This authoritative account of electronic and optoelectronic devices operating at frequencies greater than 1 GHz covers the concepts and fundamental principles of operation‎,‎ and‎,‎ uniquely‎,‎ their circuit applications too‎.‎ Key features include‎:‎ * a comprehensive coverage of electron devices‎,‎ such as MESFET‎,‎ HEMT‎,‎ RF MOSFET‎,‎ BJT and HBT‎,‎ and their models * discussions of semiconductor devices fabricated in a variety of material systems‎,‎ such as Si‎,‎ III‎-V compound semiconductors‎,‎ and Si‎-Ge * a description of light‎-emitting diodes‎,‎ semiconductor lasers and photodetectors * plentiful real‎-world examples * end‎-of‎-chapter problems to test understanding of the material covered From crystal structure to atomic bonding‎,‎ recombination and radiation in semiconductors to p‎-n junctions and heterojunctions‎,‎ a wide range of critical topics is covered‎.‎ Optimization algorithms‎,‎ such as simulated annealing and neural network applications‎,‎ are also discussed‎.‎ Graduate students in electrical engineering‎,‎ industry professionals‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