Course Meeting Times
Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
Course Staff
Lecturers
Prof. Hae-Seung Lee
Prof. Michael Perrott
Textbook
Required
Lee, Thomas H. The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN: 0521835399.
Additional References (Not required, but helpful)
Razavi, Behzad. RF Microelectronics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997. ISBN: 0138875715.
Course Format
There will be two 1.5 hours lectures per week. Problem sets (7 total) will be given out every one to two weeks. The laboratory assignment, due in session 18, will be focused on an RF amplifier. The final project, due in session 25, will be focused on the design and simulation of a CMOS power amplifier for wireless applications. A quiz will be given after session 16. There is no final exam.
Grades
| ACTIVITIES | PERCENTAGES |
|---|---|
| Quiz | 35% |
| Lab | 25% |
| Final Project | 25% |
| Homework | 15% |
Prerequisites
6.301: Solid-State Circuits (or equivalent)
Resources/Policies
Students should work in pairs on the homework, and turn in one write-up per pair.