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 Challenges in RF Design The Big Picture General Considerations Matching Networks		Video: Silicon Run I (1996) Youtube link ngspice Tutorial Spyder IDE website Using Python with ngspice
2	Nonlinearity Distortion Intermodulation Noise Noise Spectrum Circuit Models Sensitivity and Dynamic Range
Communication Concepts
3	Modulation Analog Modulation Digital Modulation Multiple Access Techniques Time and Frequency Division Multiplexing CDMA Examples of Wireless Standards
4	Transceiver Architectures I Heterodyne Receivers Direct-Conversion Receivers
5	Transceiver Architectures II Image-Reject Receivers Direct Conversion Transmitters
RF Circuits
6	Low Noise Amplifiers Input Matching LNA Topologies
7	Mixers I Passive Downconversion Mixers
8	Mixers II 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 I System-Level Considerations Receiver Design
13	Transceiver Design Example II Transmitter Design Synthesizer Design

Textbook

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