The term “microwave circuits” is used to identify the electrical circuits used at microwave frequencies for performing signal‐processing functions such as amplification, frequency conversion, mixing, detection, phase shifting, filtering, and power dividing. By “microwave frequencies,” we refer to electromagnetic signals whose wavelength is in centimeters, roughly from 30 cm to 1 mm with the corresponding frequencies ranging from 1 GHz (GHz = 109 Hz) to 300 GHz. The frequency range from 30 to 300 GHz is also known as themillimeter‐wave band. Microwave frequencies present several interesting and unusual features not found in other portions of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum. These features make microwaves uniquely suitable for several useful applications in telecommunications, radar, industrial heating and sensors, wireless power transfer, and so on. The most common consumer application of microwaves is the domestic microwave oven used for food processing.