Course Syllabus EE 6355 RF & Microwave Amplifier Design ‘Spring 2009, Section 001 $ 10:00 p.m.- 12:45 p.m. Instructor Contact information: Dr. Ricatdo Stad Office: ECSN 2.506 Phone: 972-883-4751, an‘@utdallascdu Office hours: $9:003.m-10:00 pm, S 4:00 pm-5:0 pm, or by appointment Teaching Assistant Contact information: Mr. Raul Rodriguez sfrazt000@utcalas.edu Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2 p.m. “Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, andor Other Restrictions: E4368 or equivalent, Stily enforced, ‘Course Description Design of high-fequency communication circuits. Review of transmission line theory. RP and microwave matching creuis using discrete and guided wave structures. Detaled study of S- parameters. Design of arow band, broadband and low nose amplifiers. Detailed study of noise figure, noise parameters and stability of RF and microwave circuits using S-parametes. Studi =t Learning O feet eVOuicomes Ability to understand transmission line theory and the Smith Chart Ability to understand the properties of S-parameters Ability to calculate S-parametes of electrical eicuits Ability to implement impedance matching networks with discrete components and microstrip lines Ability to determine the stability of RF and microwave circuits Ability to design narrow and broadband RF and microwave amplifiers circuits Ability to understand noise figure and noise parameters concepts Ability to design low noise RF and microwave amplifiers. Ability to iategrate RE and Microwave designs techniques to the design of AF and Microwaves ‘Communication Creal ‘Required Textbooks and Materials Class nots willbe posted in webct. Tite: Microwave Transistor Amplifiers: Analysis and Desiga, 2" ed Author Gaullermo Gonzalez Publier: Prete Hall, ISBN: 0-13254535-4 ‘Students mast have access toa computer on which to access WebCT. Simulation wil be carted out wilizing the RF software Microwave Office availble in the ‘computer las of the department. Cour Silas Page‘Gourse Content (oubjecto change at any mel) 1. Tworport networks + The impedance, admitance, hybrid and ABCD Matrices +The Smith Chae ‘Impedance Matching Networks + Power Gain 3. RF and Microwave Amplifier Design Power Gain Equations Stability Considerations ‘Two port matching Bias Networks Different ype of amplitiers 4. Noise in Amplifiers + Noise in two port networks + Noise Fire + Low Noise amplitins + Constant Noise Figure Circles ‘5. Broadband Techniques and Introduction to Power Amplifiers ‘+ Broadband Amplifier Design + Bandwidth Analysis + Basic configurations of Power Amplifier rong Piey (Exam dates are subjects change at any time!) AssignmenvQuizes: 20% (Weekly) Midterm Exam 20 % (Mareh 7, 2009 10:00am.) Final Exar 20 % (May 9, 3009 10:00.) 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