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Development and Characterization of Surface Micro-Machined MEMS Based Varactor

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|Dec 2017

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Language: English
Page range: 94 - 107
Published on: Dec 13, 2017
Published by: Professor Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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