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LARGE-AREA ELECTRONICS

Oxide electronics for 5G and 6G

Large-area electronics based on metal-oxide thin-film transistors can be used to create integrated phased arrays for radiofrequency front-ends in 5G — and future 6G — communication systems.

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Fig. 1: Large-area electronics for phased arrays.

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Kyriacou, G.A. Oxide electronics for 5G and 6G. Nat Electron 4, 705–706 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-021-00659-w

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