Analysis and design of electronic circuits for communication systems, with an emphasis on integrated circuits for wireless communication systems. Analysis of noise and distortion in amplifiers with application to radio receiver design. Power amplifier design with application to wireless radio transmitters. Radio-frequency mixers, oscillators, phase-locked loops, modulators, and demodulators. |
This course will be based on a series of lecture notes which will be posted regularly throughout the semester. While there is no required textbook, you may find the following references useful for background reading. A copy of the classic Gray/Meyer or the updated Hurst/Lewis is indispensible and highly recommended. The Lee and Razavi textbooks are on reserve at the library. 1. Electromagnetics for High-Speed Analog and Digital Communication Circuits, Ali Niknejad, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 2. Analysis and Design of Integrated Circuits, Paul R. Gray, Paul J. Hurst, Stephen H. 3. Lewis, Robert G. Meyer, 4th Ed., Wiley, 2001. 3. The design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuits, Thomas H. Lee. Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1998. 4. RF microelectronics, Behzad Razavi. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1998
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Lecture 1: Introduction to Communication Circuits Lecture 2: Review of MOS and BJT Technology for High-Speed Application Lecture 3: High Speed Amplifiers and Tuned Amplifiers Lecture 4: Two-Port Power Gain Lecture 5: Two-Port Power Gain and Stability Lecture 6: Matching Networks Lecture 7: Introduction to Distortion Analysis Lecture 8: Distortion Metrics Lecture 9: Intercept Point, Gain Compression and Blocking Lecture 10: Effect of Feedback on Distortion Lecture 11: Electrical Noise Lecture 12: Noise in Communication Systems Lecture 13: Noise Calculations Lecture 14: MOSFET LNA Design Lecture 15: Midterm Review Lecture 16: Introduction to Mixers Lecture 17: I/Q Mixers; BJT Mixers Lecture 18: BJT/MOS Mixers/Mixer Noise Lecture 19: Balanced Mixers/PNoise and PSS/Transformers Lecture 20: Guest Lecture on Low Power Transceivers Lecture 21: Passive Mixers Lecture 22: LC Oscillators Lecture 23: Oscillator Steady-State Analysis Lecture 24: Negative Resistance Osc, Differential Osc, and VCOs Lecture 25: Oscillator phase noise Lecture 26: Power Amplifiers Lecture 27: Non-Linear Power Amplifiers Lecture 28: Frequency Synthesizers |