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* '''Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits'''
* '''Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits'''
* Semester Offered: 1st semester
* Semester Offered: 2nd semester
* Course Credit: Lecture: 3 units
* Course Credit: Lecture: 3 units


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* '''Instructor:''' Louis P. Alarcon (<code>louis.alarcon@eee...</code>)
* '''Instructor:''' Louis P. Alarcon (<code>louis.alarcon@eee...</code>)
* '''Schedule:''' Tuesdays, 7am - 10am
* '''Schedule:''' Tuesdays, 7am - 10am
* '''Room:''' EEEI 120
* '''Venue:''' EEEI 120 and via Zoom
** Zoom [https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/95509730919?pwd=XT1BD5GJNYyH0RHnoIbaq72l76clqj.1 link]
** Meeting ID: 955 0973 0919
** Passcode: 14953304
 
== Announcements ==
* 1/21: Welcome to EE229! This class will be broadcast via Zoom and is available to all Philippine companies and universities as part of the CIDR program.
* 1/21: Our first lecture will be on 1/28. Zoom details to follow.
* 1/21: Here is the Zoom [https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/95509730919?pwd=XT1BD5GJNYyH0RHnoIbaq72l76clqj.1 link].


== Class Schedule ==
== Class Schedule ==
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* Introduction to EE229
* Introduction to EE229
** Challenges in RF Design
** The Big Picture
** General Considerations
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* Transceiver Architectures (2)
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* Transceiver Design Example (2)
** Transmitter Design
** Transmitter Design
** Synthesizer Design
** Synthesizer Design
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== Textbook ==
== Textbook ==
Behzad Razavi, ''RF Microelectronics (2nd Edition)'', Prentice Hall Press, 2011, USA.
Behzad Razavi, ''RF Microelectronics (2nd Edition)'', Prentice Hall Press, 2011, USA.
== Important Dates ==
From the [https://our.upd.edu.ph/files/calendar/regular/ACAD%20CAL%202024-2025.pdf#page=3 UP Diliman Academic Calendar for AY 2024-2025]
* '''Start of classes''': January 20, 2025
* '''Mid-Semester''': March 18, 2025
* '''Dropping deadline''': April 24, 2025
* '''Lenten break''': April 14-19, 2025
* '''LOA deadline''': May 7, 2025
* '''End of classes''': May 22, 2025

Latest revision as of 16:46, 17 January 2025

  • Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits
  • Semester Offered: 2nd semester
  • Course Credit: Lecture: 3 units

Catalog Description

EE229: Introduction to RF and wireless technology. Characteristics of passive devices at RF. High-frequency amplifier design. Analysis of distortion in amplifiers. Low-noise amplifiers and mixers. Oscillators. Frequency synthesizers. Power amplifiers. Phased-locked loops. Modulators and demodulators. Transceiver architectures. Prereq: EE 220. 3 u.

Course Information

  • Instructor: Louis P. Alarcon (louis.alarcon@eee...)
  • Schedule: Tuesdays, 7am - 10am
  • Venue: EEEI 120 and via Zoom
    • Zoom link
    • Meeting ID: 955 0973 0919
    • Passcode: 14953304

Announcements

  • 1/21: Welcome to EE229! This class will be broadcast via Zoom and is available to all Philippine companies and universities as part of the CIDR program.
  • 1/21: Our first lecture will be on 1/28. Zoom details to follow.
  • 1/21: Here is the Zoom link.

Class Schedule

Week Date Topic Resources
1 1/28
  • Introduction to EE229
    • Challenges in RF Design
    • The Big Picture
    • General Considerations
Basic Concepts in RF Design
2 2/4
  • Passive Matching Networks
  • Nonlinearity
3 2/11
  • Noise in RF Circuits
    • Resistor Noise
    • Diode and Transistor Noise
    • Noise Analysis
  • Sensitivity and Dynamic Range
Communication Concepts
2/18 No Class (ISSCC)
2/25 No Class (EDSA Revolution Anniversary)
4 3/4
  • Modulation
    • Analog Modulation
    • Digital Modulation
  • Multiple Access Techniques
    • Time and Frequency Division Multiplexing
    • CDMA
5 3/11
  • Transceiver Architectures (1)
    • Heterodyne Receivers
    • Direct-Conversion Receivers
6 3/18
  • Transceiver Architectures (2)
    • Image-Reject Receivers
    • Direct Conversion Transmitters
RF Circuits
7 3/25
  • Low Noise Amplifiers
    • Input Matching
    • LNA Topologies
8 4/1
  • Mixers (1)
    • Passive Downconversion Mixers
9 4/8
  • Mixers (2)
    • Active Downconversion Mixers
4/15 No Class (Lenten Break)
10 4/22
  • Oscillators
    • Cross-Coupled Oscillators
    • Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
11 4/29
  • Phase-Locked Loops
    • Type-I and Type-II PLLs
    • PFD/CP Nonidealities
12 5/6
  • Power Amplifiers
    • PA Classes
    • High-Efficiency PAs
    • Cascode Output Stages
    • Linearization
Transceiver Design Example
13 5/13
  • Transceiver Design Example (1)
    • System-Level Considerations
    • Receiver Design
14 5/20
  • Transceiver Design Example (2)
    • Transmitter Design
    • Synthesizer Design

Textbook

Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall Press, 2011, USA.

Important Dates

From the UP Diliman Academic Calendar for AY 2024-2025

  • Start of classes: January 20, 2025
  • Mid-Semester: March 18, 2025
  • Dropping deadline: April 24, 2025
  • Lenten break: April 14-19, 2025
  • LOA deadline: May 7, 2025
  • End of classes: May 22, 2025
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