| LEC # | Topics | Key Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview of Course | |
| 2 | Transmission Line Theory | |
| 3 | S-parameters and Impedance Transformers | |
| 4 | Generalized Reflection Coefficient, Smith Chart, Passives | |
| 5 | High Speed Broadband Amplifiers | HW #1 Due HW #2 Out |
| 6 | Enhancement of Broadband Amplifiers, Narrowband Amplifiers | |
| 7 | Noise Modeling in Amplifiers | HW #2 Due HW #3 Out |
| 8 | Noise Figure, Impact of Amplifier Nonlinearities | |
| 9 | Low Noise Amplifiers | HW #3 Due HW #4 Out |
| 10 | Mixers | |
| 11 | Voltage Controlled Oscillators | HW #4 Due HW #5 Out |
| 12 | Noise in Voltage Controlled Oscillators | |
| 13 | High Speed Digital Logic | |
| 14 | High Speed Frequency Dividers | HW #5 Due Project #1 Out |
| 15 | Integer-N Frequency Synthesizers | |
| 16 | Noise in Integer-N Frequency Synthesizers | |
| 17 | Advanced Frequency Synthesizers | |
| 18 | Design and Simulation of Synthesizers | Project #1 Due HW #6 Out |
| 19 | Basics of Wireless Communication | |
| 20 | Performance Measures of Wireless Communication | |
| 21 | MSK Modulation and Clock and Data Recovery Circuits | HW #6 Due Project #2 Out |
| 22 | Guest Lecture by Gu-Yeon Wei, Harvard University: Low-Power High-Speed Links | |
| 23 | Guest Lecture: Statistical Electronics | |
| 24 | Guest Lecture by Analog Devices: RF Power Amplifiers | |
| 25 | Guest Lecture: A 1.6 Gb/s/pair Electromagnetically Coupled Multidrop Bus Using Pulse-Based Modulated Signaling | |
| 26 | Guest Lecture by Richard Schreier, Analog Devices: Lowpass and Bandpass Delta-Sigma Modulation | Project #2 Due |