Council Representative of my committee.

Gabor C. Temes. I have been very honored and privileged to have worked under his supervision and have benefited greatly from his deep intuition for circuits and systems. I wish to thank him for his guidance, patience, and support and for providing an excellent environment for research. Many thanks to Prof. Un-ku Moon. I appreciate his advice and encouragement and many enlightening technical discussions. Special thanks to Prof. Michael E. Kassner for his support and encouragement on my concurrent degree study and research. Also thanks to Prof. Gordon M. Reistad, Prof