Microwave Transistor Amplifiers: Analysis and Design (2nd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Guillermo Gonzalez
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
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Pages: 506
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0132543354
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.381325
EAN: 9780132543354
ASIN: 0132543354
Publication Date: August 30, 1996
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Product Description
Presents a unified treatment of the analysis and design of microwave transistor amplifiers using scattering parameters techniques. DLC: Transistor amplifiers.
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 1st Edition September 23, 2008
The book was in excellent codition for a book for being published in 1984, and that is the information that would have been very useful. This is a first edition, and I was looking for the expanded 2nd Edition, but the book will still serve it's intended purpuse.
Bible for LNA design July 22, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a Principal RF Engineer/ Program Manager, with a graduate degree in the field of RF / Microwave and more than a decade of experience working with it.
There are some books which are classics, pozar for basic microwave, Gerd Kaiser for basic optic fibers, balanis and K D Prasad for antennas, matthaei- young-jones for filters, Steve cripps for Power amplifiers and Guilermo Gonzales for low noise amplifiers.
This book treats the whole concept of desinging low noise amplifiers in a very comprehensive manner. It starts off by describing and establishing a understanding of the basics, such as S parameters, smith charts,etc. It doesnt assume anything, but strives to teach right from the begining. So it is a great reference book.
Then it progessively teaches you the various steps of amplifier design, right from determining the stability considerations, design as per gain, VSWR, noise figure etc. Each successive design is more complex than the previous, and it is a wonderful experience reading and understanding each and every minute detail about tansistors, matching networks, dc bias, etc. It deals with practical transistors and components as used in the industry and it gives thorough equations and design tips for a step by step procedure towards design amelioration.
The way you trade off the noise figure for VSWR and gain is a tricky business for LNA's. The way this book describes the method to do so on the smith chart with the Gain, VSWR and Noise figure circles is easy to understand and great to implement.
It has become a trend these days to blindly use simulation softwares. After reading this book, you will no longer be dependent on the trial and error method of microwave circuit design. But you will be able to move with confidence towards cutting down design time, NRE, and your designs will be more robust and repeatable.
I carry this one book with me whenever going on a technical meeting or conference. Be it a meeting with regards to antennas, or filters or any other microwave component or systems design issue. This book is so beautifully written you will find use for it as a reference even in these other fields.
The power amplifier section is not written too well, and the author merely touches on balanced amplifiers, push pull amplifiers, etc. The chapter about oscillators is good. But this book is primarily for those who wish to learn and establish expertise on Low Noise Amplifiers.
I would thoroughly recommend this book for graduate level school work, for beginners and experienced industry professionals and for hobbyists interested in learning about LNA design and creation.
Regards,
KL
Very good book for LNA design June 16, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently took an RF course that was using this book. The examples that were provided were excellent. The theory that was presented wasn't hard to follow, and if the reader was motivated enough, they can test it out using a CAD program. I myself used ADS. This is a must have book if you're going into the RF profession.
Looking for a practical RF Amp design book? this is it January 22, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a perfect book for power amplifier design.
I used this book when I was designing a class AB power amplifier in UHF band and I found it very helpfull. this book is among the few books that includs bilateral design techniques while most of the books only deals with simpler case of unilateral design.
It includes wide band and power amplifier design in a more practical way than the other books. I found the answer to my question about large signal impedance measurement methode in this book. It also includes plenty of equations concerning scattering parameters, reflection,transmission and other theoretical issues as well asoscillator design using DRO technique in last chapter.
Very Well Written March 17, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have used this for an Active class (at U-M) and found it very easy to comprehend the concepts presented. The book is not too meaty, but has plenty of detail to allow the user to follow derivations. Also covers advanced topics with some illustrative design examples. It is an excellent book that anyone doing LNAs, Oscillators or PAs needs to have to review.
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