Low-power HF microelectronics: a unified approach

This book draws together tutorial contributions from experts in industry and academia to provide, for the first time, a fairly comprehensive text devoted to covering key technologies in this diverse and exciting emerging field. The book is organised in four parts, namely: i) process technology, ii) device modelling/characterisation and circuit simulation, iii) reliability and test, and iv) circuit and system design methodology. Although the main emphasis of each chapter justifies its placement in a particular part, as much integration of device, process and design knowledge as possible has been sought for each contribution. In this chapter a few enabling developments are briefly introduced, driven by an emphasis on emerging radio frequency (RF) or wireless techniques, and including some considerations for engineering education, technology transfer and innovation.