====== EE6320: RF Integrated Circuits (Jan.-May. 2023) ====== ===== Instructor ===== * [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/|Sankaran Aniruddhan]] ===== Classrooms ===== * ESB 129 ===== Schedule ===== F-slot Weekly discussion sessions during F-slot on Wednesdays ===== Course page on moodle ===== Registered students can login and see the course page at [[https://coursesnew.iitm.ac.in/|https://coursesnew.iitm.ac.in/]]. Resources, tutorials, exam schedules, discussion forum etc. can be accessed from the moodle page. ===== Teaching Assistants ===== Login to moodle at [[https://coursesnew.iitm.ac.in/|https://coursesnew.iitm.ac.in/]] to post questions and contact TAs and faculty. ===== Evaluation ===== - End Semester Exam - 50% - 4 Projects - 40% - Homework assignments - 10% ===== Recorded lectures (videos and notes) ===== - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15UrO7Vy2FW9R4pIytWB002fO0LGsrs7X/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 1 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/125mmGo73kwPaw0-IzxcIYVZnOTdtBkhH/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Introduction to RF Integrated Circuts and Systems - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15iidDIYdCC3tAGum2fpKJoMlFqTbOmfO/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 2 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1285-MT0c1ZT3pZ_eebzF4xMXVTGemd7p/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Series and Parallel LC resonant networks; use in impedance transformation - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/18o8omFS9M4wuB2_hGfQbq8-yRI-XJT0M/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 3 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/128e8w9HUOVvgP3xFRvn-qt-ebn8kGlUw/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: L-, Pi-, T- and tapped L/C matching networks - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/192A331bJXorKQdoQWZjgErL_U6qFMPyA/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 4 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/129DuH1m00WkOEGyju_MIGzhCE1A326rz/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Matching to complex impedances; introduction to noise in RF circuits - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12F3D6iDe9x6QME5R25_Gc40iQqb9CPI8/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 5 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Atm0Z5mPZnIk_PEX8T6lja3XTepxZUk/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Noise Factor and Noise Figure; Friis equation for noise figure of cascaded systems; noise figure of lossy blocks - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/19YRT-ulRoy4IKGKDVqPCW8vynLKSa4Ti/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 6 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12H6cfqriuE7A3xALwESZrLvqGsjr5m6s/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Sensitivity of receiver; Nonlinearity in RF blocks - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AE8vF99zWcYNoaxhEuaW51QbqVJs9Orn/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 7 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12IqrFaeJCfqmfkDDF2GElFh-829X58Zn/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: IIP3 in receivers; Introduction to Low Noise Amplifiers - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Lbx4Ly94tLpw8AGG0T_an-czsEadpus/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 8 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12KJmiNjOoYakrwoDWGgq6cw1Oo8pt6O_/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Common-gate LNA - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ATQmIYQQhbDvV_1bIvDE2ISTiZatbZ3N/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 9 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12MlTDpC3xjRCqt-uu9jqZs944yTl6yuf/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Common-source LNA - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12SMV9jfJhkftIA3246AZxL3S_yoIrHiM/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 10 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Qb3fZH2sj4iC9Hwhe9H3_J6yYODfzOK/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Noise Figure of Common-source LNA **Start project 1 on LNA Design here** - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EBvD5k6egFj8Gg8JQMgqsyyKpEnAf6HO/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 16 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E969R6kgD_hlJE6XWInV_adbau_XUS5V/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Direct Conversion Receiver architecture - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EOtm8xJpVVMzLTwBeErg8-HWO5v29rI5/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 17 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12ykE8-Ye6OLzSvqptWnW2vLif-xPrnvP/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Superheterodyne Receiver architecture; Image Reject Architectures - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EYV2navECoS8eyGcgs7EAQnMZEcoE0Sp/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 18 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/131FzV5ROwlYNPI5xq4RaYH3HoBfiKjhN/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Introduction to mixers; Two port mixers - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/135bnXfFUWbJYStwkfYrSknjHurmd0gEB/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 19 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/135vEf4OJ9QoLxvxAc1NDaTXn8re1FV2b/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Three port mixers; Gilbert Cell mixer - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_y3SKeQQQMq58C_8AgmkWYnCDmAmv5L1/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 20 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1380lg-mlYgG5AiYwJT8rVmUXDtwfYR2H/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Mixer V-I conversion; nonlinearity concerns - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bDfkwIcB5shC2-uJQA8JGRriCcP5eLn0/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 21 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/139CJPsroEw7S3TxwivSB5aeN-PgHE0-L/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Noise