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Summary: Very useful book for the microwave/RF board level design
Review: I found this text to be indispensable enough to purchase it after having used the First Edition outside of class while obtaining my MSEE. It has been a constant companion throughout my professional career.If I had to choose one text for the design and analysis of microwave amplifiers, this would definitely be the one. I especially appreciate the material added for the Second Edition. Along with a straightforward version of the standard treatment of amplifier design for noise, gain, and stability, Mr. Gonzalez touches on design for broadband and high power operation. A section on oscillator design is also included. The "ground-up" explanations of transmission line theory and S-parameters help round out the text as a good reference, and I personally found the inclusion of amplifier DC bias techniques and a slightly simplified simultaneous conjugate match solution to be delightful.
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Summary: A Very Thorough Book
Review: I found this text to be indispensable enough to purchase it after having used the First Edition outside of class while obtaining my MSEE. It has been a constant companion throughout my professional career. If I had to choose one text for the design and analysis of microwave amplifiers, this would definitely be the one. I especially appreciate the material added for the Second Edition. Along with a straightforward version of the standard treatment of amplifier design for noise, gain, and stability, Mr. Gonzalez touches on design for broadband and high power operation. A section on oscillator design is also included. The "ground-up" explanations of transmission line theory and S-parameters help round out the text as a good reference, and I personally found the inclusion of amplifier DC bias techniques and a slightly simplified simultaneous conjugate match solution to be delightful.
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Summary: Very useful book for the microwave/RF board level design
Review: I had this book because of the graduate course I took. Because the instructor followed the book so closely so I had the chance to thoroughly read through the book. I was impressed with the examples the author gave in the book. They are all useful to show the readers how to design a microwave/RF amplification circuit through the gain circles, stability and noise circles. Overall, I highly recommend this book for those people who design the wireless circuit at the board level.
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Summary: Very Well Written
Review: 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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Summary: Very Well Written
Review: I read the first edition, half the size, half the examples, and had to polish up on the calc. The second edition makes up for this and more. This is the definitive reference for all who are interested in microwave amplifier design with no previous experience. The Smith Chart approach follows the more academic derivations, which proves to be fast and easy. There is enough informatation to get one started on basic narrow band small signal gain, basic power configurations, and limited oscillator circuits. Buy this book before venturing on to more complex designs. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Beginning Microwave Amplifier Design - This is the Book!
Review: I read the first edition, half the size, half the examples, and had to polish up on the calc. The second edition makes up for this and more. This is the definitive reference for all who are interested in microwave amplifier design with no previous experience. The Smith Chart approach follows the more academic derivations, which proves to be fast and easy. There is enough informatation to get one started on basic narrow band small signal gain, basic power configurations, and limited oscillator circuits. Buy this book before venturing on to more complex designs. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Very Good Reference
Review: I used this book as a reference and it has helped me. This book is loaded with equations. It also has an abundance of practical examples. The delivery of subject material in this book needs improvement. It would help if a more clear understandable presentaion was incorporated in the book. I could not give it five stars. Someone has said that the first edition is better - might be worth checking out.
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Summary: Get One
Review: I used this textbook when I took an undergraduate course in RF engineering. Currently, I am a graduate student in microwave engineering close to graduation. I have read many RF and EM books and by far this book is one of the best. Many textbooks provide lots of theories, equations and derivations, but few took the time to provide a lot of examples and for me examples is the easiest and fastest way to learn. This text provides a GREAT amount of examples on how to build amplifiers with discrete components and show how to do it exactly in actual planar circuits (microstrip circuits.) From biasing, stability, simultaneous matching, to low noise amplifier design is covered. This book is also happen to be one of the few books that also include bilateral amplifier design techniques. Most other microwave amplifier books only consider unilateral techniques. The last chapter is devoted to microwave frequency oscillator design technique including one and two port negative resistance and voltage controlled oscillator. Radio frequency oscillator design such as Colpitts, Hartley, and Clapp oscillator is also discussed.
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Summary: 0-Ghz in the most clear manner you will find.
Review: One phrase that some use to describe this text, "Alot of smith-charts."
The mass behind this book starts at the absolute foundations of RF circuits. Reflections, scatter parameters, device modeling. Everything you started to touch that last term of electronic analysis is picked up here. Once you've completed the refresher, you're strapped in to a seat with a good, consistant rhythm of material. The material is quite overwhelming initially, but as long as you work through things in a linear manner you'll find the material quite simple. Once you've completed with this text, it doubles as a great reference text for your future endevors when working with RF circuits.
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Summary: Examples hard to follow - spotty explanations
Review: Some examples hard to follow. Some problems unrelated to previous study material. Very spotty book in the way it relays information. Would not recommend it.
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