RF Microelectronics

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This book is designed to give electrical engineers the RF microelectronics background they need to design state-of-the-art consumer electronics and communications devices.RF Microelectronics begins with a thorough introduction to the fundamental concepts of RF design, including nonlinearity, interference and noise. It reviews modulation and detection theory; multiple access techniques, and current wireless standards -- including CDMA, TDMA, AMPS and GSM. It presents case studies of transceiver architectures designed by several leading manufacturers. Finally, it offers detailed explanations of low-noise amplifiers, mixers and oscillators; frequency synthesizers and power amplifiers.For electrical engineers working in the communications fields, especially those involved with wireless technology. Also for graduate students.

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This is a hastily compiled collection of lecture notes (or summaries of a Ph.D. student's thesis).......2007-03-31

The best thing about this book is its table of contents. In second place is the preface. And then it's all downhill. If you want to buy a list of topics in electronic communications, with brief summaries that explain absolutely nothing whatsover in any great (or even little) detail, and you really have no other use for your hard earned $100.00+ dollars, then please go ahead and buy this book.

If however, you value your cash, and would rather buy a book that rather than insulting your intelligence, at least attempts in good faith to teach you something, then please, don't fall for the marketing ploy of the title "RF Microelectronics". Because there's very little "RF" and even less "Microelctronics" in this text. Here's a taste of the marketing ploy from the very first line of the preface:

"The annual worldwide sales of cellular phones has exceeded $2.5B."

Do I see dollar signs in your eyes? I thought so. Don't fall for the trap. If you want to learn a thing or two about RF electronics theory as well as detailed explanations of what the job of each individual component (like a capacitor here or a resistor there) in a communication circuit is, then buy:

Modern Electronic Communication (9th Edition) by Gary M. Miller.

The Miller book's 9th edition is coming out soon. Even with 992 pages of text, it costs only $60.00.

I believe Razavi's book should never have been published because frankly, it's not a book at all. Why it's still in print (though stuck at first edition for nearly 10 years), is completely beyond any sane person's comprehension.

Content seemed great, but not explained in detail. .......2007-03-04

When I first bought this book, I was very hopeful. The book seemed to cover a lot of relevant material, in a concise fashion. When I tried to read it however, I found it a little bit too much on the concise side. I have read very complicated books with a lot of math before, and I could follow them easier than this "easy" writing style. Almost every subject is covered in other books in more detail and better. Sometimes it's nice to have a simpler book which is an introduction, and that is what I was hoping for, but this just didn't do it for me. I donated the book to the library, as I felt I would never really get too much out of it. This didn't stop me from buying Mr. Razavi's "Design of Analog CMOS ICs" and I liked his tutorial in the IEEE Phase Lock Loop book he edited. I know he can do a better job.

This is a repeat of a previous review I did. Since then I also read Mr. Razavi's book "Design of Integrated Circuits for Optical Communications" which was also concise but very nicely explained and I learned a lot from it.

A good book for novices.......2006-08-06

Although it is a little bit old and there are so many other books on the subject, I still think that it is one of the bests. This book gives you a good basic knowledge of wireless circuits and systems. It's a good reference to look at too. In general, all books by BR are good, he is an incredible writer. His books are always very good to start with when you don't really know anything about the subject. As you get to know the subject more and more, you will know the value of the book and will discover more practical stuff in it. I totally recommend this one and all his books.

OK book, but buyer beware.......2004-09-23

This book covers a good deal of material in a very hot area. However, coverage is uneven with occasional mistakes. The book seems to be collected in a hurry some lecture notes. For example, the formula for the relationship between jitter and phase noise given at the beginning of the book is wrong (even units do not make sense) and is not the same for the expression given in the PLL chapter (it makes more sense).

I believe a good book on the field is yet to be written.

Content seemed great, but not explained in detail.......2001-07-07

When I first bought this book, I was very hopeful. The book seemed to cover a lot of relevant material, in a concise fashion. When I tried to read it however, I found it a little bit too much on the concise side. I have read very complicated books with a lot of math before, and I could follow them easier than this "easy" writing style. Almost every subject is covered in other books in more detail and better. Sometimes it's nice to have a simpler book which is an introduction, and that is what I was hoping for, but this just didn't do it for me.I donated the book to the library,as I felt I would never really get too much out of it. This didn't stop me from buying Mr. Razavi's "Design of Analog CMOS ICs " and I liked his tutorial in the IEEE Phase Lock Loop book he edited.I know he can do a better job.

