EE8950: Analog Circuits for Wireless Communications
Course Material
- Handout 1 (download PDF)
- Design project (PDF)
- Referenses for this courses (TBD)
- Class slides (PDF)(requires
password, please check with instructor)
Tests and examinations
Homework
- HW 1 (due Friday Feb 2nd)
1) Assume that the 5th order nonlinearity is the most dominant nonlinearity.
Derive an expression for AIP5 (as done in equation 2.27 of Razavi). Calculate
the difference between AIP5 and 1dB compression point
2) Compare the RF specifications for DECT and Bluetooth. You will have
to use the web and other references for this one. The information on DECT
is very limited in Razavi. Create a table with two columns, one for DECT
specifications and one for Bluetooth.
3) Look at the chapter (in Razavi) on synthesizers. You can also consult
chapter on PLLs in the EE5331 book. Assume that you are using an integer
N synthesizer. Calculate the minimum loop bandwidth required given the
settling time requirement from the Bluetooth spec.
- HW 2(due Friday 16th)
Do problems 2, 4, 6, 7 from chapter 2 of T. Lee.
Streaming Video
- Taped versions of this class can be viewed on campus and via modem
connections (streaming video)
- Xeroxed versions of class notes are avialable for view from here (class
notes)
Relevant websites
Bluetooth sites
Relevent software from the web
- Serenade contains Harmonica for high-frequency circuit simulation
and Symphony for communication system simulation
(from www.ansoft.com)
- Filter design software (Filter Solutions from www.nuhertz.com)
- Smithchart software (Help file is in german. But the
program is easy and intuitive)
Usefull VLSI Links