Circuit Design for RF Transceivers [Hardcover]

Domine Leenaerts (Author), J. van der Tang (Author), Cicero S. Vaucher (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0792375513 | ISBN-13: 978-0792375517 | Publication Date: October 1, 2001 | Edition: 1

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Circuit Design for RF Transceivers covers key building blocks which are needed to make an integrated transceiver for wireless and cellular applications, that is low-noise amplifiers, mixers, voltage controlled oscillators, RF power amplifiers and phase-locked loop systems. Starting from detailed RF concepts and specifications, the authors discuss the circuits in detail and provide solutions to many design problems. The circuits are implemented in a wide range of modern technology processes. Production requirements are taken into account, and measurement results are presented and discussed. Several of the presented circuits are used in IC products. The text also includes several RF technologies (for example double-poly, Silicon-on-Anything, SiGe-bipolar, RF-CMOS, etc.) and microwave design techniques, such as transmission line concepts. In addition, the problem of connecting the RF signals on-chip to the PCB and to the antenna will be discussed, including the influence of the package, ESD and bond pads. The contents of Circuit Design for RF Transceivers 2nd edition are based on research activities carried out at Philips Research. Many internal and external publications contributed to make the presented material state-of-the-art. The book is written for people who have a basic knowledge of analogue IC design. The second edition of this successful 2001 RF Circuit Design book has been updated, latest technology reviews have been added as well as several actual case studies. Due to the authors being active in industry as well as academia, this should prove to be an essential guide on RF Transceiver Design for students and engineers.

About the Author

Dr. Domine Leenaerts is head of the RF Design group at Philips Research in Eindhoven

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792375513
• ISBN-13: 978-0792375517
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,570,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money or time., August 10, 2002

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it (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Circuit Design for RF Transceivers (Hardcover)

This book has all of the usual defects of books from Kluwer Academic Publishers. Acronyms in the text and terms in equations are not defined. Diagrams have errors. It seems to be a cut and paste job with very little systematic development of the subject. Graphs of CAD program outputs are presented with no or very little comment or discussion. There is one case of a technical error. A mathematical program output which claims to show the effects of amplifier noise figure really illustrates the beneficial effects of dithering data to overcome the effects of finite word length in FFT calculations.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent addition to standard RF circuit design books, October 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Circuit Design for RF Transceivers (Hardcover)

If your just starting in the field of
RF design it is better to start off with
a more basic RF text book. I found this more
indepth book an excellent addition to my library
with lots of real world circuit examples
and up to date references. It
contains a glossary explaining every
symbol. Basically everybody in my design
group wants to borrow it from me.