COURSE OUTLINE updated 16 march 2009. Not yet updated for 2012.

Lectures and Exercises*:

Course organization, Rf and wireless technology: An overview

Reading: Chapter 1 Razavi pp. 1-11

Basic concept i RF design

Nonlinearity, Noise, dynamic range, transformers

Reading: Chapter 2 Razavi pp. 11-53.

Transceiver architectures

Receiver: heterodyne, homodyne, image reject, digital, sub-sampling,

Transmitters: direct conversion, two-step, tests, examples

Reading: Chapter 5 Razavi pp.118-166

Modulation and Detection

Analog, digital, quadrature, power efficiency, non-coherent detection

Reading: Chapter 3 Razavi pp. 98-118.

Multiple access techniques and wireless standards

Time, frequency & code division multiplex, mobile standards

Reading: Chapter 4 Razavi pp. 98-117.

Distributed circuits

Transmission lines, Smith chart, S-parameters.

Reading: Handouts

Low-Noise amplifiers and mixers

matching, BJT, CMOS, noise

Reading: Chapter 6 Razavi pp. 166-206

Oscillators

Topologies, LC, VCO, phase noise, BJT, CMOS, inductors, quadrature

Reading: Chapter 7 Razavi pp. 206-247

Frequency synthesizers

Phase locked loops, concepts, charge pump, type I & II, architectures,

dividers.

Reading: Chapter 8 Razavi pp. 247-298

Power amplifiers

Linear vs non-linear, class A, B, C, efficiency, large signal,

linearization techniques

Reading: Chapter 9 Razavi pp. 298-323

* Lectures and exercises will be given in the following order: chapter 1,2,5,3,4,Distributed, 6,9,7 and 8.

Labs:

Lab 1: Radio concepts 6h

Lab 2: Radio architectures 6h

Lab 3: Non-linearities in amplifiers & Impedance matching in Power Amplifiers 4h

Place: Forum 8^th floor elevator B.

Lab 1 & 2 in groups of up to 8 students, Lab 3 is limited to 22 students.