Practical RF Circuit Design for Modern Wireless Systems Vol. II (Artech House Microwave Library)

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This review appeared in High Frequency Electronics
A must read for a microwave practician
Finally a practical RF book

Practical RF Circuit Design for Modern Wireless Systems Vol. II (Artech House Microwave Library)
Rowan Gilmore , and Les Besser
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This review appeared in High Frequency Electronics.......2004-03-09

These books were written by two well-known lectures in the RF/MW field with many years of teaching experience. Their goal was to provide a practical exposition of circuit design in the RF/MW field that appealed to students, academicians, and design engineers. They certainly succeeded. The reader will find that fundamental and advanced principles are properly explained with emphasis in CAD techniques. While the mathematical manipulations are kept to a minimum, the associated results are well referenced and extensively discussed.

Volume I:
This volume focuses mainly on passive circuits and systems. The first two chapters provide a review of RF/MW circuit fundamentals. The emphasis is placed on topics related to RF/MW circuits, such a resonance, series and parallel conversions, quality factor, power transfer, transmission lines, reflection coefficients, and mismatch loss. Chapter 3 describes several radio systems and illustrates how the system's specifications relate to the various individual components. Receiver's characteristics are discussed, such as receiver noise and sensitivity, nonlinearities and dynamic range, and automatic control. The chapter includes the analysis of a CDMA handset from a system point of view. Chapters 4 and 5 describe the use of S parameters, the Smith chart, impedance matching networks, and bandwidth considerations. Many impedance matching design examples are provided with their associated frequency responses. Both lumped and microstrip matching circuits are considered. Chapter 6 shows the use of CAD programs for RF/MW circuit design. This chapter underlines the major key areas in CAD, such as linear circuit analysis, electromagnetic simulation, tuning, synthesis, optimization, non-linear simulations, and statistical techniques. Passive component models are discussed in Chapter 7, which include RLC components, distributed components, transformers, crystals, dielectric resonators, and surface acoustic wave resonators. The authors show how actual parts affect the behavior of a design, and how to account for them in the final product. Chapter 8 gives an overview of passive filters and the techniques used for their design in the RF/MW area. Such topics as the Richards' transformation, Norton transformations, and Kuroda identities are discussed. Chapter 9 is an overview of the major differences and similarities between RF and high-speed digital systems.

Volume II:
This volume focuses mainly on active circuits and systems. The volume begins with a discussion of linear RF/MW amplifier design techniques. The first two chapters deal with stability conditions, stability circles and the various design techniques for transducer gain, operating power gain, and associated gain. Material in low-noise amplifier design and broadband techniques is included, as well as dc considerations. Chapter 3 discusses the modeling of the actual devices (such as BJT, GaAs, HETM, etc). Chapter 4 deals with nonlinear CAD simulations techniques, and their uses. Time and frequency domain methods are discussed and compared. A good discussion of the harmonic balance method is given, including a section on harmonic balance simulation of oscillators. Chapter 5 considers the topic of power transistor amplifiers. The categories of amplifiers are presented and the topics of bias considerations, distortion reduction and predistortion are included. The chapter includes a detailed power amplifier design. Oscillators are discussed in Chapter 6, with emphasis on the negative resistance design approach and CAD simulations. A section is devoted to the description of phase noise. Several design examples are included. An interesting example uses a ceramic resonator, another example involves a crystal resonator, and one example deals with a Colpitts VCO using a varactor diode. Chapter 7 deals with mixers and frequency multipliers. The authors discuss diodes and transistor mixers and their effect on the overall system. The final chapter gives an overview of several wireless systems.

The material covered in these two volumes extends from the basic to the advance. The texts are suitable for short courses in RF/MW circuits, since they provide a comprehensive description of the RF/MW circuit design field. They are also suitable for a course (or courses) at the senior/graduate level in the RF/MW field. The books strongly emphasize design and the use of CAD techniques. Enough information is provided in their CAD examples that the simulations can easily be implemented with one of the major CAD programs available for RF/MW circuits.

These texts contain a tremendous amount of information for RF/MW circuit designers. Especially, for those working in wireless communications. Discrete design is covered in detail-from the individual component specification to the overall system performance. The presentation is clear and well organized. It certainly makes for a good addition to the designer's library.

