Wireless communication has led to an explosive growth of emerging consumer and military
applications of radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave circuits and systems …

Passive radio frequency identification (RFID) systems provide an automatic means to
inexpensively, accurately, and flexibly capture information. In combination with the Internet …

In the current trend toward portable applications, high-Q integrated inductors are gaining a
lot of importance. Using thin-film multilayer or multichip-module-deposition technology, high …

The recent advances in such highly integrated RF transceivers as radio system-on-chip and
radio system-in-package have called for the parallel development of compact and efficient …

Future wireless communications systems require better performance, lower cost, and
compact RF front-end footprint. The RF front-end module development and its level of …

Transceivers for future digital telecommunications applications (third generation cellular,
wireless LAN) need to be portable (compact), battery-powered and wireless. Today's single …

The noise figure of a low noise amplifier (LNA) is a function of the quality factor of its
inductors. The lack of high-Q inductors in silicon has prevented the development of …

Abstract A monolithic Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) thin film varactor technology has
been developed for low-cost circuit applications. BST thin films have several properties that …

An optimal total solution for radio and mixed-signal system integration needs tradeoffs
between different design options. Among various design metrics, cost and performance are …

The integration of a microstrip antenna on a thin 17× 17× 2mm cavity-down ceramic ball grid
array package is reported. The antenna, intended for use in either single-chip or single …