Originally, operational amplifiers (op amps) were not thought of as candidates for RF design, but the advent of newer, faster devices has now made them an attractive option for some applications. The ...

What every RF design engineer needs these days is a good all-purpose IC RF amplifier. You don’t want to have to design basic circuits like this yourself. Yet the need is always there for a gain block ...

Important efficiency requirements exist on both the handset and the base-station sides of the telecom world. In handsets, efficiency directly translates into battery life. By increasing cell-phone ...