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| Introduction | |
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| Importance of Radiofrequency Design | |
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| Dimensions and Units | |
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| Frequency Spectrum | |
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| RF Behavior of Passive Components | |
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| Chip Components and Circuit Board Considerations | |
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| Transmission Line Analysis | |
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| Why Transmission Line Theory? Examples of Transmission Lines | |
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| Equivalent Circuit Representation. Theoretical Foundation | |
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| Circuit Parameters for a Parallel Plate Transmission Line | |
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| Summary of Different Line Configurations | |
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| General Transmission Line Equation | |
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| Microstrip Transmission Line | |
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| Terminated Lossless Transmission Line | |
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| Special Termination Conditions | |
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| Sourced and Loaded Transmission Line | |
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| The Smith Chart | |
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| From Reflection Coefficient to Load Impedance | |
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| Impedance Transformation | |
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| Admittance Transformation | |
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| Parallel and Series Connections | |
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| Single- and Multiport Networks | |
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| Basic Definitions | |
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| Interconnecting Networks | |
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| Network Properties and Applications | |
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| Scattering Parameters | |
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| An Overview of RF Filter Design | |
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| Basic Resonator and Filter Configurations | |
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| Special Filter Realizations | |
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| Filter Implementation. Coupled Filter | |
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| Active RF Components | |
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| Semiconductor Basics | |
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| RF Diodes | |
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| Bipolar-Junction Transistor | |
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| RF Field Effect Transistors | |
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| High Electron Mobility Transistors | |
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| Active RF Component Modeling | |
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| Diode Models | |
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| Transistor Models | |
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| Measurement of Active Devices | |
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| Scattering Parameter Device Characterization | |
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| Matching and Biasing Networks | |
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| Impedance Matching Using Discrete Components | |
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| Microstrip Line Matching Networks | |
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| Amplifier Classes of Operation and Biasing Networks | |
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| RF Transistor Amplifier Designs | |
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| Characteristics of Amplifiers | |
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| Amplifier Power Relations | |
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| Stability Considerations | |
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| Constant Gain | |
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| Noise Figure Circles | |
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| Constant VSWR Circles | |
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| Broadband, High-Power, and Multistage Amplifiers | |
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| Oscillators and Mixers | |
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| Basic Oscillator Model | |
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| High-Frequency Oscillator Configuration. Basic Characteristics of Mixers | |
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| Useful Physical Quantities and Units | |
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| Skin Equation for a Cylindrical Conductor | |
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| Complex Numbers | |
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| Basil Definitio | |
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| Magnitude Computations | |
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| Circle Equation | |
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| Matrix Conversions | |
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| Physical Parameters of Semiconductors | |
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| Long and Short Diode Models | |
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| Long Diode | |
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| Short Diode | |
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| Couplers | |
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| Wilkinson Divider | |
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| Branch Line Coupler | |
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| Lange Coupler | |
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| Noise Analysis | |
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| Basic Definitions | |
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| Noisy Two-Port Networks | |
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| Noise Figure for Two-Port Network | |
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| Noise Figure for Cascaded Multiport Network | |
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| Introduction to Matlab | |
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| Background | |
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| Brief Example of Stability Evaluation | |
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| Simulation Software on Compact Disk | |
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| Index | |