Advances in Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits for Wireless Systems: Modeling and Design Technologies

Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) is an electronic device that is widely used in all high frequency wireless systems. In developing MMIC as a product, understanding analysis and design techniques, modeling, measurement methodology, and current trends are essential. Advances in Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits for Wireless Systems: Modeling and Design Technologies is a central source of knowledge on MMIC development, containing research on theory, design, and practical approaches to integrated circuit devices. This book is of interest to researchers in industry and academia working in the areas of circuit design, integrated circuits, and RF and microwave, as well as anyone with an interest in monolithic wireless device development.

Arjuna Marzuki obtained his B.Eng (Hon) in Electronic (Com) from the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield in United Kingdom, MSc from Universiti Sains Malaysia and PhD from Universiti Malaysia Perlis. He co-founded C-RAD Technologies in year 2005 and remains as technical consultant with the company. Since 2006, Arjuna has joined School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia as a lecturer. He teaches analog circuit design and integrated circuit design. He is also an associate research fellow with Collaborative µElectronic Design Excellence Centre (CEDEC), USM. Arjuna has gained professional qualification as professional engineer when he was elected to the Register of The Society of Professional Engineers, SPE(UK). He is also a corporate member of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)-MIET, a fellow of The International Institute of Engineers (IIE), a senior member of International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology (IACSIT). Arjuna has to-date filed 4 international patents and published more than 20 technical papers. He has developed more than 20 commercial products during his employment with Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies and IC Microsystems.

Ahmad Ismat Abdul Rahim was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1971. He received his B.Eng (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering, MSc. in Microelectronics Systems Design and Ph.D in Microelectronics in 1994, 1995 and 1999 respectively, all from the University of Southampton, England, U.K. He was Technology Development Leader with MIMOS Berhad involved in the development of 0.35um CMOS, BiCMOS and SiGe technologies; Wafer Fabrication Specialist & TCAD Sales Engineer for IC Microsystems Sdn. Bhd. and Senior Design Engineer, Penang Design Center, Intel Microelectronics (M) Sdn. Bhd. responsible for design-process interaction analysis and device physics-design investigation and for P1263 (90nm) process model characterization for next generation chipset design. He is currently Associate Principal Researcher in the Advanced Physical Laboratory at Telekom Malaysia R&D Sdn. Bhd., involved in the development of MMICs and RFICs for applications in Radio-Over-Fiber (ROF) and Fiber Wireless (FiWi) systems for Gbps Next Generation Broadband communication systems. Ahmad Ismat has published over 50 technical papers and filed 4 patents. His research interests are in device and circuit design and modeling for MMICs and RFICs.

Dr. Mourad Loulou was born in Sfax, Tunisia in 1968. He received the Engineering Diploma from the National School of Engineers of Sfax in 1993. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1998 in electronics system design from the University of Bordeaux France. He joints the electronic and information technology laboratory of Sfax "LETI" since 1998 and he has been assistant Professor at the National School of Engineers of Sfax from 1999. Since 2004 he obtained his HDR from the University of Sfax and he has been an associate Professor. Currently he supervises the Analogue, Mixed Mode and RF Design Group EleCom of LETI Laboratory. His current research interests are on Analogue, Mixed and RF CMOS integrated circuits for communications and design automation of analogue CMOS Integrated Circuits. He is senior member IEEE; he is currently the IEEE Tunisia Section and CAS Chapter chair.