RF Amplifier Design：1. Active devices and S-parameters
2. Amplifier impedance matching technique
3. Power gain of amplifiers
4. Stability of RF amplifiers
5. Power gain circles of amplifiers
6. Bias networks of active devices
7. Small signal amplifier design example
The 4.0 kbit/s speech codec described in this paper is based on a
Frequency Domain Interpolative (FDI) coding technique, which
belongs to the class of prototype waveform Interpolation (PWI)
coding techniques. The codec also has an integrated voice
activity detector (VAD) and a noise reduction capability. The
input signal is subjected to LPC analysis and the prediction
residual is separated into a slowly evolving waveform (SEW) and
a rapidly evolving waveform (REW) components. The SEW
magnitude component is quantized using a hierarchical
predictive vector quantization approach. The REW magnitude is
quantized using a gain and a sub-band based shape. SEW and
REW phases are derived at the decoder using a phase model,
based on a transmitted measure of voice periodicity. The spectral
(LSP) parameters are quantized using a combination of scalar
and vector quantizers. The 4.0 kbits/s coder has an algorithmic
delay of 60 ms and an estimated floating point complexity of
21.5 MIPS. The performance of this coder has been evaluated
using in-house MOS tests under various conditions such as
background noise. channel errors, self-tandem. and DTX mode
of operation, and has been shown to be statistically equivalent to
ITU-T (3.729 8 kbps codec across all conditions tested.
In general there are three different techniques for performance evaluation of
systems and networks: mathematical analysis, measurements, and computer
simulation. All these techniques have their strength and weaknesses. In the
literature there are plenty of discussions about when to use which technique,
how to apply it, and which pitfalls are related to which evaluation technique.
his research aims at creating broadband tunable, fully integrated filters for the application of
cognitive radio and signal classification receivers. The approach under study is the N-path filter
technique which is capable of translating a baseband impedance to a reference frequency creating
a tunable filter. The traditional N-path filter suffers from fundamental architectural limitations,
namely : a trade-off between insertion loss and out-of-band rejection, reference clock feed-
through, and jammer power handling limitations. In the first approach, the fundamental trade-
off of the traditional N-path filter between insertion loss and out-of-band rejection is improved by
a transmission line (T-line) N-path filter technique.
Theartofcomputationofelectromagnetic(EM)problemshasgrownexponentially
for three decades due to the availability of powerful computer resources. In spite of
this, the EM community has suffered without a suitable text on the computational
techniques commonly used in solving EM-related problems. Although there have
been monographs on one particular technique or another, the monographs are written
for the experts rather than students. Only a few texts cover the major techniques and
dothatinamannersuitableforclassroomuse.Itseemsexpertsinthisareaarefamiliar
with one or a few techniques but not many seem to be familiar with all the common
techniques. This text attempts to fill that gap.
All wireless communication standards, existing and under development, adopt or
consider adopting orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) as the
modulation technique. It is clear that OFDM has become the definitive modulation
scheme in current and future wireless communication systems.
Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has been shown to be
an effective technique to combat multipath fading in wireless channels. It
has been and is going to be used in various wireless communication systems.
This book gives a comprehensive introduction on the theory and practice of
OFDM for wireless communications.
The multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technique provides higher bit rates
and better reliability in wireless systems. The efficient design of RF transceivers
has a vital impact on the implementation of this technique. This first book is com-
pletely devoted to RF transceiver design for MIMO communications. The book
covers the most recent research in practical design and applications and can be
an important resource for graduate students, wireless designers, and practical
engineers.
This paper reviews key factors to practical ESD
protection design for RF and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) ICs,
including general challenges emerging, ESD-RFIC interactions,
RF ESD design optimization and prediction, RF ESD design
characterization, ESD-RFIC co-design technique, etc. Practical
design examples are discussed. It means to provide a systematic
and practical design flow for whole-chip ESD protection design
optimization and prediction for RF/AMS ICs to ensure 1 st Si
design success.
This book is about the systematic application of the switching function technique for
theanalysisofpowerelectroniccircuits. Theswitchingfunctionmethodofanalysisis
basedonthederivationofthevoltage–currentexpressionsofaswitchedcircuitcover-
ing all modes into a single expression, a ‘unified expression’. A ‘unified expression’
istheresultofapplyingthesuperpositiontheoreminordertocombinetheexpressions
of all modes of the circuit into one expression with time varying parameters.
