Radio-Frequency (Rf) Circuits And Systems - Basic Concepts

What you'll learn
This seven course series, for the first time ever, goes over the radio-frequency circuits and systems. All aspects of the RF design are covered in this course.
Due to its breath and depth, this course is decomposed into two parts. Part 1 covers basic concepts and system-level architectures. Part 2 covers RF circuits.
The students will acquire a deep and hands-on knowledge of RF circuits and systems.
This course delivers essential skillset that is needed for a job in a highly demand Semiconductor industry and especially the field of RFIC.
Requirements
The prerequisite for this course is to have a knowledge of analog electronic circuits and basic circuit theory
The second leg of this course may go through Cadence simulation of RF circuits
Description
Radio-frequency (RF) circuits and systems are ubiquitous parts of any electronic gadget and instrument that are widely used by the general public. RF design is often considered to be one of the most challenging areas in electrical engineering. This course series promises to deliver a comprehensive overview of RF circuits and systems. The first course covered in this series is primarily on basic concepts in RF design. Concepts such as linearity and noise will be presented and figure-of-merits to evaluate the linearity and noise performance of the RF systems will be introduced. Specifically, the course first goes over the basics of wireless transmitters and receivers. Next, the fundamental concept of power transfer in RF circuits will be briefly studied. This is followed by the analysis of large-signal behavior and the associated impairments such as gain compression and intermodulation. Next, device...

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