Course Description:

Topics being covered include: basic concepts in RF design, passive RLC networks, passive IC components, bandwidth estimation techniques, high-frequency amplifier design, design of oscillators.

References 

Required Textbook:

• The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Second Edition, Thomas. H. Lee, Cambridge University Press, 2004.
• Payam Heydari, “Neutralization Techniques for High-Frequency Amplifiers,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, pp. 82-89, Fall 2017.

Supplemental:

• RF Microelectronics, Second Edition, Behzad Razavi, Prentice Hall, 2011.