EE 229

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  • 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
Basic Concepts in RF Design
1

Introduction

  • Challenges in RF Design
  • The Big Picture
  • General Considerations

Impedance Transformation

2

Nonlinearity

  • Distortion
  • Intermodulation

Noise

  • Noise Spectrum
  • Circuit Models

Sensitivity and Dynamic Range

Communication Concepts
3

Modulation

  • Analog Modulation
  • Digital Modulation
4

Multiple Access Techniques

  • Time and Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • CDMA

Examples of Wireless Standards

5 Impedance Matching
6 Two-Port Networks
7 Power Gain in Two-Port Networks
8 Distortion Analysis
9 Feedback and Distortion
10 Electronic Noise
11 Two-Port Noise Analysis
12 Low-Noise Amplifiers
13 Power Amplifiers
14 Mixers
15 Oscillators