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On-chip antennas feature the integration of antennas with other front-end circuits on the same chip in mainstream silicon technologies such as CMOS and SiGe. This chapter describes the basics, technology, and applications of on-chip antennas with particular emphasis on their circuit modeling, radiation efficiency, and integration as well as their crosstalk mechanisms with other circuit elements.

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  1. Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Tianwei Deng

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    Yue Ping Zhang

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Deng, T., Zhang, Y.P. (2015). On-Chip Antennas. In: Chen, Z. (eds) Handbook of Antenna Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-75-7_56-1

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