rficdesignSi-BJT Based RFIC Design for Wireless Applications IntroductionContents s Introduction s Technology - optimization, active and passive s Modeling - active, passive, substrate, package s Characterization - de-embedding, onwafer noise measurement s Design - LNA, mixer, oscillator, drive amp, power amp s Layout s Production testing s Evaluation board design RF s Frequencies between 300 MHz and 3 GHzxOften understood as consumer application MMICssss ssWave length of signals are no longer much greater than the element dimension Hard to describe circuit feature with simple voltage and current as they become a function of position and time Require wave concepts which can be described by power Use units like dB, dBm, dBc Passive elements become less ideal and strong function o……