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Apr 24, 2024
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EE 525 - Radio Frequency Circuit Design2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to fundamental radio-frequency (RF) design techniques. The emphasis is placed on the physical understanding of high-frequency phenomena, their practical applications, and the unique challenges of RF design and testing. Computer-aided engineering software is used to reinforce lecture and laboratory topics. (prereq: EE-3212)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Analyse and design RF inductors and tank circuits.
• Diagnose and address shield current issues
• Design lumped component matching networks
• Design transmission line matching networks
• Analyze and design a class-C amplifier
• Design microstrip filter circuits
• Analyze and design a single stage RF amplifier
• Learn how to use basic RF test equipment
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Prerequisites by Topic
• Electromagnetic field theory
• Electronic devices and circuits
• Transmission line theory
Course Topics
• Resonant circuits and applications (3 classes)
• RF models of inductor, capacitor, and resistor (2 classes)
• Lumped element matching networks (3 classes)
• Transmission lines, S-parameters, and Smith chart review (3 classes)
• Transmission line matching networks (2 classes)
• Class-C amplifier analysis (2 classes)
• Microstrip filters (2 classes)
• Noise figure (1 class)
• Examinations (2 classes)
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Laboratory Topics
• RF/Microwave CAD software (2 sessions)
• Demonstration and practice the modern test equipments (2 sessions)
• Resonant circuits
• Coupled resonant circuits
• Class-C amplifier
• Baluns
• PIN diodes
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Coordinator
Jovan Jevtic
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