A must read for a microwave practician.......2004-02-13

This book is a must read for anyone willing to remain updated in the microwave field . It is very clearly written and has a very good balance between theoretical aspects and practical examples for today's modern times.

Finally a practical RF book.......2003-11-30

There is so much information for a practicing engineer;it will take six months to absorb the techniques described. I finally understand what causes oscillation and how I can prevent it when it shows up unexpectedly.
I also appreciate that the math is minimized to the necessary level, without lots of proofs and derivations (I had enough of that in college). What I expected--and got--are techniques I can use in my work immediately.

Parasitic-Aware Optimization of CMOS RF Circuits

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Parasitic-Aware Optimization of CMOS RF Circuits
David J. Allstot , Kiyong Choi , and Jinho Park
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Integrated Circuit Design for High-Speed Frequency Synthesis (Artech House Microwave Library)

ASIN: 1402073992

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In the arena of Parasitic-Aware Design of CMOS RF Circuits, efforts are aimed at the realization of true single-chip radios with few, if any, off-chip components. Ironically, the on-chip passive components required for RF integration pose miore serious challenges to SOC integration than the active CMOS and BJT devices. This is not surprising since modern digital IC designs are dominated as much, or more, by interconnectg characteristics than by active device properties. In any event, the co-integration of active and passive devices in RFIC design represents a serious design problem and an even more daunting manufacturing challenge. If conventional mixed-signal design techniques are employed, parasitics associated with passive elements (resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, pads, etc.) and the package effectively de-tune RF circuits rendering them sub-optimal or virtually useless. Hence, dealing with parasitics in an effective way as part of the design process is an essential emerging methodology in modern SOC design. The parasitic-aware RF circuit synthesis techinques described in this book effectively address this critical problem.

RF Circuit Design: Theory and Applications

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Overpriced for a paperback
Solid Introductory Book
too many errors and misconceptions
Good but not solid one
Very helpful

RF Circuit Design: Theory and Applications
Reinhold Ludwig , and Pavel Bretchko
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Overpriced for a paperback.......2007-09-23

While the content of the book is quite good (for a beginner in RF), the fact that the book costs as much as the usual hardcover engineering textbooks, while it is only a paperback, with lower quality paper, is a big negative. This book will definitely not hold up well in your backpack throughout the course of a semester, unless if you take care of it really really well. Even if it does make it through the semester, just think how long you can use it as a reference, before the wear and tear destroys the book (in particular, the corners will start bending, then creases will appear, then the binding will become loose, then the cover will fall off, then pages will start ripping and falling out). For those who will sell their old textbooks, I don't think used paperback textbooks depreciate as well as the more durable hardcover ones. Though, if you're stuck, and the class requires it, then you'll have to be a sucker and cough up the money, of course. The content is pretty good, though. It does a pretty good job teaching dumm people like us about RF design (in particular, it briefly explains the hard stuff [emag], and then shows how easier stuff was derived from that in order to simplify RF design, then it goes on to show how to use the easy stuff [Smith Chart], and that is as far as I am right now in class). If feeling cheap, though, then I think other versions.... are a better deal in this case than this "US Version" textbook.

Solid Introductory Book.......2004-11-05

This is a solid book for fundamental understanding of RF circuit design and the implications of distributed theory. M-files are very useful for personal calculations in homebrew designs. Book is built around a fundamental understanding of material presented by Ulaby in his book Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics. I would recommend both books for anyone trying to understand how to design RF circuits. I also recommend this combination of sources due to the fact the Prof. Ludwig presented the material in this fasion in his RF design classes at Worcester Polytech, in good old Atwater-Kent... Errors may be present in some of his examples, but many high level textbooks contain errors especially in early editions; my class pointed out many as we were the first group to be taught from the book and hopefully they will be corrected in a later edition. The man certainly knows what he is talking about especially when it comes to MRI field coil design. This book will assume you are familiar with complex numbers, basic EM wave propagation, and will make heavy use of matrix oriented math. MatLAB is a must, but included m-files will aid significantly in plotting Smith Charts and ultimately in matching network design. Only 4 stars because I feel this book needs to be teamed up with Ulaby's book to be complete if your not completely familiar with high frequency analysis.

too many errors and misconceptions.......2004-02-21

I am very displeased with this book. Many errors in figures and equations. Section 4.2.2 is fundamentally in error.

