Design of a Reconfigurable Low-noise Amplifier in a Silicon-germanium Process for Radar Applications

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Dr. Cressler for his guidance, support, and insight which contributed greatly to this work. He is an outstanding teacher and advisor, and he is always willing to make time to help work through problems. I would like to express my gratitude to the Air Force Research Laboratory for their support and feedback on my research. I would like to also acknowledge Tower Jazz for their help in the fabrication process. I am also thankful for the support of my thesis committee members Dr. John Papapolymerou and Dr. Gregory Durgin. In addition, I would like to thank the SiGe Circuits and Devices Group for all their hard work and for making our research group a productive, but fun team atmosphere. Finally, I would like to thank my friends and family for their unwavering support in my education.