Microwave Solid-State Circuits and Applications (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering)

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Summary: Very good introduction to active microwave circuit design.
Review: I used this book at Texas A&M University in a senior undergraduate course taught by the author himself. This book is a great book for quick reference in the field and for those who want to learn about active microwave circuits. The book is very practical and does not invlove itself with laborious proofs and theories. Topics such as active mixers, VCOs, amplifiers, attenuators, and much much more are covered in this text....

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Summary: Best available introduction to microwave circuits
Review: Several years ago, I was working in a GaAs foundry here in the US. A brand-new intern was hired who had no experience in RF/microwave circuits. He was struggling for two weeks getting through a stack of books his boss lent to him (Pozar, Vendelin, etc.). Then I lent him this book.

After barely an hour, he was euphoric. At last he had found the book he was looking for. "He starts out assuming you know absolutely nothing!" he told me.

That's the strength of this author. He does an excellent job of explaining microwaves and high frequency solid state devices, covering advanced material in an easily understood style. The book is complete and self-contained, yet surprisingly concise and definitely not wordy. And unlike all the other authors, he really does assume the reader knows absolutely nothing about microwave circuits.