This is a rigorous tutorial on radio frequency and microwave power amplifier design, teaching the circuit design techniques that form the microelectronic backbones of modern wireless communications systems. Suitable for self-study, corporate training, or Senior/Graduate classroom use, the book combines analytical calculations and computer-aided design techniques to arm electronic engineers with every possible method to improve their designs and shorten their design time cycles.CONTENTS:PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Chapter 1: Two-Port Network Parameters Chapter 2: Nonlinear Circuit Design Methods Chapter 3: Nonlinear Active Device Modeling Chapter 4: Impedance Matching Chapter 5: Power Transformers, Impedence Transformers, and Directional Couplers Chapter 6: Power Amplifier Design Fundamentals Chapter 7: High Efficiency Power Amplifier Design Chapter 8: Broadband Power Amplifiers Chapter 9: Power Amplifier Design for Communication Systems INDEX