Good but not solid one.......2002-10-26

The book starts every chapter with good start but ends each chapter with so so. I guess the authors start each chapter with great enthusiasm and then lose it towards the end chapter. The book has some mistakes in the worked example, as simple as transforming impeadance to admittance and vice versa. It has also other rigorous mathematical mishap.
I do recommend it but not to starters since it could easily confuse . I hope the authors revise it and correct the mistakes and carry the enthusiasm to the end of each chapter.

Very helpful.......2002-01-31

I think this book is practically the bible for anyone looking into designing radios. Using the material covered in this book, I've built three functioning transcievers. I started as a amateur, knowing the rock-bottom basics of circuit design, and steadily built increasingly more complex prototypes, until I worked up to a 50 watt transciever operating on 3.80512 GHz.

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An excellent reference book or self tutorial!
Required Reading for RF Engineers (new and old)
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RF Circuit Design
Christopher Bowick
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Essential reading for experts in the field of RF circuit design and engineers needing a good reference. This book provides complete design procedures for multiple-pole Butterworth, Chebyshev, and Bessel filters. It also covers capacitors, inductors, and other components with their behavior at RF frequencies discussed in detail.

*Provides complete design procedures for multiple-pole Butterworth, Chebyshev, and Bessel filters
*Covers capacitors, inductors, and other components with their behavior at RF frequencies discussed in detail

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An excellent reference book or self tutorial!.......2007-08-05

I ordered this book to assist in refreshing my memory about RF Circuit Design and associated equations. I found it to be a great source of advice on the "how to's", as well as a wonderful reference source for the basic equations involved, which I haven't used actively in some time. Since my old reference/school books are in storage, I needed a concise, compact and easy to understand presentation of the application of the math to real world design considerations. I highly recommend it for self-tutoring, for general reference, and especially for those "breaking away from theory and into the real world" of design.

Required Reading for RF Engineers (new and old).......2007-05-17

I have owned two copies of this book for as long as I can recall; one for me to keep on-hand, and one that is constantly on loan to colleagues that ask to learn about impedance matching, Smith charts, filter design, transmission lines, small signal amplifier design, etc. Nearly everyone that borrows my copy ends up buying their own shortly thereafter. The text is readable by anyone with a good knowledge of electronics, and the depth of subject is an excellent "just right" balance of practice and theory. Finally, it's very refreshing that this excellent book is available at such a reasonable price - I would venture to say that Bowick's book is likely the best value on my bookshelf in terms of "usefulness per dollar spent"!

Book Info.......2007-02-17

Easy to read, understand. Good reference book for basic buliding blocks in RF circuit design. The book only has solved example problems and is not very helpful for practise.

"The" book for learning rf design.......2007-01-29

This is the book I reach for first for review and the one that I used almost exclusively to learn rf design. Very easy to follow and the math is easy to understand and use. A must have book!

Excellent.......2007-01-09

In the ambit of designing RF devices, this book could be catalogued as the best introductory text. It has examples of properties for each type of circuits and theoretical explanations. Both amateurs and professionals should have this book as a reference.

RF Design Guide: Systems, Circuits, and Equations

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Excellent book!
Must-Have for all RF folks
The free software really make this book a must-buy!
Excellent reference for RF circuit design and formulas
Extremely accurate data. A must for engineers or hobbyist

RF Design Guide: Systems, Circuits, and Equations
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Excellent book!.......2002-09-10

Superb reference with large numbers of practical circuits,
design ideas, and test measurement techniques. This is THE
book for any engineer interested in learning about RF techniques.
The "Horowitz and Hill" of RF circuits.

Must-Have for all RF folks.......2001-11-16

A great book with lots of practical information.
The software is working fine and I use it a lot,
espically the lowpass filter design program saves
me a lot of time.

The free software really make this book a must-buy!.......2001-06-10

Not only is this book fantastic on its treatment of practical rf design, but it also has (on an included 3.5" disk) five Excel spreadsheets -- with 100's of formulas -- that make such wireless designs far easier to calculate. I strongly recommend Mr. Vizmuller's book for both wireless circuit and systems design.

Excellent reference for RF circuit design and formulas.......2000-01-14

A good variety of useful designs and formulas. A must for RF engineers reference library.

