Modeling and Characterization of RF and Microwave Power FETs

Peter H. Aaen is the Modeling Group Manager in the RF Division at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Tempe Arizona. Jaime A. Pia is the Design Organization Manager in the RF Division at Freescale in the RF Division at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Tempe Arizona. John Wood is Senior Technical Contributor responsible for RF CAD and Modeling in the RF Division at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Tempe, Arizona. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

• 1. RF and microwave power transistors; 2. An introduction to the compact modeling of high power FETs; 3. Electrical measurement techniques; 4. Passive components: simulation and modeling; 5. Thermal characterization and modeling; 6. Modeling the active transistor; 7. Function approximation for compact modeling; 8. Model implementation in CAD tools; 9. Model validation; About the authors; Index.

Review of the hardback: '… a well-written and useful text … a coherent review of the advanced state of power FET modelling and characterisation.' IEEE Microwave Magazine