ELE 491 – Special Topics I (RF System Design)
Instructor: Dr. Cenk Toker
Time: Monday, 9:40-12:40
Room: E6
Aim: The aim of this course is to give detailed information about the basic building
blocks that constitute an RF system such as Low-Noise Amplifiers, Mixers,
Oscillators, and Power Amplifiers. The course will cover these materials from a
system point of view.
Tentative Outline:
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Basic
Concepts in RF Design (Non-linearity, Noise, Sensitivity, Dynamic Range)
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Wireless
Standards
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Transceiver
Architectures (Heterodyne, Direct-Conversion, Image Reject, Low IF Rx.s, Tx
structures)
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Mixers
(Feedthrough, DC offset, Passive Mixers, Upconversion Mixers)
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Oscillators
Textbook: B. Razavi, RF Microelectronics, Pearson
Assessment: 2 Midterms (2 x 30%), 1 Final Exam (40%)
Prerequisites: It is highly recommended that you have
successfully passed ELE 324
Telecommunication Theory I and ELE 315
Electronics II