Designing impedance matching circuits

[robismyname]

I am a RF engineer with a few years experience starting to get involved with circuit design. I.E. impedance matcing circuit.

I have a EE and I know how caps. ind. diodes, trans. fets. work but when I look at a circuit diagram I say to myself oh S**T how did they do that knoe to use a cap here with this value or a indu here with this value, how did they know to put the components in series or parallel?

How hard is it to make imp matching circuits, using R,L,C's - discrete components? Is it really that hard? I know imp matching circuits rely on smith charts...

Can I really say that I undertand R,L,C,s if I cant do impedance matching circuits?

How long should I expect to learn this? Where do I go to teach myself? Is there a website or book I can use?

RF System engineer turning to RF embedded engineer

 

[lladnar23]

Look at Tom Lee's book, RF IC Design. That gives some good info on matching.

 

[sparso]

It took me two days to learn smith chart and if you do the same matching will be a breeze.

 

[anna_ananda]

whilw desigining this circut v sud knw about o/p nd o/p values of both circuits