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This book explains how to design various amplifiers, circuits, and chips for communication systems and select the appropriate ADC and DAC technology. It provides a summary of 21st century RF systems and electronics and discusses the challenges of frequency bands and wavelengths, software-defined radio (SDR) and cognitive radio.The book covers RF semiconductors, and includes details on passive RF components, capacitors, inductors, resistors, transmission, coaxial, and microstrip lines as well as coplanar waveguide. Readers will find additional information on modulation techniques and technologies.