RF Circuit Design: Theory and Applications

By Kingj and Jean Callan King

This straightforward volume takes a distributed, transmission line approach to RF circuit design, with a focus on methodology fundamentals and minimal discussion of theoretical concepts. The Second Edition introduces RF design tools such as the Smith Chart, dual port networks, S-parameters, and provides extensive coverage of RF filter design, matching networks, active and passive device modeling, narrow and broadband amplifiers, mixers, and oscillators. KEY TOPICS: Approaches RF design from a circuit perspective, so readers need little or no background in electromagnetic fields. Prominently features key RF concepts in sidebars throughout the text. MARKET: For anyone interested in learning more about RF circuit design.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131471376
• ISBN13: 9780131471375
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Very helpful

I think this book is practically the bible for anyone looking into designing radios. Using the material covered in this book, I've built three functioning transcievers. I started as a amateur, knowing the rock-bottom basics of circuit design, and steadily built increasingly more complex prototypes, until I worked up to a 50 watt transciever operating on 3.80512 GHz.

Solid for Intermediate engineers

If you're interested in learning RF Circuit design, you need this book. This book gradually steps through important sections of analysis in RF design and works its way up to amplifiers, oscillators and mixers. I bought this book without fully knowing a large number of founding concepts of RF theory. What I found was that this book anticipates this from the reader and invests the first few chapters teaching such topics. As...

Very good intro to RF design

I'm probably a bit biased with this review, seeing as I learned RF design using this text in a course taught by the author. However, I really feel that it is an excellent introduction to the material. The progression through the book is well thought out and easily understandable. A basic knowledge of E/M fields theory is assumed, however. Overall though, for someone who wants an introduction to RF design and wants a book...

Great book for RF design topics!

This book is perfect for the college student looking to learn about RF design or the RF professional that may be looking for insight on a particular subject.The book is well organized and the topics flow together well. One of the best features of this book is the detailed examples that are found throughout. Each one builds on previously learned material and contains each derivation and supplemental graphics. Also, the Matlab...

This book is a good value.

As an undergraduate student in Electronic Engineering, I am fortunate to study Radio Frequency theory using this book."RF Circuit Design" is clearly structured as an undergraduate text, but should also serve as a professional reference. It explains RF theory in detail. You get exactly what you need to know and a lot of other topics that are hi-tech, all of them with practical examples.This book is a good value. Not only it...