ECE 740 Topic 4 - Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
Instructor
John
R.
Long
Office:
E5
4022
e-mail:
jrlong@uwaterloo.ca
Office
hours:
Thursdays
14:00-17:00
Lectures
Tuesdays, 11:30 - 14:30 in room EIT 3151, September 15 through December 1
Prerequisites
ECE 444, 331 and 242 (or equivalents); SPICE simulation experience.
Course description
Transistor-level design of circuits for wideband RF front-ends. An overview of 2G (GSM) and 3G (W-CDMA) standards and relevant radio architectures is presented, with key system specifications mapped onto circuit specifications. On-chip passive component design and simulation aimed at maximizing RF performance is discussed in detail. Circuit examples include: wideband preamplifiers and gain blocks, I-Q up/downconverters, voltage- and digitally-controlled oscillators (VCO/DCO), and power amplifier drivers. Design of circuit blocks for mm-wave frequency applications and RF testing, packaging and characterization are also discussed.
Course Content
Number of weeks | Topics |
1, 2 |
|
3, 4 |
|
5, 6 |
|
7, 8 |
|
9, 10 |
|
11 | RFIC design for mm-wave frequency applications. |
12 | RFIC packaging, testing and characterization. Course wrap-up. |
References
- B. Razavi, RF Microelectronics, 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, 2011.
- IEEE RFIC-VJ
- D. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 4th edition, Wiley, 2011.
- S.P. Voinigescu, High-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Also:
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits and Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Proceedings of the ISSCC, CICC, IMS/RFIC Symposium, BCTM, ESSCIRC, and CSICS conferences.
Grading
Assignments:
5
for
50%
total
(hand-in
of
all
assignments
required)
Examination:
50%