ECE 547: Advanced Communications Circuit Design

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547 Advanced Communications Circuit Design. II, Odd Yrs; 3 cr. Principles underlying the design of r.f. and microwave communications circuits. Analysis and design of wideband nonlinear power amplifiers, S-parameter techniques for r.f. active circuit design, computer aided design techniques, r.f. integrated circuits, fundamentals of low noise r.f. design. P: ECE 447, ECE 420 or con reg, or cons inst.

Course Prerequisite(s)

ECE 420
ECE 447

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Decision-making circuits
Probability and random processes
Antennas
S-parameter r.f. active circuit design
Transmission lines, including microstrip and coplanar waveguide
Impedance matching

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Required: "Microwave and RF Wireless Systems" David M. Pozar (Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts) ISBN 0-471-32282-2 Hardcover Published: Nov 2000 Copyright: 2001

Course objectives

To apply network analysis and design in wireless communication systems, combining mathematical, graphical and computer-aided design (CAD) tools for impedance matching, transmission line design, device measurement/modeling, and component analysis and design in IC environments with nonlinearities and other nonidealities of the materials system
To understand time- and frequency-domain analysis and instrumentation used in characterizing microwave networks, with emphasis on time-domain and large-signal measurements
To understand the technical and economic constraints and advantages of different wireless communication system architectures, both narrowband and wideband, emphasizing integrated component.
Working in a group, to propose, build and report on the design and realization (at least by simulation using CAD and at best in the lab) of a wireless subsystem, such as a combination of antenna and LNA, or mixer and LO

Topics covered

Filters, couplers, hybrids; emphasis on planar IC-compatible realizations
MMIC design: amplifiers, oscillators, mixers in Si and GaAs
CAD (Agilent ADS) and layout of above circuits, nonlinearities, large-signal design
Subsystems and their interactions
Device measurement and modeling

Class/laboratory schedule

Two class meetings per week
Occasional meetings in van der Weide laboratory, 1423 Engineering Hall, for demonstrations and project work

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.

Economic constraints on systems are discussed and applied to designs with integrated-circuit constraints Societal issues are occasionally mentioned in the context of design decisions and constraints Manufacturability discussions are frequently encouraged in the context of component design

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.

This course helps to develop communication skills through presentation and reporting on the course project This course examines the relationship of microwave communication systems to society in the context of performance (frequency and bandwidth), economics and manufacturability, and application of novel designs to achieve order-of-magnitude improvements This course develops advanced skills in design and analysis of microwave circuits, and prepares students for design in this field This course exposes students to advanced microwave measurement techniques and experimental procedures This course encourages expertise in design, analysis, and fabrication techniques for microwave components, especially of integrated circuits Program objectives met by this course: knowledge in the basic techniques of mathematics and the physical sciences; basic skill in methods of design and analysis across a broad range of electrical and computer engineering areas

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Student progress will be assessed by the degree of achievement in: Accurate and complete solutions to assigned homework problems and examination questions
Comprehensive approaches to the final project, including proposal, design, analysis, simulation, construction, reporting
Thoughtful classroom discussions (attendance, student lectures, project presentations)

Person(s) who prepared this description

Robert J. Witt

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Date last modified: 18-Jul-2007
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