Preface
This book is part of the Analog Circuit Design series and contains contributions of
the speakers of the 18th workshop on Advances in Analog Circuit Design (AACD),
which was organized by Sven Mattisson of Ericsson. The workshop was held in
Lund, Sweden, from March 31 to April 2, 2009.
The book comprises three parts, covering advanced analog and mixed-signal
circuit design fields that are considered as very important by the circuit design com-
munity:
Smart Data Converters
Filters on Chip
Multimode Transmitters
Each part is set up with six papers from experts in the field.
The aim of the AACD workshop is to bring together a group of expert designers
to discuss new developments and future options. Each workshop is then followed
by the publication of a book by Springer in their successful series of Analog Circuit
Design. This book is number 18 in this series. The books can be seen as a refer-
ence for all people involved in analog and mixed-signal design. The full list of the
previous books and topics in the series is given next.
We are confident that this book, like its predecessors, provides a valuable contri-
bution to our analog and mixed-signal circuit-design community.
Arthur van Roermund.
The topics covered before in this series:
2008 Pavia (Italy) High-speed Clock and Data Recovery
High-performance Amplifiers
Power Management
2007 Oostende (Belgium) Sensors, Actuators and Power Drivers for the
Automotive and Industrial Environment
Integrated PAs from Wireline to RF
Very High Frequency Front Ends
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