ELCT 564 - RF Circuit Design for Wireless Communications
CREDITS/CONTACT HOURS: Credits: 3, Contact Hours: 42
COORDINATOR:
Dr. Yinchao Chen
TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
M. Steer, Microwave Wave and RF Design: a System Approach, SciTech Publishing, Inc. 2010,
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
Lecture notes
PREREQUISITE;
Credit in ELCT 361 or equivalent
REQUIRED/ELECTIVE:
Required
TOPICS COVERED:
 TRANSMISSION LINES (7HRS)
Transmission line structures, theory, input impedance; microstrip and strip lines;
transmission line RF components.
 MICROWAVE N ETWORK ANALYSIS (7 HRS)
Two- and N-port networks, scattering parameters, signal graph, Smith chart.
 PASSIVE COMPONENTS (7 HRS)
Lumped elements, terminations and attenuators, magnetic transformers, hybrids, baluns,
Wilkinson power dividers, transmission line transformers
 IMPEDANCE M ATCHING (7 HRS)
Q factor and resonant circuits, impedance transformation networks, L matching networks,
complex loads, multi-element matching, impedance matching using Smith chart, wideband
matching.
 COUPLED LINES (7 HRS)
Coupled transmission lines, directional couplers, the Lange coupler, directional coupler with
lumped capacitors, differential and common modes.
 RF AND MICROWAVE FILTERS (7 HRS)
Singly and Doubly terminated networks, lowpass filter, Butterworth and Chebyshev
inverters, impedance and admittance inverters, filter transformations, cascaded line
realization of filters, Richards’ transformation.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
1. Analyzing the RF circuits and microwave devices for wireless communication systems
(a, c, e, k)
2. Applying the electromagnetic and network theories to the applications of RF circuits and
microwave devices (a, c, j, k)
3. Designing RF circuits and microwave devices using the concepts of both the lumped
elements and distributed structures; (a, b, c, d, e, i, j, k)
4. Learning and being familiar with the dominant RF design software tools used in the
wireless RF industries (b, c, d, e, i, k)
Relation of course outcomes to program outcomes
H = major importance, M = moderate importance, L = minor importance, blank indicates no relation
Program Outcomes
an ability to apply knowledge of math, science and eng. (a)
an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze
and interpret data (b)
an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired
needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,
social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and
sustainability (c)
an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (d)
an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (e)
a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long
learning (i)
a knowledge of contemporary issues (j)
an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern eng. tool
necessary (k)
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Undergraduate
Homework
Mid-term Test
Final Exam
Total
20%
40%
40%
100%
1
H
Course Outcomes
2
3
4
H
H
H
H
M
Graduate
Homework
Project
Mid-term Test
Final Exam
Total
H
H
M
M
H
H
M
H
M
M
M
M
M
M
H
20%
10%
35%
35%
100%
H