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Linearization and efficiency improvements in power amplifiers are
hot, yet complex topics in RF amplifier design; this book will
provide an overview of current efficiency enhancement and
linearization techniques for silicon power amplifier designs. It
examines the latest state of the art technologies and design
techniques to address challenges for RF cellular mobile, base
stations, and RF and mmW WLAN applications. It includes material on
current silicon (CMOS, SiGe) RF and mmW power amplifier designs,
focusing on advantages and disadvantages compared with traditional
GaAs implementations.
With this book you will learn:
oThe principles of linearization and efficiency improvement
techniques
oThe design flow for RF and/or mmW power amplifiers using these
techniques
oArchitectures and techniques allowing the optimum design of
multimode Si RF and mmW power amplifiers
oHow to make designs more efficient by employing new design
techniques such as linearization and efficiency improvement
oLayout considerations
oExamples of schematic, layout, simulation and measurement results.
Addresses the problems of high power generation, faithful
construction of non-constant envelope constellations, and efficient
and well control power radiation from integrated silicon
chips
Demonstrates how silicon technology can solve problems and
trade-offs of power amplifier design, including price, size,
complexity and efficiency
Written and edited by the top contributors to the field"
Radar is a key technology in the safety system of a modern vehicle.
Automotive radars are the critical sensors in advanced
driver-assistance systems, which are used in adaptive cruise
control, collision avoidance, blind spot detection, lane change
assistance, and parking assistance. The book covers all the modern
radars used in automotive technology. A long-range radar mounted in
the front of the vehicle is usually for adaptive cruise control.
The medium range radars mounted in the front and rear provide wider
coverage than the long-range radars and they can be used for cross
traffic alert and lane change assistance. The corner mounted short
range radars support parking aid, obstacle/pedestrian detection and
blind spot monitoring. In real applications, these radars usually
work together to provide more robust detection results. In this
book, we also recognize that the future of automotive radars should
not only address conventional exterior applications, but also play
important roles for interior applications, such as gesture sensing
for human-vehicle interaction and driver/passenger vital signs and
presence monitoring. The book is aimed at those radar engineers who
are working on automotive applications.
The International Communications Satellite Systems Conference
(ICSSC) is one of the most influential technical conferences in the
field. The 36th edition was held in October 2018 in Niagara Falls,
Canada. These proceedings present a broad spectrum of space
communications topics from the conference, from the evolution of
GEO from traditional area coverage to Ultra High Throughput
Satellites (UHTS), the growing number of mega constellations
expected to enter service in the next decade, navigation
applications such as vehicle autonomy, wideband data backhaul from
scientific and remote sensing payloads in LEO, and the extension of
the 5G network to near earth, lunar and deep space environments in
support of human exploration.
Over the past century, mechanization has been an important means
for optimizing resource utilization, improving worker health and
safety and reducing labor requirements in farming while increasing
productivity and quality of 4F (Food, Fuel, Fiber, Feed).
Recognizing this contribution, agricultural mechanization was
considered as one of the top ten engineering achievements of 20th
century by the National Academy of Engineering. Accordingly farming
communities have adopted increasing level of automation and
robotics to further improve the precision management of crops
(including input resources), increase productivity and reduce farm
labor beyond what has been possible with conventional mechanization
technologies. It is more important than ever to continue to develop
and adopt novel automation and robotic solutions into farming so
that some of the most complex agricultural tasks, which require
huge amount of seasonal labor such as fruit and vegetable
harvesting, could be automated while meeting the rapidly increasing
need for 4F. In addition, continual innovation in and adoption of
agricultural automation and robotic technologies is essential to
minimize the use of depleting resources including water, minerals
and other chemicals so that sufficient amount of safe and healthy
food can be produced for current generation while not compromising
the potential for the future generation. This book aims at
presenting the fundamental principles of various aspects of
automation and robotics as they relate to production agriculture
(the branch of agriculture dealing with farming operations from
field preparation to seeding, to harvesting and field logistics).
The building blocks of agricultural automation and robotics that
are discussed in the book include sensing and machine vision,
control, guidance, manipulation and end-effector technologies. The
fundamentals and operating principles of these technologies are
explained with examples from cutting-edge research and development
currently going on around the word. This book brings together
scientists, engineers, students and professionals working in these
and related technologies to present their latest examples of
agricultural automation and robotics research, innovation and
development while explaining the fundamentals of the technology.
The book, therefore, benefits those who wish to develop novel
agricultural engineering solutions and/or to adopt them in the
future.
