MIMO-OFDM is a key technology for next-generation cellular communications (3GPP-LTE,
Mobile WiMAX, IMT-Advanced) as well as wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11n),
wireless PAN (MB-OFDM), and broadcasting (DAB, DVB, DMB). This book provides a
comprehensive introduction to the basic theory and practice of wireless channel modeling,
OFDM, and MIMO, with MATLAB ? programs to simulate the underlying techniques on
MIMO-OFDMsystems.Thisbookisprimarilydesignedforengineersandresearcherswhoare
interested in learning various MIMO-OFDM techniques and applying them to wireless
communications.
Mobile and wireless application development has come a long way in the past few
years. It has progressed beyond the hype of wireless Web applications for consumers
to the reality of high-value mobile applications for corporate users. Opportunities
abound for creating new mobile and wireless applications that provide vital benefits to
any business. A sampling of these benefits includes increased worker productivity,
reduced processing costs, heightened accuracy, and competitive advantage. In contrast
is the concern that developing mobile and wireless applications will involve many new
technologies and concepts that many corporate developers are still learning to use.
The idea for this book was born during one of my project-related trips to the beautiful city
of Hangzhou in China, where in the role of Chief Architect I had to guide a team of very
young, very smart and extremely dedicated software developers and verification engineers.
Soon it became clear that as eager as the team was to jump into the coding, it did not have
any experience in system architecture and design and if I did not want to spend all my time in
constant travel between San Francisco and Hangzhou, the only option was to groom a number
of local junior architects. Logically, one of the first questions being asked by these carefully
selected future architects was whether I could recommend a book or other learning material
that could speed up the learning cycle. I could not. Of course, there were many books on
various related topics, but many of them were too old and most of the updated information
was either somewhere on the Internet dispersed between many sites and online magazines, or
buried in my brain along with many years of experience of system architecture.
Failure analysis is invaluable in the learning process of electrostatic discharge (ESD) and
electrical overstress (EOS) protection design and development [1–8]. In the failure analysis
of EOS, ESD, and latchup events, there are a number of unique failure analysis processes
andinformationthatcanprovidesignificantunderstandingandillumination[4].Today,thereis
still no design methodology or computer-aided design (CAD) tool which will predict EOS,
ESDprotectionlevels,andlatchupinasemiconductorchip;thisisoneofthesignificantreasons
why failure analysis is critical to the ESD design discipline.
Dear Reader, this book project brings to you a unique study tool for ESD
protection solutions used in analog-integrated circuit (IC) design. Quick-start
learning is combined with in-depth understanding for the whole spectrum of cross-
disciplinary knowledge required to excel in the ESD field. The chapters cover
technical material from elementary semiconductor structure and device levels up
to complex analog circuit design examples and case studies.
The Raspberry Pi has become a computing phenomenon. This single-board miniature
computer, first released in February 2012 by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, has grown into
a series of nearly a dozen models that have sold a total of more than 10 million units in
five years.
Inexpensive to buy and to run, Raspberry Pi computers are great for enthusiasts,
good for games, and fun for children. Raspberry Pi computers are also terrific in the
classroom, enabling you to put on each desk an easily-manageable computer on which
students can do everything from learning Internet use and essential office software skills,
through grasping programming basics in an easy-to-learn format, to performing full-on
programming in Python, Java, C, and other languages. Better yet, you can install all the
software needed for those activities automatically alongside the operating system.
You probably have heard all about what you can do with the Raspberry Pi. This credit-
card sized computer can be plugged into your TV or any HDMI monitor to replace a
typical computer. This little device is used in many computer projects, DIY electronics
projects and even as a learning tool for kids who want to learn the basics of computer
programming.
The world of home automation is an exciting field that has exploded over the past
few years with many new technologies in both the commercial and open source
worlds. This book provides a gateway for those interested in learning more about
this topic and building their own projects.
With the introduction of the Raspberry Pi computer in 2012, a small and powerful
tool is now available for the home automation enthusiast, programmer, and electronic
hobbyist. It allows them to augment their home with sensors and software.
The main aim of this book is to present a unified, systematic description of
basic and advanced problems, methods and algorithms of the modern con-
trol theory considered as a foundation for the design of computer control
and management systems. The scope of the book differs considerably from
the topics of classical traditional control theory mainly oriented to the
needs of automatic control of technical devices and technological proc-
esses. Taking into account a variety of new applications, the book presents
a compact and uniform description containing traditional analysis and op-
timization problems for control systems as well as control problems with
non-probabilistic models of uncertainty, problems of learning, intelligent,
knowledge-based and operation systems – important for applications in the
control of manufacturing processes, in the project management and in the
control of computer systems.
The idea of writing this book arose from the need to investigate the main principles of
modern power electronic control strategies, using fuzzy logic and neural networks, for
research and teaching. Primarily, the book aims to be a quick learning guide for
postgraduate/undergraduate students or design engineers interested in learning the
fundamentals of modern control of drives and power systems in conjunction with the
powerful design methodology based on VHDL.
