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preface
PREFACE
This book is about radio frequency (RF) transistors. It primarily focuses on applications
viewed from the perspective of a semiconductor supplier who, over the
years, has been involved not only in the manufacture of RF transistors, but also
their use in receivers, transmitters, plasma generators, magnetic resonance imaging,
etc.
Since the late 1960s, Motorola Semiconductors has been at the forefront in the
development of solid state transistors for use at radio frequencies. The authors
have been a part of this development since 1970. Much information has been acquired
during this time, and it is our intention in writing this book to make the
bulk of that information available to users of RF transistors in a concise manner
and from a single source.
This book is not theoretical; as the name implies, it is intended to be practical.
Some mathematics is encountered during the course of the book, but it is not rigorous.
Formulas are not derived; however, sufficient references are cited for the
reader who wishes to delve deeper into a particular subject.
This book is slanted toward power transistors and their applications because
much less material is available in the literature on this subject, particularly in one
location. Also, RF power is the primary experience of the authors. One chapter is
devoted to low power (small signal) transistor applications in an effort to cover
more completely the breadth of power levels in RF transistors.
Chapters 1 through 4 discuss RF transistor fundamentals, such as what’s different
about RF transistors, how they are specified, how to select a transistor, and
what the difference is between FETs and BJTs. Also covered are topics such as
classes of operation, forms of modulation, biasing, and operating in a pulse
mode. Chapters 5 and 6 lay the groundwork for future circuit designs by discussing
such subjects as laying out circuit boards and mounting RF devices, as
well as the importance of die temperature.
In Chapters 7, 8, and 9, the authors take the reader through various considerations
in planning an amplifier design. Among the diverse topics covered are
choice of circuit, stability, impedance matching (including computer-aided de-
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sign programs), and the power amplifier output. Chapters 10 through 12 focus on
wideband techniques.
Chapter 13 describes the many factors affecting small signal (low power) amplifier
design. A variety of examples illustrate the concepts in an effort to make
small signal amplifier design straightforward through a step-by-step approach. |
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