Tag Archives: Microwave and RF

The Extraction Process with Günter Kompa

December author Günter Kompa let us know what prompted him to write his new book, Parameter Extraction and Complex Nonlinear Transistor Models: Since the eighties, parameter extraction of microwave transistors was the permanent key topic in my research group at Kassel University. Initially we dealt with packaged devices comprising the wire-bonded die in a metal or …

Closing the Gap with Günter Kompa

Günter Kompa’s book, Parameter Extraction and Complex Nonlinear Transistor Models, has a unique perspective that fills a gap in the market today. Read on to find out more: Unique Determination of Complex FET Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits It seems that the written book closes an essential gap in the field of FET modeling concerning more complex …

Getting More out of VNAs with Greg Bonaguide

Greg Bonaguide, one of the authors of VNA Applications Handbook, that published in September from Artech House, discusses what influenced the writing of his book… Four observations that influenced my writing of the “VNA Applications Handbook” A number of factors converged to make the “VNA Applications Handbook” a reality.  Having had the opportunity to work …