HIGH-SPEED SI SIGE TECHNOLOGY FOR NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS SYSTEM APPLICATIONS/

Si/SiGe integrated circuit technology represents a revolutionary oppor tunity to combine high-performance digital, analog, and rf circuits on a common substrate. The outstanding high-frequency performance of the Si/SiGe devices, combined with the high levels of integration of comp lementary metal-oxide-semiconductors will contribute to a long-term '' paradigm shift'' in the architectural partitioning of high-frequency h igh-performance wireless systems. This article outlines the key future systems applications for the technology. (C) 1998 American Vacuum Soc iety.