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 |
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Basic Concepts in RF Design | ||||
1 |
Introduction
Matching Networks |
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2 |
Nonlinearity
Noise
Sensitivity and Dynamic Range |
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Communication Concepts | ||||
3 |
Modulation
Multiple Access Techniques
Examples of Wireless Standards |
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4 |
Transceiver Architectures I
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5 |
Transceiver Architectures II
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RF Circuits | ||||
6 |
Low Noise Amplifiers
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7 |
Mixers I
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8 |
Mixers II
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9 |
Oscillators
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10 |
Phase-Locked Loops
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11 |
Power Amplifiers
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Transceiver Design Example | ||||
12 |
Transceiver Design Example I
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13 |
Transceiver Design Example II
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Textbook
Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall Press, 2011, USA.