridge. The switch can be used in coplanar waveguide (CPW) reconfigurable multimodal circuits, for a selective ...

    • A very low distortion high efficiency class-F power amplifier at 900 MHz. 

      Gilasgar, Mitra; Barlabe Dalmau, Antoni; Pradell i Cara, Lluís (2013)
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      This paper presents a novel class - F power amplifier for mobile applications in which with a proper harmonic tuning structure the need f or an extra fil tering section is eliminated . A class - F ...

    • A wideband detector for the 30 Ghz channel of the Planck mission low frequency instrument 

      Paco Sánchez, Pedro Antonio de; Lázaro Guillén, Antoni; Pradell i Cara, Lluís (GORDON BREACH SCI PUBL LTD, 2000-05-31)
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      Design considerations of a 30 GHz detector prototype for the Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) are presented. A simple detector configuration based on a commercial Schottky diode is used, featuring a good linearity and ...

    • Advanced millimeter wave technology for mobile communications 

      Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Corbella Sanahuja, Ignasi; Comerón Tejero, Adolfo; Bará Temes, Francisco Javier; Artal, E.; Torres Torres, Francisco; Purroy, Francesc; Barlabe Dalmau, Antoni; Sales, V. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1993)
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    • Amplificadores multietapa de bajo en las bandas de 20 y 30ghz 

      Artal, E; Corbella Sanahuja, Ignasi; Busquets, C; Pradell i Cara, Lluís (1989)
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      Microstrip coupled lines technology has been used to design and built low noise amplifiers in 20 and 30 GHz bands. Active devices are GaAs MESFET and HEMT in chip form. The amplifiers have input and output waveguide ...

    • Analytical energy model for the dynamic behavior of RF MEMS switches under increased actuation voltage 

      Casals Terré, Jasmina; Llamas, Marco Antonio; Girbau Sala, David; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Lázaro Guillén, Antonio; Giacomozzi, Flavio; Colpo, Sabrina (2014-12-01)
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      In this paper, the dynamic behavior of electrostatically actuated radio frequency-microelectromechanical system (RF-MEMS) switches is analyzed using energy considerations. An analytical model for bridge-type RF-MEMS switches ...

    • Análisis de errores en sistemas de medida de ruido. Sistema de medida de parámetros de ruido de transistores de microondas 

      Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Comerón Tejero, Adolfo; Ramírez Marín, A.; Martorell, Jm (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 1988)
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    • Application of CAD load-pull techniques in mixer design 

      Velázquez, A.; Lázaro Guillén, Antoni; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Comerón Tejero, Adolfo (2003-02)
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      This work describes the application of a commercial CAD software to implement load-pull techniques in the design of microwave mixers. This method is used to generate conversion-loss regions when a diode is pumped and ...

    • Application of CAD load_pull techniques in mixer design 

      Velázquez, A.; Lázaro Guillén, Antoni; Pradell i Cara, Lluís; Comerón Tejero, Adolfo (JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 2003-02-28)
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      This work describes the application of a commercial CAD software to implement load-pull techniques in the design of microwave mixers. This method is used to generate conversion-loss regions when a diode is pumped and ...

    • Automatización de la caracterización de transistores MESFET de microondas 

      Pradell i Cara, Lluís (Universidad de Málaga, 1992)
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