Contents Introduction The Big Picture; J.D. Cressler A Brief History of the Field; J.D. Cressler Circuits and Applications Overview: Circuits and Applications; J.D. Cressler SiGe as an Enabler for Wireless Communications Systems; L.E.

Larson and D.Y.C. Lie LNA Optimization Strategies; Q. Liang Linearization Techniques; L.C.N. de Vreede and M.

P. van der Heijden SiGe MMICs; H. Schumacher SiGe Millimeter-Wave ICs; J-F. Luy Wireless Building Blocks Using SiGe HBTs; J.R. Long Direct Conversion Architectures for SiGe Radios; S. Chakraborty and J. Laskar RF MEMS Techniques in Si/SiGe; J.

Papapolymerou Wideband Antennas on Silicon; M.M. Tentzeris and R.L. Li Packaging Issues for SiGe Circuits; K. Lim, S. Pinel, and J. Laskar Industry Examples at State-of-the-Art: IBM; D.

J. Friedman and M. Meghelli Industry Examples at State-of-the-Art: Hitachi; K. Washio Industry Examples at State-of-the-Art: ST; D. Belot Appendices Properties of Silicon and Germanium; J.D. Cressler The Generalized Moll-Ross Relations; J.D.

Cressler Integral Charge-Control Relations; M. Schröter Sample SiGe HBT Compact Model Parameters; R.M. Malladi SiGe; J. Papapolymerou Wideband Antennas on Silicon; M.M. Tentzeris and R.L.

Li Packaging Issues for SiGe Circuits; K. Lim, S. Pinel, and J. Laskar Industry Examples at State-of-the-Art: IBM; D.J. Friedman and M. Meghelli Industry Examples at State-of-the-Art: Hitachi; K. Washio Industry Examples at State-of-the-Art: ST; D.

Belot Appendices Properties of Silicon and Germanium; J.D. Cressler The Generalized Moll-Ross Relations; J.D. Cressler Integral Charge-Control Relations; M. Schröter Sample SiGe HBT Compact Model Parameters; R.M. Malladi.