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Performance capability of circuits depends to a great extent on the available semiconductor technology. Numerous parameters related to device, metallization or substrate properties circumscribe the achievable circuit characteristics at microwave frequencies and thus can be used for technology comparison.

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Issakov, V. (2010). CMOS and Bipolar Technologies. In: Microwave Circuits for 24 GHz Automotive Radar in Silicon-based Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13598-9_3

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