Practical RF Circuit Design for Modern Wireless Systems Volume I Passive Circuits and Systems -- Contents vii -- Preface xv -- Acknowledgments xix -- Chapter 1 Introduction 1 -- 1.1 Defining RF 1 -- 1.2 Circuits and systems 3 -- 1.3 Wireless 5 -- 1.4 Conclusion 6 -- Reference 7 -- Chapter 2 RF circuit fundamentals 9 -- 2.1 Introduction 9 -- 2.2 The decibel scale 9 -- 2.3 Complex number review 15 -- 2.4 Normalization 17 -- 2.5 R-L-C voltage-current relationships 18 -- 2.6 Complex impedance and admittance systems 20 -- 2.7 Unloaded and loaded Q definitions 22 -- 2.8 Complex series impedance of RF components 23 -- 2.9 Complex parallel admittance of RF components 24 -- 2.10 Series and parallel L-C resonant circuits 27 -- 2.11 Series and parallel conversions of lumped R-L-C networks 30 -- 2.12 One-port and multiport networks 33 -- 2.13 Importance of power transfer when cascading system components 35 -- 2.14 Importance of impedance matching 36 -- 2.15 RF components and related issues 37 -- 2.16 Lumped elements versus transmission lines 40 -- 2.17 Circuit parameters using wave relations 59 -- 2.18 Impedance transformation and matching 65 -- 2.19 Single-ended versus differential circuits 66 -- 2.20 Time domain versus frequency domain 73 -- 2.21 Summary 78 -- References 79 -- Selected bibliography 80 -- Chapter 3 The radio as typical RF system 81 -- 3.1 Receiver architecture 81 -- 3.2 Receiver characterization 94 -- 3.3 Analysis of a CDMA receiver handset 125 -- Problems 144 -- References 146 -- Chapter 4 The Smith chart and S-parameters 147 -- 4.1 Introduction 147 -- 4.2 The Smith chart: a polar plot of reflection coefficient 148 -- 4.3 The admittance Smith chart 154 -- 4.4 Circuit manipulations using series and parallel components 159 -- 4.5 The immitance (Z-Y) Smith chart 160 -- 4.6 Constant Q curves on the Smith chart 169.

4.7 Negative reactive elements 170 -- 4.8 Negative resistance and the extended Smith chart 171 -- 4.9 Transmission line manipulations on the Smith chart 172 -- 4.10 Matrix descriptions of networks 180 -- 4.11 The scattering (S) matrix 183 -- 4.12 The network analyzer 185 -- 4.13 S-parameter measurements 188 -- 4.14 Two-port gain expressions in terms of S-parameters 193 -- 4.15 Cascading two-ports with S-parameters 200 -- 4.16 Multiport S-parameters 205 -- 4.17 Generalized two-port S-parameters 206 -- 4.18 Mixed-mode S-parameters 209 -- 4.19 Summary 217 -- References 218 -- Selected Bibliography 219 -- Plates -- Chapter 5 Impedance matching techniques 221 -- 5.1 The impedance match 222 -- 5.2 Transmission zero definitions 225 -- 5.3 Impedance matching into complex termination 232 -- 5.4 Impedance matching with uneven resistive terminations 236 -- 5.5 The Q matching technique with L-C sections 239 -- 5.6 Impedance matching of complex terminations 247 -- 5.7 Multisection impedance matching to increase bandwidth 254 -- 5.8 Multisection impedance matching to decrease bandwidth 260 -- 5.9 Impedance matching with transmission line components 264 -- 5.10 Impedance matching with transmission lines on the Smith chart 267 -- 5.11 Impedance matching of balanced circuits 272 -- 5.12 Answers to illustrative exercise of Section 5.2.1 (circuit 4) 274 -- 5.13 Summary 276 -- References 276 -- Selected bibliography 276 -- Chapter 6 CAE/CAD of linear RF/MW circuits 277 -- 6.1 Introduction 277 -- 6.2 Historical review 279 -- 6.3 Analysis versus synthesis and optimization 281 -- 6.4 Circuit simulation techniques 282 -- 6.5 Impedance mapping 284 -- 6.6 Component tuning 286 -- 6.7 Circuit optimization 286 -- 6.8 Statistical design techniques 298 -- 6.9 Circuit synthesis 314 -- 6.10 Electromagnetic field simulation 321 -- 6.11 CAD program descriptions 327 -- 6.12 Summary 334.

References 334 -- Chapter 7 Passive component models 337 -- 7.1 Introduction 337 -- 7.2 Resistance, self-inductance, and stray capacitance of conductors 339 -- 7.3 Frequency response of physical resistors 346 -- 7.4 Modeling physical inductors 350 -- 7.5 Ferrite beads 362 -- 7.6 Physical capacitor models 364 -- 7.7 Via hole models 372 -- 7.8 Planar transmission lines for RF/MW applications 377 -- 7.9 Dielectric board materials 387 -- 7.10 Transformers 389 -- 7.11 Crystal resonators and models 395 -- 7.12 Surface acoustic wave resonators 403 -- 7.13 Dielectric resonators 405 -- 7.14 Component measurements and modeling 408 -- 7.15 Summary 410 -- References 411 -- Chapter 8 Filters and resonant circuits 415 -- 8.1 Introduction 415 -- 8.2 Filter specifications 417 -- 8.3 Various filter types 421 -- 8.4 Low-frequency versus RF/MW filters 423 -- 8.5 Comparison of filter responses 441 -- 8.6 Multiplexer filters 442 -- 8.7 Filter design outline 444 -- 8.8 Transmission line (distributed-element) filters 457 -- 8.9 Network transformations 460 -- 8.10 L-C resonant circuits in filter design 475 -- 8.11 Other forms of resonators 484 -- 8.12 Summary 489 -- References 490 -- Selected bibilography 491 -- Chapter 9 Similarities and differences of RF and high-speed digital designs 493 -- 9.1 Historical perspective of analog RF and digital designs 493 -- 9.2 Time-domain and voltage-current parameters (transition times, delays, skew, and signal levels) 496 -- 9.3 Crosstalk versus coupling 500 -- 9.4 R-L-C models for digital applications 503 -- 9.5 Parasitics of passive interconnects, loading, vias, and losses 509 -- 9.6 Frequency-domain versus time-domain considerations 513 -- 9.7 Measurement and simulation considerations 516 -- References 520 -- Appendix 523 -- About the Authors 527 -- Index 529.