Utilizing Silicon-Germanium HBTs for applications requiring higher breakdown voltages and superior transconductance ( ) alongside standard CMOS logic on a single die. Modern Applications of HFIC Principles

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The textbook is structured logically to take a designer from fundamental electromagnetic concepts to complex, system-on-chip (SoC) high-frequency transceivers. High-Frequency Semiconductor Devices