EE 229

• 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

Module	Topics	Outcomes	Resources	Activities
Basic Concepts in RF Design
1	Introduction to EE 229 Challenges in RF Design The Big Picture General Considerations (Ch. 1, 2.1.1 - 2.1.2) Passive Matching Networks (Ch. 2.5)	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.	Video: Silicon Run I (1996) Youtube link ngspice Tutorial Spyder IDE website Using Python with ngspice	229-A1.1: IC fabrication 229-A1.2: Passive Matching Networks
2	Nonlinearity Distortion Intermodulation (Ch. 2.1.3, 2.2) Noise in RF Circuits Noise Spectrum Circuit Models (Ch. 2.3) Sensitivity and Dynamic Range (Ch. 2.4)	Determine and measure the effects of device nonlinearity on circuit performance. Analyze the effects and understand the implications of electronic noise in integrated circuits.	Arizona State University Predictive Technology Models (PTM) website	229-A2.1: Distortion Metrics 229-A2.2: Noise Analysis
Communication Concepts
3	Modulation Analog Modulation Digital Modulation Multiple Access Techniques Time and Frequency Division Multiplexing CDMA Examples of Wireless Standards	Understand the interdependence and implications of the transceiver topology and architecture to the design of RF circuits.		229-A3.1: Modulation Schemes 229-A3.2: TDM and FDM
4	Transceiver Architectures Heterodyne Receivers Direct-Conversion Receivers
5	Transceiver Architectures Image-Reject Receivers Direct Conversion Transmitters
RF Circuits
6	Low Noise Amplifiers Input Matching LNA Topologies
7	Mixers Passive Downconversion Mixers
8	Mixers Active Downconversion Mixers
9	Oscillators Cross-Coupled Oscillators Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
10	Phase-Locked Loops Type-I and Type-II PLLs PFD/CP Nonidealities
11	Power Amplifiers PA Classes High-Efficiency PAs Cascode Output Stages Linearization
Transceiver Design Example
12	Transceiver Design Example System-Level Considerations Receiver Design
13	Transceiver Design Example Transmitter Design Synthesizer Design

Textbook

Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall Press, 2011, USA.