Extremely accurate data. A must for engineers or hobbyist.......1999-09-24

Many formulas with Excel disk to calculate. Very impressive and saves hours and hours of headaches and math.

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this is the one!

High Linearity RF Amplifier Design
Peter, B. Kenington
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Based on the author's real-world design experience in this key emerging area, this is the first single comprehensive guide to examine and directly compare all major RF power amplifier linearization techniques in detail. Packed with practical tips, more than 250 illustrations, and over 600 verified equations, the book saves you valuable design time while helping you avoid costly design errors. It covers the modeling and measurement of amplifier non-linearity, and describes the main methods for overcoming non-linearity in a wide range of applications, including:

> base stations using feedforward and predistortion

> mobile communications systems and handsets using RF or digital predistortion, cartesian loop, LINC and envelope elimination and restoration (EE&R )

> satellite systems using any of these techniques

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this is the one!.......2001-11-04

If you design (or need to know more about RF power amplifier design) you need to buy this book, period.
I have used this book as a reference time and time again, it has put me way ahead of the game in RF amp design.

RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications

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Real World Simulation
I recommend this book highly
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RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications
RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications

RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications
Ulrich L. Rohde , and David P. Newkirk
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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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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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Real World Simulation.......2001-08-17

RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications

Reviewer: R Conrad from Connecticut, USA

RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications is a veritable encyclopedia for those new to the field of circuit design for wireless applications. The text introduces the reader to the impact of real world operating conditions on wireless system performance as a prelude to thorough reviews of active and passive devices and applications.

The book includes many illustrations of circuits typically found in wireless systems. The text provides proven design techniques and practical circuit-design examples based on a family of linear and nonlinear computer-aided-design (CAD) tools from Ansoft Cop. (Pittsburgh, PA).

One of the many highlights of the book is a software simulation example that accurately predicts the "real world" performance of a QPSK power amplifier (on pages 424 and 425). In addition, the treatment of push-pull power amplifier design and the analysis and application of 3-dB hybrids and Wilkinson dividers and combiners couplers are presented thoroughly and professionally.

In light of the quality of this book, I found the review titled "form without content" troubling. The author appears to resent the success of Dr. Rohde's fine career and many well-written books. It is also difficult to understand how 18 of 20 individuals found such a negative and unconstructive review helpful. More likely, the author of that negative review was his/her own best reader, and was simply responding to his or her own review in an attempt to asperse the author. Finally, one of the on-line purchasers of the book was one of the original founders of Sciteq Electronics (San Diego, CA), a firm associated with the development of the direct digital synthesizer (DDS). This alone is a strong testimony to the value of the book.

I recommend this book highly.......2000-11-15

(relayed from Dr. R. Schalter, Germany) While most two-way radio applications during the past years have been located in the frequency range of 150 MHz to 450 MHz (2 m to 70 cm), the demand for multichannel applications has pushed up both the operating frequency and the number of users per channel. Standard applications involves narrowband frequency modulation (NBFM), and therefore, the linearity and efficiency of the transmitter portion was less of a problem. The class C operation for FM provided a higher efficiency and the blocking of the adjacent channel was mostly determined by the receiver's local oscillator. Today's wireless applications are using combinations of the time-division multiplex, code-division multiplex and other complex waveforms where the requirements for linearity of the transmitter are much more stringent, while the digital coding of the transmitter signals make the design of the receiver much easier as the signal density is not very high. Traditional books did a very good job of describing these single-signal operations, while to look into all the complicated details of wireless applications, one had to find a collection of many recently published papers. I am, therefore, happy to applaud the recent book by Ulrich L. Rohde and David P. Newkirk, which is the only comprehensive study guide that covers all necessary topics very well.

After the introduction to wireless systems and their testing in Chapter 1, the authors in Chapter 2 provide an updated overview of current active designs neatly separating diodes, bipolar transistors, FETs, and even addressing parameter extractions. Most manufacturers published only limited information on the semiconductor devices and yet small power consumption and high linearity are the key issues.

Building upon this, Chapter 3 provides a variety of topics about the amplifier design, both small and large signal, and a wealth of information as to critical design.

Chapter 4, Mixer Design, is extremely well organized and a lot of forgotten information is being made available again. As in the previous chapters, we find a good balance between mathematical and practical applications.

