RF Technologies for Low Power Wireless Communications

<b>A survey of microwave technology tailored for professionals in wireless communications</b> <p> <b><i>RF Technologies for Low Power Wireless Communications</i></b> updates recent developments in wireless communications from a hardware design standpoint and offers specialized coverage of microwave technology with a focus on the low power wireless units required in modern wireless systems. It explores results of recent research that focused on a holistic, integrated approach to the topics of materials, devices, circuits, modulation, and architectures rather than the more traditional approach of research into isolated topical areas. <p> Twelve chapters deal with various fundamental research aspects of low power wireless electronics written by world-class experts in each field. The first chapter offers an overview of wireless architecture and performance, followed by detailed coverage of: <ul> <li>Advanced GaAs-based HBT designs <li>InP-based devices and circuits <li>Si/SiGe HBT technology <li>Noise in GaN devices <li>Power amplifier architectures and nonlinearities <li>Planar-oriented components <li>MEMS and micromachined components <li>Resonators, filters, and low-noise oscillators <li>Antennas <li>Transceiver front-end architectures </ul> <p> With a clear focus and expert contributors, <b><i>RF Technologies for Low Power Wireless Communications</i></b> will be of interest to a wide range of electrical engineering disciplines working in wireless technologies.