Modern Receiver Front-Ends: Systems, Circuits, and Integration [Hardcover]

Joy Laskar (Author), Babak Matinpour (Author), Sudipto Chakraborty (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471225916 | ISBN-13: 978-0471225911 | Publication Date: February 13, 2004 | Edition: 1

Architectures BABAK MATINPOUR and JOY LASKAR
* Describes the actual implementation of receiver architectures from the initial design to an IC-based product
* Presents many tricks-of-the-trade not usually covered in textbooks
* Covers a range of practical issues including semiconductor technology selection, cost versus performance, yield, packaging, prototype development, testing, and analysis
* Discusses architectures that are employed in modern broadband wireless systems

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Such a book will be helpful for the understanding of receiver front-end development and architectural trade-offs." (Microwave Journal, September 2004)

"The well-written text is illustrated with numerous references. “ (Choice, June 2004, Vol. 41 No. 10)

From the Back Cover

A practical, hands-on guidebook to advanced receiver design
Radio-frequency integrated circuit (RF IC) design is one of the most importantfields in modern technology, as advances in chip architecture are essential todelivering the full promise of broadband wireless communications. ModernReceiver Front-Ends outlines today's most cutting-edge approaches to advancedreceiver design, covering topics ranging from system design to circuits and integration of a fullsolution. Bridging the gap between analytical understanding of receiver ICdesign and the limitations associated with practical implementation, the textoffers a breadth of coverage second to none.

An ideal resource for entry-level designers and students ofcircuit design, the book addresses:

• The actual implementation of wireless systems
• A range of practical issues associated with receiver design, including semiconductor technology selection, cost versus performance, yield, prototype development, testing, and analysis
• The architectures employed in modern broadband wireless systems
• The fundamental challenges in receiver design, from IC implementation to packaging
• A wealth of tricks-of-the-trade and practical considerations

Preparing students for the real world of RF IC design andintroducing them to the multidisciplinary challenges to be encountered in thereal world of IC design, Modern Receiver Front-Ends offers an ideal bridge fromuniversity courses to standard industry practice.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (February 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471225916
• ISBN-13: 978-0471225911
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.8 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,891,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointingly poor quality textbook, April 8, 2009

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This review is from: Modern Receiver Front-Ends: Systems, Circuits, and Integration (Hardcover)

I purchased this text for a class taught by Joy Laskar at Georgia Tech. I was very dissapointed with the last of polish the book had. The author, Laskar, is very knowledgeable about his field, however the text he provides lacks most of the nuance you would expect from a textbook. Many portions read more like excerpts from published papers, complete with the lack of in depth examples and explainations, and while references are plentiful, it would be preferable for a student to have the example or worked out problems mentioned present in the text instead of located in a trade journal somewhere which one may or may not have access to.

Additionally, the images throughout the book were horrible. Lacking color, and resized from orginals in a sloppy way, most are pixelated, grayscale, and difficult to use.