RF Microelectronics

TL;DR: The design of a communication system that enables two devices to communicate using ambient RF as the only source of power is presented, enabling ubiquitous communication where devices can communicate among themselves at unprecedented scales and in locations that were previously inaccessible.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of the recent advances in the modelling, design and technological implementation of SIW structures and components, as well as their application in the development of circuits and components operating in the microwave and millimetre wave region.

TL;DR: The issues and tradeoffs in the design and monolithic implementation of direct-conversion receivers are described and circuit techniques that can alleviate the drawbacks of this architecture are proposed.

TL;DR: In this article, an IC-compatible microelectromechanical intermediate frequency filters using integrated resonators with Q's in the thousands were demonstrated using polysilicon surface micromachining technology.