EE 632: Integrated Communication Systems (3 units) ... Analysis and design of
high-frequency and high-speed integrated communication circuits at both.
EE 632: Integrated Comm. Systems
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EE 632: Integrated Communication Systems (3 units) Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering University of Southern California
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Lecturer Hossein Hashemi Office: Powel Hall of Engineering (PHE) 616 Email:
[email protected] Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30am – 10:30am Class Schedule Lecture hours: Tuesday & Thursday 11:00pm – 12:30pm Class Location VHE 210 Course Website http://blackboard.usc.edu Teaching Assistant: N/A Course Description Analysis and design of high-frequency and high-speed integrated communication circuits at both transistor and system levels. Transceiver architectures, integrated circuit technologies, impedance matching, transmission lines, noise, distortion, wideband amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, mixers, oscillators, phase-locked loops, power amplifiers. Prerequisite Basic analog circuits (EE 536a, EE 448L, EE 479, or equivalent) Required Text Book • Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, 2012 Other Suggested References • Thomas H. Lee, The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition, 2004 • David M. Pozar, Microwave and RF Design of Wireless Systems, John Wiley & Sons, 2001 • Thomas H. Lee, Planar Microwave Engineering, Cambridge University Press, 1st Edition, 2004 Homework/Projects Homework assignments will be in the form of design projects, mathematical analysis, and simulations and unless otherwise stated should be done individually. Collaboration in attacking the homework problems is encouraged. This includes reviewing and discussing the problems, related papers, and design strategies with current EE 632 students and the teaching staff prior to finalizing your solution. Everybody has to come up with his/her solution including the design topology, parameter values, etc. independently and make sure to fully understand it. All design projects must be done by individual students without collaborations. Exchanging solutions, consulting with people Instructor: Hossein Hashemi
University of Southern California
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EE 632: Integrated Comm. Systems
Course Information
Spring 2013
other than class members, finding solutions on the web or elsewhere, etc. are not allowed. Violations result in losing the credit for the entire homework set in addition to a significant percentage of the total grade, all with the discretion of the teaching staff. Please review the USC Student conduct Code: http://web-app.usc.edu/scampus/university-student-conduct-code/ All designs and homework solutions should be clearly, logically, and fully justified. If we can’t figure out your steps from what is turned in, points will be deducted, even if your final solution is correct or your design is operational. Late homework will not be accepted. No exceptions except institution-established emergency reasons; credit for such late homework is with the discretion of the teaching staff. Seminar Participation Students are encouraged to attend the “Integrated Systems Seminar Series” talks throughout the semester. Grading: Homework & design projects Midterm exam Final exam
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EE 632: Integrated Comm. Systems
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Spring 2013
Tentative Schedule (subject to change)
Week 1
Introduction to wireless communications Analog and digital modulation, multiple access techniques
Tuesday, January 15 Thursday, January 17
Week 2
Noise, nonlinearity, sensitivity, dynamic range Transceiver architectures: heterodyne, image reject
Tuesday, January 22 Thursday, January 24
Week 3
Transceiver architectures: complex signal analysis Transceiver architectures: complex signal analysis
Tuesday, January 29 Thursday, January 31
Week 4
Tuesday, February 5 Actives in integrated circuits (transistors), metrics (fmax, fT) Passives in integrated circuits (resistor, capacitor, inductor, Xformer) Thursday, February 7 Passive resonators, impedance matching
Week 5
Review of circuit noise analysis Narrowband amplifiers, stability issues
Tuesday, February 12 Thursday, February 14
Week 6
Mid-Term Exam Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) – basics
Tuesday, February 19 Thursday, February 21
Week 7
LNA topologies LNA topologies & advanced concepts
Tuesday, February 26 Thursday, February 28
Week 8
Mixers – basics Mixer topologies
Tuesday, March 5 Thursday, March 7
Week 9
Mixer noise analysis Wireless receiver front-end (LNA + mixer) case studies
Tuesday, March 12 Thursday, March 14
Week 10
SPRING BREAK
Week 11
Feedback, root locus Oscillator steady-state analysis
Tuesday, March 26 Thursday, March 28
Week 12
Oscillator topologies Oscillator transient analysis
Tuesday, April 2 Thursday, April 4
Week 13
Oscillator phase noise analysis Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO)
Tuesday, April 9 Thursday, April 11
Week 14
Phase-Locked Loops (PLL): basics, acquisition PLL linear model, tracking
Tuesday, April 16 Thursday, April 18
Week 15
Frequency/phase detectors, charge pump PLL noise analysis
Tuesday, April 23 Thursday, April 25
Week 16
Frequency dividers, frequency synthesizer basics Integrated wireless transceiver case studies
Tuesday, April 30 Thursday, May 2
Instructor: Hossein Hashemi
University of Southern California
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