Introduction

High Speed Semiconductor Devices

Where are they used?

At Microwave/Millimeter Wave/RF/Optical frequencies

For

• COMMUNICATION

-Point to Point

-Broadcasting

• SIGNAL PROCESSING
• INTERCONNECTION
• NETWORKING

Examples: RADAR, Satellite Communication, Mobile Communication, Metropolitan and Wide Area Network

Using high speed devices

• Oscillators
• Amplifiers
• Mixers/Modulations/Demodulation

For

Amplifiers/Oscillators/Filters/Mixers/Modulators

• MESFETs, BJTs, HEMTs, Klystrons, Magnetrons, IMPATT Diodes, and Gunn diodes.