EEE 6328C Microwave IC Design Fall 2015 Section 226F
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Catalog Description: Develop understanding of fundamentals of design and testing of RF integrated circuits operating at microwave frequencies. (3 credit hours)
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Pre-requisites: EEE 3308C Electronic Circuit and equivalent, Co-requisites: None
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Course Objectives: Let students understand fundamentals of microwave engineering with an emphasis on design and testing of radio frequency (RF) circuits in the microwave/millimeter wave ranges.
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Contribution of course to meeting the professional component: N/A
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Relationship of course to program outcomes: N/A
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Instructor: Yong-Kyu Yoon a.
Office location: LAR 225 b.
Telephone: 392-5985 c.
E-mail address: ykyoon@ece.ufl.edu d.
Web site: http://lss.at.ufl.edu
(E-Learning in Canvas) e.
Office hours: TW 1:00 – 2:00 pm, or by appointment
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Teaching Assistant: None a.
Office location: N/A b.
Telephone: N/A c.
E-mail address: N/A d.
Office hours: N/A
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Meeting Times: MWF3 (9:35-10:25am)
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Class/lab schedule : Three 50-min. lectures per week
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Meeting Location: BEN 328
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Material and Supply Fees: None
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Textbooks and Software Required a.
Title: The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, 2nd Edition b.
Author: Thomas H. Lee c.
Publication date and edition: Cambridge University Press 2004, 2nd Edition d.
ISBN number: 978-00521835398
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Recommended Reading
Books:
G. Gonzalez, "Microwave Transistor Amplifier Analysis and Design,"
Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition ISBN-13: 978-0132543354
David M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 4th Edition, Wiley, 2012,
Software:
ISBN: 978-0470631553
Workstations with CADENCE Design system on campus, off-campus you can use X-Windows or X-terminal on a high-speed internet link to UF
Campus Computers.
All students are required to have a Gator link account and use Canvas for course handouts, grade information, course notices, etc, see e-learning and Canvas

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Course Outline (provide topics covered by week or by class period)
Date Lecture Reading material Homework Ref
8/24(M)
8/26(W)
8/28(F)
8/31(M)
1. Intro. 2-port network, Transmission Lee Ch6, Gonz 1.1-1.3
2. T-line, structure and design curves Lee Ch6, Gonz 1.1-1.3 HW1
3. Vol and Cur in a T-line Lee Ch6, Gonz 1.1-1.3
4. Reflection coeff and T-line example Lee Ch6, Gonz 1.1-1.3
9/2(W)
9/4(F)
9/7(M)
9/9(W)
9/11(F)
9/14(M)
9/16(W)
9/18(F)
9/21(M)
9/23(W)
9/25(F)
9/28(M)
9/30(W)
10/2(F)
10/5(M)
10/7(W)
10/9(F)
10/14(W)
10/16(F)
5. Transient in T-line
6. Scattering parameters (definition)
No class (Labor Day)
7. Scattering parameters (2-port)
8. Generalized Scattering parameters
9. Smith Chart (defining eqs.)
Lee Ch7, Gonz.2.1-2.3
HW2
Lee Ch7, Gonz. 2.2-2-3 HW3
Lee Ch7, Gonz. 2.4-2.5
10. T-line on SC, Y-chart, Z-Y chart Gonz. 2.4-2.5
11. Representation of C, L on Z-Y cht Gonz. 2.4-2.5
12. Matching nw (quantitative anal)
Quiz 1 (tentative)
13. Network analyzer
14. MOS transistor review
15. MOS transistor crross-section
16. Inductor overview
17. Skin effects and inductor Q
18. Package model
19. LNA overview (power gain)
10/12(M) 20. LNA overview (power gain)
21. LNA overview (linearity)
22. LNA overview (noise)
Gonz. 2.4-2.5
Gonz. 1.9
Lee Ch5
Lee Ch5
Lee Ch4
Lee Ch4
Handout
Lee Ch9
Lee Ch9
Lee Ch9
Lee Ch9
HW4
HW5
MOSIS
0.18RFIC
HW1 sol
HW2 sol
HW3 sol
Q1 sol
HW4 sol
HW5 sol
10/19(M) 23. LNA overview (noise, in/out mat) Lee Ch9
10/21(W) 24. LNA overview (in/out matching) Lee Ch9
10/23(F) Quiz 2 (tentative)
10/26(M) 25. LNA output matching topology Lee Ch9
10/28(W) 26. LNA input mat wt emitter degen Lee Ch9
10/30(F) 27. LNA input mat of a cascode amp Lee Ch9
11/2(M)
11/4(W)
28. LNA output matching design
29. LNA output matching design
Lee Ch9
Lee Ch9
11/6(F)
11/9(M)
No class (Homecoming)
30. Power gain of a cascode LNA
11/11(W) No class (Holiday)
11/13(F) 31. Noise in a cascode LNA
Lee Ch9
Lee Ch12
11/16(M) 32. Noise factor Lee Ch12
11/18(W) 33. Transistor sizing, noise parameters Lee Ch11
11/20(F) 34. Linearity
11/23(M) 35. Linearity
11/25(W) No class (Thanksgiving)
11/27(F) No class (Thanksgiving)
11/30(M) 36. Stability of an amplifier
12/2(W)
12/4(F)
37. Effects of substrate resistance
38. Other RF blocks
Lee Ch12
Lee Ch12
Handout
Handout
12/7(M)
12/9(W)
39. Review
Quiz 3 (tentative)
Handout
LNA Desn
LNA Desn
LNA Desn
Q2 sol
Project
Discuss
Discuss

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Attendance and Expectations: Students are expected to attend class lectures and arrive on time. Please turn off cell-phones, pagers, and other electronic devices.
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Grading: HW & Project 25%
Exam 1
Exam 2
25%
25%
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Grading Scale
Exam 3
Numeric
25%
100%
Letter
Cutoff
90
87
Grade
A
A-
Grade
Points
4.00
3.67
83
80
77
73
70
67
63
60
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
3.33
3.00
2.67
2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
57
<57
D-
E
0.67
0.0
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Make-up Exam Policy:
Homeworks: DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS PERIOD
-10% if turned in after lecture begins
-20% if turned in after lecture ends (up to one business day late)
Exams: No make-up unless prior written documentation from Dean of
Students, Physician, or Judge.
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)
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Accommodation for Students with Disabilities: Students Requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. That office will provide the student with documentation that he/she must provide to the course instructor when requesting accommodation.
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UF Counseling Services: Resources are available on-campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career and academic goals. The resources include:
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UF Counseling & Wellness Center, 3190 Radio Rd, 392-1575, psychological and psychiatric services.

Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career and job search services.
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Software Use – All faculty, staff and student of the University are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator.
Because such violations are also against University policies and rules, disciplinary action will be taken as appropriate. We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to uphold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.