Date | Lecture Title | Reading | Laboratry |
1/21 | Module 1: Class Intro / Intro to Comm Circuits (pdf) | Reader Ch 1 | |
1/23 | Module 2: Introduction to Transmission Lines (pdf blank) (pdf) | Reader Ch 2 | |
Week 2 | |||
1/28 | Module 2: Introduction to Transmission Lines (cont) | Reader Ch 3 | Lab 0: ADS Tutorial Session |
1/30 | Module 3: Transmission Lines in the Frequency Domain (pdf blank) (pdf) | Reader Ch 5 (Section 5.0) Demo | |
Week 3 | |||
2/4 | Module 3 (T-Lines in Frequency Domain) | Reader Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) | Lab 1: Introduction to Lab |
2/6 | Module 3 (T-Lines Freq Domain) | Reader Sect 5.3 | |
Week 4 | |||
2/11 | Module 4: Scattering Parameters (pdf ) [only pages 1-2,15-26] | Skim Reader Sect 6.3 | Lab 2: High Frequency Components (Redaer Ch. 4) |
2/13 | Module 5: Smith Chart (pdf); Review of Resonance | Reader Sect 6.2, 4.2, 5.6 | |
Week 5 | |||
2/18 | Module 6: T-Line Resonators (pdf) | Reader Sect 5.3, 5.7 | No Lab (ISSCC Week) |
2/20 | Module 7: Matching Networks (pdf ) | Reader Ch. 6 |
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Week 6 | |||
2/25 | Module 8: Two-Port Theory (pdf) | Reader Ch. 7.1-7.2 | Lab 2 (cont) |
2/27 | Module 9: Two-Port Power Gain and Stability (pdf) | Reader Ch. 7.5, 8.5 | |
Week 7 | |||
3/4 | Module 11: Noise in Comm Systems (pdf) | Reader Ch. 10.1, 10.5 | Lab 3: Filter Lab |
3/6 | Module 12: Physical Origin of Electrical Noise (pdf) | Reader Ch. 10.2-10.4 | |
Week 8 | |||
3/11 | Module 13: Two-Port Noise (pdf) | Reader Ch. 11.1-11.3 | Lab 3 (cont) |
3/13 | Module 14: LNA Design (pdf) | Reader Ch. 11.4-11.6 | |
Week 9 | |||
3/18 | Midterm (in class) | Lab 3 (cont) | |
3/20 | Module 15:Introduction to Distortion (pdf) | Reader Ch. 9.1-9.2 | |
Week 10 (Spring Recess) | |||
3/25 | No Class | TBD | No Labs |
3/27 | No Class | TBD | |
Week 11 | |||
4/1 | Module 16: Distortion Metrics (pdf) | Reader Ch. 9.3 | Lab 4: High Frequency Amplifiers |
4/3 | Module 17: Feedback and Distortion (pdf) | Reader Ch. 9.4 | |
Week 12 | |||
4/8 | Module 18: Intro to Receivers and Mixers (pdf) | Reader 8.4-8.6 | Lab 4 (cont) |
4/10 | Module 19: Current/Voltage Commutating Mixers (pdf) | Reader Ch. 15 | |
Week 13 | |||
4/15 | Module 20: Transmitter System Level Specifications (pdf) | Reader Ch. 12 | Lab 4 (cont) |
4/17 | Module 21: Power Amplifiers | Reader Ch. 13 | |
Week 14 | |||
4/22 | Module 22: High Efficiency Power Amplifiers | Lab 5: Noise Measurement | |
4/24 | Module 23: Oscillators & Steady-State Analysis (pdf) | ||
Week 15 | |||
4/29 | Module 24: Negative Resistance Osc ;Differential Osc, and VCOs (pdf) | Lab 6: Distortion Measurement | |
5/1 | Module 25: Introduction to PLLs |
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Review Period | |||
5/6 | Review Session | ||
5/8 | Review Office Hours | ||
Final Exam | |||
5/15 | Final Exam |