Radio frequency circuits design techniques
Summary
RF has changed our daily life in our ever connected wireless world (guess how many radios you have in your smartphone?). The goal of this course is to get familiar with RF design techniques in view of understanding the basics behind wireless communication.
Content
This course was formely given during two semesters (2h lecture + 2h exercise in Fall, 2h lecture in Spring). We will tailor the content according to the attendance interest among the following topics:
Passive HF components
Resonant circuits
Impedance matching
HF filters
Noise and Distorsion
S-Parameters
Modeling and Characterization of Transistors in HF
Design of small signal HF amplifiers
Oscillators
Architecture of TX and RX
Keywords
Radio-Frequency, Wireless communication, IoT, Bluetooth, WIFI, Radar, Receiver, Transmitter
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Electronics
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Analyze the building blocks of RF transceivers
- Categorize RF applications
- Design basic RF building blocks
Teaching methods
ex cathedra, hands-on and exercise depending on the subject
Expected student activities
Students could run examples on their own PC using LTSpice
Assessment methods
written exam
Resources
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
Yes
Notes/Handbook
Lecture notes will be available in PDF on Moodle.
You might be interested in:
RF Microelectronics from Behzad Razavi, Prentice Hall
The Design of CMOS Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits from Thomas Lee, Cambridge Uni Press
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Radio frequency circuits design techniques
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Radio frequency circuits design techniques
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Radio frequency circuits design techniques
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Radio frequency circuits design techniques
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Radio frequency circuits design techniques
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks