In today's globally competitive wireless industry, the design-to-production cycle is critically important. Circuit and system engineers must be able to develop robust designs that can be mass produced. To accomplish this, engineers need to learn the requirements of, and solutions leading to, optimum performance. The first of a two-volume set, this text takes a practical approach to RF (radio frequency) circuit design, offering an understanding of the fundamental concepts that practitioners need to know and use for their work in this industry. It seeks to lay the groundwork for efficient passive circuit design.
Introduction to RF circuit design; the radio as a typical RF system; RF circuit fundamentals; CAD of linear RF/MW circuits; scattering parameters and the Smith Chart; passive component modelling; impedance matching; lumped and distributed filters; high-speed circuit design considerations.
