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ECE 598JZ: Radio-Freq IC & System Dsgn
Lecture Schedule
Date
Topic
1
2019/1/14
Introduction
2
2019/1/16
CMOS transistors review, fT and fmax
2019/1/21
MLK Day
3
2019/1/23
Silicon Passive components and ideal loop inductor
4
2019/1/28
On-chip inductor loss mechanism
5
2019/2/4
on-chip spiral inductors and transformers
6
2019/2/6
Low-noise amplifier introduction and NFmin
7
2019/2/11
RFIC LNA design overview & inductively degenerated LNA
8
2019/2/13
RFIC LNA design overview & inductively degenerated LNA (continue)
9
2019/2/18
Other types of CMOS LNAs
10
2019/2/20
Nonlinear distortion
11
2019/2/25
Wireless standard review - receiver
12
2019/2/27
Hour exam - I
13
2019/3/4
Wireless receiver architectures
14
2019/3/6
Mixers basics
15
2019/3/11
Current-driven passive mixer and current-mode receiver
16
2019/3/13
Mixer noise figure
2019/3/16–24
Spring Break
17
2019/3/25
Receiver performance analysis
18
2019/3/27
Hour exam - II
19
2019/4/1
Introduction to Oscillator
20
2019/4/3
Phase noise
21
2019/4/8
Linear Time-Vary Phase-Noise Theory
22
2019/4/10
Cross Coupled LC Oscillator
23
2019/4/15
Cross Coupled LC Oscillator 2
24
2019/4/17
Power Amplifier
25
2019/4/22
Power Amplifier
26
2019/4/24
Wireless standard review - transmitter
27
2019/4/29
Wireless transmitter architectures
28
2019/5/1
Hour exam - III