Using Op Amps for Radio frequency Design
7.1 Introduction
Radio frequency (RF) design used to be the exclusive domain of discrete devices. The advent of new generations of high-speed voltage and current feedback op amps has made it possible to use op amps for RF design. Op amp-based RF circuitry is easier to design, and has less risk associated. “Tweaking” in the lab can be almost eliminated. Although there are many advantages, traditional RF designers are reluctant to utilize them. They are confronted with a bewildering array of op amp parameters, many of which do not relate directly to the set of design parameters with which they are familiar. This chapter bridges the gap between RF designers and op amp designers, giving the RF designer ...
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