Synopsis
A unique, state-of-the-art guide to wireless integrated circuit design.
With wireless technology rapidly exploding, there is a growing need for circuit design information specific to wireless applications. Presenting a single-source guidebook to this dynamic area, industry expert Ulrich Rohde and writer David Newkirk provide researchers and engineers with a complete set of modeling, design, and implementation tools for tackling even the newest IC technologies. They emphasize practical design solutions for high-performance devices and circuitry, incorporating ample examples of novel and clever circuits from high-profile companies. They also provide excellent appendices containing working models and CAD-based applications.
RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications offers:
* Introduction to wireless systems and modulation types
* A systematic approach that differentiates between designing for battery-operated devices and base-station design
* A comprehensive introduction to semiconductor technologies, from bipolar transistors to CMOS to GaAs MESFETs
* Clear guidelines for obtaining the best performance in discrete and integrated amplifier design
* Detailed analysis of available mixer circuits applicable to the wireless frequency range
* In-depth explanations of oscillator circuits, including microwave oscillators and ceramic-resonator-based oscillators
* A thorough evaluation of all components of wireless synthesizers
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Rohde (corporate chairman and microwave and software engineer) provides researchers and engineers with a thorough set of modeling, design, and implementation tools for understanding and working with IC technologies. An introduction to wireless circuit design is followed by chapters covering models for active devices; amplifier design with BJTs and FETs; mixer design; RF/wireless oscillators; and wireless synthesizers. Throughout, the author helps clarify RF theory and tries to reduce it to practical applications in developing RF circuits. Appendices cover HBT high-frequency modeling and integrated parameter extraction and non-linear microwave circuit design using multiharmonic load-pull simulation technique. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)