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| − | Introduction | + | [[Introduction to EE 229]] |
* Challenges in RF Design | * Challenges in RF Design | ||
* The Big Picture | * The Big Picture | ||
* General Considerations | * General Considerations | ||
| − | + | * (Ch. 1, 2.1.1 - 2.1.2) | |
| + | [[Passive Matching Networks]] | ||
| + | * (Ch. 2.5) | ||
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| + | * Appreciate the importance of various disciplines to RF IC Design. | ||
| + | * Identify the key drivers and trade-offs in RF Design. | ||
| + | * Analyze and design passive impedance matching circuits. | ||
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| + | * Video: Silicon Run I (1996) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XTWXRj24GM Youtube link] | ||
| + | * [[ngspice Tutorial]] | ||
| + | * Spyder IDE [https://www.spyder-ide.org/ website] | ||
| + | * [[Using Python with ngspice]] | ||
| + | * [[Resonance]] | ||
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| + | * [[229-A1.1]]: IC fabrication | ||
| + | * [[229-A1.2]]: Passive Matching Networks | ||
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| − | Nonlinearity | + | [[Nonlinearity]] |
* Distortion | * Distortion | ||
* Intermodulation | * Intermodulation | ||
| − | Noise | + | * (Ch. 2.1.3, 2.2) |
| − | * Noise | + | [[Noise in RF Circuits]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Resistor Noise]] |
| − | Sensitivity and Dynamic Range | + | * [[Diode and Transistor Noise]] |
| + | * [[Noise Analysis]] | ||
| + | * (Ch. 2.3) | ||
| + | [[Sensitivity and Dynamic Range]] | ||
| + | * (Ch. 2.4) | ||
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| + | * Determine and measure the effects of device nonlinearity on circuit performance. | ||
| + | * Analyze the effects and understand the implications of electronic noise in integrated circuits. | ||
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| + | * Arizona State University Predictive Technology Models (PTM) [http://ptm.asu.edu/ website] | ||
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| + | * [[229-A2.1]]: Nonlinearity in Electronic Circuits | ||
| + | * [[229-A2.2]]: Noise Analysis | ||
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| − | Modulation | + | [[Modulation]] |
* Analog Modulation | * Analog Modulation | ||
* Digital Modulation | * Digital Modulation | ||
| − | Multiple Access Techniques | + | [[Multiple Access Techniques]] |
* Time and Frequency Division Multiplexing | * Time and Frequency Division Multiplexing | ||
* CDMA | * CDMA | ||
| − | Examples of Wireless Standards | + | [[Examples of Wireless Standards]] |
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| + | * Understand the interdependence and implications of the transceiver topology and architecture to the design of RF circuits. | ||
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| + | * [[229-A3.1]]: Modulation Schemes | ||
| + | * [[229-A3.2]]: TDM and FDM | ||
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| − | Transceiver Architectures | + | [[Transceiver Architectures]] |
* Heterodyne Receivers | * Heterodyne Receivers | ||
* Direct-Conversion Receivers | * Direct-Conversion Receivers | ||
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| − | Transceiver Architectures | + | [[Transceiver Architectures]] |
* Image-Reject Receivers | * Image-Reject Receivers | ||
* Direct Conversion Transmitters | * Direct Conversion Transmitters | ||
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| − | Low Noise Amplifiers | + | [[Low Noise Amplifiers]] |
* Input Matching | * Input Matching | ||
* LNA Topologies | * LNA Topologies | ||
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| − | Mixers | + | [[Mixers]] |
* Passive Downconversion Mixers | * Passive Downconversion Mixers | ||
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| − | Mixers | + | [[Mixers]] |
* Active Downconversion Mixers | * Active Downconversion Mixers | ||
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| − | Oscillators | + | [[Oscillators]] |
* Cross-Coupled Oscillators | * Cross-Coupled Oscillators | ||
* Voltage-Controlled Oscillators | * Voltage-Controlled Oscillators | ||
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| − | Phase-Locked Loops | + | [[Phase-Locked Loops]] |
* Type-I and Type-II PLLs | * Type-I and Type-II PLLs | ||
* PFD/CP Nonidealities | * PFD/CP Nonidealities | ||
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| − | Power Amplifiers | + | [[Power Amplifiers]] |
* PA Classes | * PA Classes | ||
* High-Efficiency PAs | * High-Efficiency PAs | ||
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| − | Transceiver Design Example | + | [[Transceiver Design Example]] |
| + | * System-Level Considerations | ||
| + | * Receiver Design | ||
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| + | [[Transceiver Design Example]] | ||
| + | * Transmitter Design | ||
| + | * Synthesizer Design | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 4 October 2020
- Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits
- Semester Offered: 1st semester
- Course Credit: Lecture: 3 units
Catalog Description
Introduction to RF and wireless technology. Characteristics of passive devices at RF. High-frequency amplifier design. Analysis of distortion in amplifiers. Low-noise amplifiers and mixers. Oscillators. Frequency synthesizers. Power amplifiers. Phased-locked loops. Modulators and demodulators. Transceiver architectures. Prereq: EE 220. 3 u.
Syllabus
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Textbook
Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall Press, 2011, USA.
