Amr Fahim Books

Focusing on the design of fully integrated frequency synthesizers for system-on-a-chip processors, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of both circuit and architectural levels. It covers essential topics including circuit theory, feedback control relevant to phase locked loops (PLLs), and low-voltage analog design in deep submicron processes. The analysis extends to PLL performance, clock generation blocks, and innovative architectures with high noise immunity. Additionally, it addresses design for test (DFT) issues, jitter measurement, and built-in self-test (BIST) techniques for PLLs.

This book fills an information gap on cognitive radios, since the discussion focuses on the implementation issues that are unique to cognitive radios and how to solve them at both the architecture and circuit levels. This is the first book to describe in detail cognitive radio systems, as well as the circuit implementation and architectures required to implement such systems. Throughout the book, requirements and constraints imposed by cognitive radio systems are emphasized when discussing the circuit implementation details. This is a valuable reference for anybody with background in analog and radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit design, needing to learn more about integrated circuits requirements and implementation for cognitive radio systems.