| 1 |
Communication Systems Overview |
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| 2 |
Transceiver Architectures |
Homework 1 out |
| 3 |
Wave Guides and Transmission Lines |
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| 4 |
S-Parameters and Impedance Transformers |
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| 5 |
Generalized Reflection Coefficient, Smith Chart |
Homework 1 due
Homework 2 out |
| 6 |
MOS Transistors, Passive Components, Gain-Bandwidth Issue for Broadband Amplifiers |
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| 7 |
High Frequency, Broadband Amplifiers |
Homework 2 due
Homework 3 out |
| 8 |
Broadband Amplifiers (cont.) |
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| 9 |
Enhancement Techniques for Broadband Amplifiers, Narrowband Amplifiers |
Homework 3 due |
| 10 |
Noise Modeling in Amplifiers |
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| 11 |
Noise Figure, Impact of Amplifier Nonlinearities |
Homework 4 out |
| 12 |
Low Noise Amplifiers |
Lab out |
| 13 |
LNA Design Examples and Recent Techniques |
Homework 4 due |
| 14 |
Voltage Controlled Oscillators |
Homework 5 out |
| 15 |
VCO Examples and Mixers |
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| 16 |
Mixers (cont.) |
Homework 5 due |
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Quiz |
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| 17 |
Noise in Voltage Controlled Oscillators |
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| 18 |
ABC's of Power Amplifiers |
Project out
Lab report due
Lab check-off due (one day after lecture 18) |
| 19 |
Other Classes of Power Amplifiers, Modulation of Power Amplifiers |
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| 20 |
Linearization Techniques for Power Amplifiers, Adaptive Biasing |
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| 21 |
Overview of Phase-Locked Loops and Integer-N Frequency Synthesizers |
Homework 6 out |
| 22 |
Noise in Integer-N and Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizers |
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| 23 |
Design of Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizers and Bandwidth Extension Techniques |
Homework 6 due |
| 24 |
Advanced RF Topics |
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| 25 |
RF Transceiver Design Example (Guest Lecture) |
Project due |