ECE 321: Transmission Lines for Digital Applications

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321 Transmission Lines for Digital Applications. 1 Cr. Lumped and Distributed Circuits; Role of Wavelength; Maxwell's Equations; Transmission Lines Equations; Circuit Models; Waves on Transmission Lines; Simulation of Transmission Lines; Reflections at Discontinuities; Bounce Diagrams; Transient Response of Lines with Resistive Termination; Capacitive and Inductive Termination; Nonlinear Terminations; Serial and Parallel Lines; Coupled Lines and Crosstalk; Transmission Line Parameters. P: ECE 220, ECE 230 .

Course Prerequisite(s)

ECE 220
ECE 230

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
Kirchhoff's Current Law

Course objectives

ability to draw the bounce diagram
ability to simulate a TL using SGFramework

Topics covered

Lumped and Distributed Circuits; Role of Wavelength; Maxwell's Equations
Transmission Line Equations; Circuit Models
Waves on Transmission Lines
Simulation of Transmission Lines
Reflections at Discontinuities
Bounce Diagrams
Transient Response of Lines with Resistive Termination
Capacitive and Inductive Termination
Nonlinear Terminations
Serial and Parallel Lines
Coupled Lines and Crosstalk
Transmission Line Parameters
Review

Class/laboratory schedule

Two 50 minute lectures per week; varies with semester.

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

health and safety manufacturability economic environmental

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

knowledge in the basic techniques of mathematics and the physical sciences

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Weekly homeworks, with an average of at least one homework problem per week (out of typically 4-5) that emphasizes a design-related analysis of a proposed electromagnetic system or device;
Assignment of a short semester design project of a device using electromagnetic principles. Requirement includes project writeup. Students requested to consider both technical quantitative engineering analysis as well as fabrication,assembly, and cost of manufacture issues.
Mid-term exam(s);
Final exam
Extra credit for summaries of guest lectures on applications of electromagnetic engineering (varies with semester and instructor)

Person(s) who prepared this description

William N. Hitchon

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Date last modified: 16-Jul-2007
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