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 | | RF Microelectronics (Prentice Hall Communications Engineering and Emerging Technologies Series) by Behzad Razavi ISBN-10: 0138875715 ISBN-10: 0-13-887571-5 ISBN-13: 9780138875718 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-887571-8 Hardcover 1997-11-16 Prentice Hall PTR Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This book is designed to give electrical engineers the RF microelectronics background they need to design state-of-the-art consumer electronics and communications devices.RF Microelectronics begins with a thorough introduction to the fundamental concepts of RF design, including nonlinearity, interference and noise. It reviews modulation and detection theory; multiple access techniques, and current wireless standards -- including CDMA, TDMA, AMPS and GSM. It presents case studies of transceiver architectures designed by several leading manufacturers. Finally, it offers detailed explanations of low-noise amplifiers, mixers and oscillators; frequency synthesizers and power amplifiers.For electrical engineers working in the communications fields, especially those involved with wireless technology. Also for graduate students. | ||
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Wait for 2nd edition I found this book during my study maybe in library since 2000. This book is very good to introduced me to the filed of radio frequency circuit. I also bought the other 2 books, "Design of Analog CMOS integrated circuits" & " Design of Integrated for Optical communications" of Prof. Behzad from bookstore. But I think some parts are the same. I hope that the recent book " Fundamental of Microelectronics" have some differences from the others book because it has more than 900 pages. I am now prepared to do some research for RF power amplifier but from chapter9 of this book, it has not enough detail for me to do some research. Because recent book of Prof. Behzad is still expensive for me I will wait until the prices drop to less than 100USD | ||
This is a hastily compiled collection of lecture notes (or summaries of a Ph.D. student's thesis) The best thing about this book is its table of contents. In second place is the preface. And then it's all downhill. If you want to buy a list of topics in electronic communications, with brief summaries that explain absolutely nothing whatsover in any great (or even little) detail, and you really have no other use for your hard earned $100.00+ dollars, then please go ahead and buy this book. If however, you value your cash, and would rather buy a book that rather than insulting your intelligence, at least attempts in good faith to teach you something, then please, don't fall for the marketing ploy of the title "RF Microelectronics". Because there's very little "RF" and even less "Microelctronics" in this text. Here's a taste of the marketing ploy from the very first line of the preface: "The annual worldwide sales of cellular phones has exceeded $2.5B." Do I see dollar signs in your eyes? I thought so. Don't fall for the trap. If you want to learn a thing or two about RF electronics theory as well as detailed explanations of what the job of each individual component (like a capacitor here or a resistor there) in a communication circuit is, then buy: Modern Electronic Communication (9th Edition) by Gary M. Miller. The Miller book's 9th edition is coming out soon. Even with 992 pages of text, it costs only $60.00. I believe Razavi's book should never have been published because frankly, it's not a book at all. Why it's still in print (though stuck at first edition for nearly 10 years), is completely beyond any sane person's comprehension. | ||
Content seemed great, but not explained in detail. When I first bought this book, I was very hopeful. The book seemed to cover a lot of relevant material, in a concise fashion. When I tried to read it however, I found it a little bit too much on the concise side. I have read very complicated books with a lot of math before, and I could follow them easier than this "easy" writing style. Almost every subject is covered in other books in more detail and better. Sometimes it's nice to have a simpler book which is an introduction, and that is what I was hoping for, but this just didn't do it for me. I donated the book to the library, as I felt I would never really get too much out of it. This didn't stop me from buying Mr. Razavi's "Design of Analog CMOS ICs" and I liked his tutorial in the IEEE Phase Lock Loop book he edited. I know he can do a better job. This is a repeat of a previous review I did. Since then I also read Mr. Razavi's book "Design of Integrated Circuits for Optical Communications" which was also concise but very nicely explained and I learned a lot from it. | ||
A good book for novices Although it is a little bit old and there are so many other books on the subject, I still think that it is one of the bests. This book gives you a good basic knowledge of wireless circuits and systems. It's a good reference to look at too. In general, all books by BR are good, he is an incredible writer. His books are always very good to start with when you don't really know anything about the subject. As you get to know the subject more and more, you will know the value of the book and will discover more practical stuff in it. I totally recommend this one and all his books. | ||
OK book, but buyer beware This book covers a good deal of material in a very hot area. However, coverage is uneven with occasional mistakes. The book seems to be collected in a hurry some lecture notes. For example, the formula for the relationship between jitter and phase noise given at the beginning of the book is wrong (even units do not make sense) and is not the same for the expression given in the PLL chapter (it makes more sense). I believe a good book on the field is yet to be written. | ||