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Contents preface xiii acknowledgments xvii 1 linear rf amplifier design general considerations 1 1. This text is guaranteed to provide even the most experienced rf designer with fresh, intuitive insight into circuit operation, and will be as useful at universities as a course text on practical rf circuit design, as it will in industry as a training refresher. Low energy rf transceiver design university of california. And the softwarebased circuit design techniques that yeom presents can be easily adapted for any. Newnes publishing 1982 isbn 0750699469 introduction to radio frequency design wes hayward. Fundamentals of rf circuit design wiley online books. The courseware includes a modular prototype kit that utilizes a 1. Practical rf circuit design for modern wireless systems core. Dc circuit analysis and lowfrequency uses kcl and kvl. Most, if not all, mobile devices have an rf component and this book tells the reader how to design and integrate that component in a very practical fashion. Practical rf circuit design for modern wirelesssystems volume ii active circuits andsystems rowangilmore lesbesser artech house boston london. Practical rf printed circuit board design geoff smithson. Indepth discussion of rf pcb transmission line width, part 2 of optimums series on transmission lines in rf pcb design. The book exclusively covers practical topics that the amateur circuit designer will find.
It and qt represent the information riding on the carrier. Analysis of rc integrator circuit practical vs theoretical. Understanding reflections and standing waves in rf circuit design. Publication date 1982 topics circuits, components, resonant circuits, filter design, impedance matching, amplifier collection. Material in lownoise amplifier design and broadband techniques is included, as well as dc considerations. The remaining chapters give support material for chapters 12, and 14. Article pdf available in ieee electrical insulation magazine.
Practical rf circuit design for modern wireless systems. In practical rf handbook, ian hickman draws upon his own radio engineering background to develop a handson guide to the difficulties and pitfalls of rf design with a minimum of maths. Rf modular design iap mit lincoln laboratory 8 jhw 5122011 circuit and rf component models circuit components component behavior is described at the terminals using a currentvoltage relationship components are connected with ideal lines to form a circuit circuit theory used to determine overall circuit behavior. Practical rf circuit design for modern wirelesssystems volume ii active circuits andsystems. Practical rf circuit design for modern wirelesssystems. Rf modular design iap mit lincoln laboratory 8 jhw 5122011 circuit and rf component models circuit components component behavior is described at the terminals using a currentvoltage relationship components are connected with ideal lines to form a circuit circuit theory used to determine overall circuit behavior rf. Cover photo by thomas scarborough, reproduced by permission of everyday practical electronics.
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