Chipless RFID Authentication examines the development of highly
secure product authentication systems for manufactured products by
using chipless radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.The
absence of a chip and its compatibility with mass production make
chipless RFID an alternative to barcodes. This book discusses how,
by using natural randomness inherent to the fabrication process,
each chipless RFID tag has a unique signature that can never be
reproduced, even if someone tries to copy the label.The book first
explores the state-of-the-art of existing authentication and
anti-counterfeiting methods based on their security level. Next, a
methodology describing the characterization of chipless RFID tags
for the authentication application is presented, followed by a
discussion of the extraction of aspect-independent parameters for
chipless RFID tags. After proposing designs for the tags, the book
presents the realization and characterization of the labels (which
exhibit naturally occurring randomness) for authentication, using
printed circuit boards and inkjet printing on polyethylene
terephthalate.
This Expert Guide gives you the knowledge, methods and techniques
to develop and manage embedded systems successfully. It shows that
teamwork, development procedures, and program management require
unique and wide ranging skills to develop a system, skills that
most people can attain with persistence and effort. With this book
you will: Understand the various business aspects of a project from
budgets and schedules through contracts and market studies
Understand the place and timing for simulations, bench tests, and
prototypes, and understand the differences between various formal
methods such as FMECA, FTA, ETA, reliability, hazard analysis, and
risk analysis Learn general design concerns such as the user
interface, interfaces and partitioning, DFM, DFA, DFT, tradeoffs
such as hardware versus software, buy versus build, processor
choices, and algorithm choices, acquisition concerns, and
interactions and comparisons between electronics, functions,
software, mechanics, materials, security, maintenance, and support
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of hardware security
concepts, derived from the unique characteristics of emerging logic
and memory devices and related architectures. The primary focus is
on mapping device-specific properties, such as multi-functionality,
runtime polymorphism, intrinsic entropy, nonlinearity, ease of
heterogeneous integration, and tamper-resilience to the
corresponding security primitives that they help realize, such as
static and dynamic camouflaging, true random number generation,
physically unclonable functions, secure heterogeneous and
large-scale systems, and tamper-proof memories. The authors discuss
several device technologies offering the desired properties
(including spintronics switches, memristors, silicon nanowire
transistors and ferroelectric devices) for such security primitives
and schemes, while also providing a detailed case study for each of
the outlined security applications. Overall, the book gives a
holistic perspective of how the promising properties found in
emerging devices, which are not readily afforded by traditional
CMOS devices and systems, can help advance the field of hardware
security.
Mankind's dependence on artificial intelligence and robotics is
increasing rapidly as technology becomes more advanced. Finding a
way to seamlessly intertwine these two worlds will help boost
productivity in society and aid in a variety of ways in modern
civilization. Androids, Cyborgs, and Robots in Contemporary Culture
and Society is an essential scholarly resource that delves into the
current issues, methodologies, and trends relating to advanced
robotic technology in the modern world. Featuring relevant topics
that include STEM technologies, brain-controlled androids, biped
robots, and media perception, this publication is ideal for
engineers, academicians, students, and researchers that would like
to stay current with the latest developments in the world of
evolving robotics.
With the rapid progress in networking and computing technologies, a
wide variety of network-based computing applications have been
developed and deployed on the internet. Flexible and effective
service provisioning for supporting the diverse applications is a
key requirement for the next generation internet. However, the
current internet lacks sufficient capability for meeting this
requirement, mainly due to the ossification caused by tight
coupling between network architecture and infrastructure.
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), which has been widely adopted
in cloud computing via the Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS),
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
paradigms, may be applied in networking to decouple network
architecture and infrastructure; thus offering a promising approach
to addressing some fundamental challenges to the next generation
Internet. In general, such a service-oriented networking paradigm
is referred to as Network-as-a-Service (NaaS). This book presents
the state of the art of the NaaS paradigm, including its concepts,
architecture, key technologies, applications, and development
directions for future network service provisioning. It provides
readers with a comprehensive reference that reflects the most
current technical developments related to NaaS.
RF and Microwave Module Level Design and Integration presents a
thorough introduction to the basic elements of radio frequency (RF)
and microwave modules, followed by a discussion of system-level
concepts and measures that can be applied to real-world designs.
With a strong emphasis on design and integration, the book offers
practical solutions to today's commonly encountered challenges in
RF and microwave modules, including system integration, network
loss reduction techniques, electromagnetic compatibility, crosstalk
reduction techniques, computer-aided design tools, system-level
modeling methodologies, and system-level performance evaluation via
common RF measurements. Several design examples are presented
across the book chapters. This book describes techniques for the
design and development of today's complex (multi-chip) radio
frequency and microwave modules for an audience of engineers in
academia and industry, and advanced students focusing on RF and
microwave module design and integration.
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