Chapter 5, Oscillators, is probably Rohde's pet area, providing the most comprehensive summary of oscillator designs, and many of his presentations from international conferences are reflected in this. It also sheds light on both linear and nonlinear oscillator analysis. This chapter has good theoretical information for everybody.

Chapter 6, which deals with wireless synthesizers, reviews the required design procedures and lists many off-the-shelf IC-built synthesizers, as well as very high performance frequency synthesizers. The latest fractional-N-division synthesizer theory receives a detailed discussion.

The two appendices are custom tailored to obtain information about microwave transistors and are a welcomed addition to the previous chapters. Their value lies in the insight given on how to characterize modern semiconductors.

I have spent many hours with this book and its reading was similar to starting with a high tension mystery novel and it became almost impossible to put down.

I recommend this book highly to anyone who enjoys modern technology. It has become my favorite.

Dr. Robert Schalter Munich, Germany

form without content.......2000-08-21

This is the type of book commonly published by Artech House or IEEE Press. It is as if a person who was highly skilled in writing liberal arts prose finds a file cabinet abandoned by a retired engineering manager. The file cabinet is filled with a lifetime eclectic collection of magazine articles, photo copies of sections of books, and reports from subordinates, all of which were never read by the manager because of time restraints. The liberal arts person shuffles the contents together into a book without really understanding what is written. This book is strewn with tables and illustrations which are never referenced in the text. Most of the illustrations are multiple generation photocopies. Equations contain undefined terms. Critical design issues are passed over with one sentence while there is a several page mathematical derivation of the DC output impedance of a BJT. The author infers that it is not necessary to understand what you do as long as you can get the answer from a CAD program. The book perpetuates the urban legend that Gilbert invented a mixer. This topology goes back to at least 1920 and had been implemented with relays, vacuum tubes, specialized vacuum tubes, and discrete transistors. The author references Gilbert's paper which references the discrete transistor version as prior art and then shows how to make a pre-distortion circuit to add to this mixer to obtain a four quadrant linear multiplier. So much for not reading your references. Finally, the book does not explain anything very clearly. people who are not already skilled in RF will not gain any design ability from this book. They will however get a false sense of skill level that will allow them to do basic, simple designs, but not designs that push technology. That is, they could do a day late dollar short design of consumer products, but not military products.

This comment was added in 2007. It seems that Artech House and the IEEE press have become more careful in what they publish. Most of the books published recently by them are edifying to read and I have purchased and enjoyed several of them.

RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications.......2000-06-09

No single text could possible address all of the complexities of RF design for wireless systems, but RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications comes close. The text covers the design and specification of all major RF portions in a wireless system. The book contains only six chapters and two appendices, but these are information-packed chapters that in essence could serve as the basis for separate multi-day technical workshops.

Other reviews (July 2000 Microwaves & RF and June 2000 Wireless Systems Design, among others) have provided broad overviews of the book's contents. Highlights not specifically mentioned in these general reviews include:

Chapter 1 (Introduction to Wireless Circuit Design): Impact of propagation on system performance (multi-pass) and design; analyses of large signal handling; testing requirements for wireless systems.

Chapter 2 (Models for Active Devices): Calculation of IMD contributed by tuning diodes; overview of current BJT technologies; FET families and the key advantages and disadvantages of various FET technologies and comparison to SiGe transistors.

Chapter 3 (Amplifier Design with BJTs and FETs: Small signal to power amplifier design, including the calculation of heatsink requirements and evaluation of adjacent-channel power ratio (ACPR) and stability performance and includes the use of distributed elements. This is by far the largest chapter in the book, essentially equaling the information found in some texts dedicated to amplifier design.

Chapter 4 (Mixer Design): Extensive CAD analysis of passive and active mixer topologies, with many applications.

Chapter 5 (RF/Wireless Oscillators): Discrete and RFIC oscillator circuits with many examples; oscillator noise reduction through active noise feedback.

Chapter 6 (Wireless Synthesizers): Fractional-N applications and principles, including the importance of reference purity and techniques for suppressing discrete spurious outputs.

In terms of information per dollar, the book represents a real value. Many texts are available on various aspects of wireless RF engineering, usually on narrowly defined topics. RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications is the only text that provides a complete education for wireless circuit designers, by covering wireless RF engineering from semiconductor through system levels. It can be used on many different levels, from basic tutorial to advanced design concepts, depending upon the background of the reader. The book should be particularly useful for those designers tasked with learning more about an unfamiliar portion of the RF signal chain, such as antenna designers who need to know more about low-noise amplifiers.

RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications.......2000-04-27

The 900+ pages of this new book by Ulrich L. Rohde and David P. Newkirk covers a wide range of topics related to its title. It should serve as a valuable reference to all engineers working in the field of wireless systems and its related components. It also provides extensive sets of relevant up-to-date references and related patents.

The book begins with a quick overview of the radio channel and the various modulation schemes used in wireless systems, providing useful definitions of commonly used terminology. Then, switching from system level, the authors quickly progress to components and building block discussions for the rest of the book.

A detailed review of active device models (large signal and small) for various diodes, bipolar and Si and GaAs field-effect transistors are followed by SPICE-, and noise-parameter extractions, including a new modeling approach for low-voltage operation.

The most extensive chapter (260 pages) of the book deals with design considerations of RF/MW linear, low-noise, high gain and (nonlinear) power amplifiers. Several illustrative examples are given, including a wide range of commercially available device and amplifier datasheets. This chapter also covers AGC amplifiers and voltage-tuned filters.

Book Description

BUILD THE CIRCUITS THAT MAKE WIRELESS WORK

If you like hands-on electronics, you’ll love Secrets of RF Circuit Design, Third Edition, by Popular Electronics writer Joe Carr. This update of the favorite RF circuit guide of thousands of electronics enthusiasts takes you inside wireless technology with step-by-step, illustrated directions for dozens of usable projects. This super guide demonstrates RF theory as it shows you how to overcome the technical and materials challenges facing those who build real-world electronics. You learn how to design and build receiver circuits, RF bridges, amplifiers, receiver preselectors, simple spectrum analyzers, and time domain reflectometers. You get detailed insights into simple RF instruments, as well as UHF and microwave components…complete troubleshooting guidance…and handy parts lists and components sources. This new edition packs the latest information on directional and hybrid couplers, and seven new chapters on demodulators, circuit vectors, measuring L-C circuits, and filtering circuits against EMI.

“…a great book on wireless technology for persons starting out in RF electronics, as well as for RF technicians and ham radio operators.” ---Cotter W. Sayre, author of The Complete RF Technician’s Handbook (Amazon.com review)

Customer Reviews:

TAB? Hah!.......2007-07-04

I agree with the other reviewers in the "Waste of paper" school, though I guess it's to be expected from TAB books, the worst publisher on the planet.

Strange that Cotter Sayre has given this a glowing review. Anonymously! Sure hope he's a better writer than reviewer, as his book is next in my pile!

Definitely not a "secrets" or a "design" book.......2006-12-29

I agree with other reviews in that there are many errors in the book which should have been discovered and corrected before printing. It's not one of the worst books on the subject, but certainly not the best. The book is fun to read but is short on depth. It actually reads like a bunch of magazine article reprints that have been collected and assigned a chapter with some extra stuff thrown in. Some chapters have a lot of detail and others completely gloss over the subject (just like some magazine articles I have read). If you are looking for a general introduction to RF principles, then this book is just OK. If you are ready to get the simulator going and design a real RF circuit, you will be a bit hard pressed to make progress.

Absolutely untrustworthy!.......2005-09-07

As another reviewer wrote, "buy it used and buy it cheap." Well, I did, and _still_ feel cheated. After receiving it just this afternoon, and spending 15 minutes scanning through it, I have to say that TAB publishers, producer of this 3rd edition, obviously needs to clean house in their proofreading department, and the author, Joseph J. Carr needs to pay more attention to the galley proofs when they're sent out. Missing diagrams, wrong diagrams to match the diagram's text, and just plain wrong information renders this book untrustworthy, and therefore worthless. Amazon won't let me award zero stars so I am forced to give it one.

the best for understanding RF.......2005-08-09

This book has all the necessary for starting with RF, if you have already knowledge of electronics it will be very usefull, it has all the basics of frequencies and even how to wind an inductor or how to build an antenna.

Answers Questions.......2005-03-17

I bought the book for reference on winding coils. It servers the purpose well. AA3WS

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Device Modeling for Analog and RF CMOS Circuit Design
Trond Ytterdal , Yuhua Cheng , and Tor A. Fjeldly
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