Content: Radio Frequency Amplifier Basics Introduction RF Amplifier Terminology Small-Signal vs. Large-Signal Characteristics RF Amplifier Classifications High-Power RF Amplifier Design Techniques RF Power Transistors CAD Tools in RF Amplifier Design References Radio Frequency Power Transistors Introduction High-Frequency Model for MOSFETs Use of Simulation to Obtain Internal Capacitances of MOSFETs Transient Characteristics of MOSFET Losses for MOSFET Thermal Characteristics of MOSFETs Safe Operating Area for MOSFETs MOSFET Gate Threshold and Plateau Voltage References Transistor Modeling and Simulation Introduction Network Parameters Network Connections S-Scattering Parameters Measurement of S Parameters Chain Scattering Parameters Systemizing RF Amplifier Design by Network Analysis Extraction of Parasitics for MOSFET Devices References Resonator Networks for Amplifiers Introduction Parallel and Series Resonant Networks Practical Resonances with Loss, Loading, and Coupling Effects Coupling of Resonators Resonators as Impedance Transformers Tapped Resonators as Impedance Transformers Reference Impedance Matching Networks Introduction Transmission Lines Smith Chart Impedance Matching between Transmission Lines and Load Impedances Single-Stub Tuning Impedance Transformation and Matching between Source and Load Impedances Signal Flow Graphs Reference Couplers, Multistate Reflectometers, and RF Power Sensors for Amplifiers Introduction Directional Couplers Multistate Reflectometers RF Power Sensors References Filter Design for RF Power Amplifiers Introduction Filter Design by Insertion Loss Method Stepped-Impedance LPFs Stepped-Impedance Resonator BPFs Edge/Parallel-Coupled, Half-Wavelength Resonator Bandpass Filters End-Coupled, Capacitive Gap, Half-Wavelength Resonator BPFs References Computer Aided Design Tools for Amplifier Design and Implementation Introduction Passive Component Design and Modeling with CAD-Combiners Active Component Design and Modeling with CAD References