ECE 69500: RF System Design

Lecture Hours: 1 

Credits: 1

Area of Specialization: Fields and Optics (FO)

Requisites: Primer on RF Design

Catalog Description:
Following the course Primer on RF Design, this class focuses on system-level issues. We discuss several important design considerations, including noise, non-linearity, distortion, sensitivity and dynamic range and their impact in selecting the appropriate system architecture. The course also covers common receiver architectures including superheterodyne and direct-conversion receivers.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Describe and articulate the basic design principles of RF modules and transceivers.
  2. Describe and articulate common transceiver architectures.
  3. Use tools and analysis techniques to estimate the impact of non-linear effects, noise and interferences on transceivers.

 

Required Text(s): Michael Steer, Microwave and RF Design: A Systems Approach, 2nd edition, Scitech Publishing, 2013, ISBN-13: 978-1613530214.

Recommended References:

  • Microwave Engineering, 4th Edition, D. M. Pozar, Wiley, 2011, ISBN 978-0470631553.
  • RF Microelectronics, 2nd Edition, B. Razavi, Prentice Hall, 2011, ISBN 978-0137134731.

Lecture Outline:

Week

Principal Topics

1 & 2

Basic System-Level Concepts – Chapter 13

3

System-Level Design – Chapter 13

4

Receiver Architecture – Chapter 2

5

Selected Research Topics on Adaptive RF Communications