Design, Simulation and Applications of Inductors and Transformers for Si RF ICs

The modern wireless communication industry has put great demands on circuit designers for smaller, cheaper transceivers in the gigahertz frequency range. One tool which has assisted designers in satisfying these requirements is the use of on—chip inductiveelements (inductors and transformers) in silicon (Si) radio—frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs). These elements allow greatly improved levels of performance in Si monolithic low—noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, up—conversion and do...