Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction and Motivation Rolf Jakoby; 2. Reconfigurable Devices and Smart Antennas Holger Maune, Matthias Nickel; 3. CMOS and BiCMOS technologies Philippe Ferrari, Sylvain Bourdel, Thomas Quémerais, Alfredo Bautista; 4. RF MEMS Technology Gustavo P. Rehder, Ariana L. C. Serrano, Marcelo N. P. Carreño, Mehmet Kaynak, Selin Tolunay Wipf, Matthias Wietstruck, Alexander Göritz; 5. Microwave Liquid Crystal Technology Rolf Jakoby, Matthias Jost, Onur Hamza Karabey, Holger Maune, Matthias Nickel, Ersin Polat, Roland Reese, Henning Tesmer, Christian Weickhmann.