1st Edition
Integrated Ultra-Low Noise Microwave Amplifiers
1.Fundamentals of RF Receivers and Ultra-Low-Noise Amplifier Design 2. Low-Noise Amplifiers and Their Role in the Square Kilometer Array 3. Electronic Noise Theory and Its Role in Low-Noise Amplifier Performance 4. Integrated Passive Devices and Their Role in Low-Noise Amplifier Design 5. Integrated Active Devices and Their Role in Low-Noise Amplifier Design 6. Scaling and Integration of Ultra-Low-Noise RF CMOS 7. Low-Noise Amplifiers in Scaled CMOS: Passive Gain-Boosting, Linearity, and System Trade-Offs
Biography
Wynand Lambrechts (Senior Member, IEEE) received the BEng, MEng (with distinction), and PhD degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, in 2013. His major field of study was electronic engineering. He has worked as an electronic engineer and a radio frequency (RF) engineer and is currently a principal electronic engineer (semiconductors) based in South Africa. He also serves as a part-time research associate at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Saurabh Sinha (Fellow, IEEE) received the BEng (with distinction), MEng (with distinction), and PhD degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. His major field of study is electronic engineering. He is currently Professor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He also holds an appointment as Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abadahigwa Bimana, SMIEEE, passed away in 2024. He received the “Diplȏme d’Ingenieur” degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Kinshasa in 1988, with distinction. He joined Telecel, the first African mobile operator in 1989. In 1993, he received the “Diplȏme de Mastere” degree in Microelectronics (VLSI) from Telecom Paris Tech in Paris, France. From 1995 to 1999, he worked for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa where he was primarily engaged in the design and development of communication systems.
