ECE 69500 - Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits
Course Details
Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Counts as:
Experimental Course Offered:
Spring 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2013
Catalog Description:
This course will focus on design of CMOS radio frequency integrated circuits for wireless, wired and optoelectronic systems. Design and layout will be carried out using Cadence and Specter RF design suits on a commercial advanced CMOS technology design kit. Cadence design suit is widely used by industry for the implementation of RF and mixed signal circuits.
Required Text(s):
- The Design of CMOS Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit , Thomas Lee , Cambridge Press , 2003 , ISBN No. 0-521-83539-9
Recommended Text(s):
None.
Lecture Outline:
| Week | |
|---|---|
| 1 | RF front-end architectures and modulation techniques |
| 2 | Active/passive devices and CMOS technology |
| 3 | Distributed elements, S-parameters and Smith Chart |
| 4 | Understanding noise in RF systems |
| 5 | Linearity of RF devices and circuits |
| 6 | Narrowband and wideband amplifier designs |
| 7 | Low Noise Amplifiers |
| 8 | Review and Midterm 1 |
| 12-13 | Oscillators, frequency synthesizers and phase noise |
| 14 | Review and Midterm 2 |
Assessment Method:
none