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 | External Resources | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |||
| 2 | Transmission Lines | |||
| 3 | Transmission Lines in Sinusoidal Steady-State | |||
| 4 | The Smith Chart | |||
| 5 | Resonance | |||
| 6 | Impedance Matching | |||
| 7 | Two-Port Networks | |||
| 8 | Power Gain in Two-Port Networks | |||
| 9 | Distortion Analysis | |||
| 10 | Feedback and Distortion | |||
| 11 | Electronic Noise | |||
| 12 | Two-Port Noise Analysis | |||
| 13 | Low-Noise Amplifiers | |||
| 14 | Power Amplifiers | |||
| 15 | Mixers | |||
| 16 | Oscillators |
