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RF CMOS (Radio Frequency CMOS)
A CMOS process tuned for radio circuits, adding high-Q inductors, thick top metal, precision capacitors, varactors and accurate high frequency device models. It let radios integrate onto the same die as digital baseband.
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- Process Technology, Specialty processes
Notes
RF CMOS is the reason a modern phone radio is a few chips rather than a board full of discrete parts.
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