in Gilbert Mixers - 1 - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bKR4GqKzwXhJfj9cZik5kIKp6qL1fwX9/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 22 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AHW9wTP9P-n1X9bgJi63_AyHGfEcPps/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Noise in Gilbert Mixers - 2 - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bJkZcRt-MIGMhM4WvZKz8Rxq0RZyg9zF/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 23 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13EY0AqI5fBs79lE4PQoh7AMOqVESd4FA/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: RF Circuit simulation - 1 - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dUzWig0vP-pmJT2YHqNuxJ1xcRH60HJJ/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 24 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13K1xfRhAx7QSpn16wYInkDak-JCW-fxM/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: RF Circuit simulation - 2 **Start project 2 on Mixer Design here** - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13PDbUrSIG8d-m3lQaDz9qT3NDdflg4uK/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 26 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NjdHr94KE0y-SeRRNiKZPH2IPs-1gN_/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Introduction to Voltage Controlled Oscillators - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13STvKhCP8a9Mb4o97Q2Fb-10xmidnoCu/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 27 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13QfRwVCA4n72lO3LIJhLZxh0atMkcHkT/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Cross-coupled LC Oscillators - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ao8n2KuYCYijw6r65RPvyyPUyINQlKCL/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 28 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13i507Hrc3r6H3InV15sq31CUX7RToRwZ/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Complementary LC Oscillators; Tuning; Introduction to phase noise - [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/videos/ee6240_lec30_vid/ee6240_lec30_vid.mp4|Lecture 29 video]] [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/pdf/ee6240_lec30.pdf|(pdf)]]: Phase Noise - LTI analysis - [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/videos/ee6240_lec31_vid/ee6240_lec31_vid.mp4|Lecture 30 video]] [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/pdf/ee6240_lec31.pdf|(pdf)]]: Phase Noise - LTV analysis - [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/videos/ee6240_lec32_vid/ee6240_lec32_vid.mp4|Lecture 31 video]] [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/pdf/ee6240_lec32.pdf|(pdf)]]: VCO Design - 1 - [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/videos/ee6240_lec33_vid/ee6240_lec33_vid.mp4|Lecture 32 video]] [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/pdf/ee6240_lec33.pdf|(pdf)]]: VCO Design - 2 - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BeVQ2L7gkhfQJ4oNx6mFmih0IzMjEp4j/view?usp=share_link|VCO review class video]] : VCO review class - [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/videos/ee6240_2013_lec37/ee6240_2013_lec37.mp4|video]] [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/pdf/ee6240_2013_lec37.pdf|(pdf)]]: 2013 lecture on Phase Noise - LTI analysis - [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/videos/ee6240_2013_lec38/ee6240_2013_lec38.mp4|video]] [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/pdf/ee6240_2013_lec38.pdf|(pdf)]]: 2013 lecture on Phase Noise - LTV analysis **Start project 3 on VCO Design here** - [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2019/ee6320/PowerAmplifiersPart01.mp4|2019-04-23]] : CMOS Power Amplifiers - 1 [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2019/ee6320/EE6320-RFIC-PowerAmplifiers.pdf|pdf]] - [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2019/ee6320/PowerAmplifiersPart02.mp4|2019-04-23]] : CMOS Power Amplifiers - 2 (same pdf as above) - [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2019/ee6320/PowerAmplifiersPart03.mp4|2019-04-24]] : CMOS Power Amplifiers - 3 (same pdf as above) - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fAAmOROTQEsfFDRrxpiS-EMeJKz8-8c_/view?usp=share_link|PA review class video]] : PA review class **Start project 4 on PA Design here** - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Npw0VTTVp9Pn9Qbt-n9wpLKD_TYMkEzr/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 11 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12UmXLtmI1fT_3tMWPet2PDGrFsL6oTEq/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Noise Cancelling LNA - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Zi_3dJHZUsOTH-KNRzMoTlM-llqrcpU/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 12 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12XaM_5JO7C3Ecxdmql8HVM0KocR98wIR/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: NF of Noise Cancelling LNA; CG LNA with feedback - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12egAsSaIO4UBcv0u1W1rYeGL31cUpkBo/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 13 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12eBMRXu2WVNia6VPoQ8ZFhJOr-CwNYPy/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Spiral inductors and transformers - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BBjDNo7w-cGMEBISrx8Jx2iBkcssr8BJ/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 14 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12gbeBd4ru-lEG4RZ4LCJhP2o_6kExCBJ/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: Induced gate noise in MOSFETs; Classical Two Port Noise Theory - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CMhFtCVqhZIKbbKjw7B162ueZZt764_D/view?usp=sharing|Lecture 15 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12xLxgd-5iaAV9XGRN2Wh5Ewx99Ip87A5/view?usp=sharing|(pdf)]]: MOSFET two port noise parameters - [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dVsExq80QOLC4G1kvZBpqFHdVReePbJm/view?usp=share_link|Lecture 25 video]] [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13MRcklbX7bD79C79-Jtkt0tIweTw_jbM/view?usp=share_link|(pdf)]]: Voltage and current mode passive mixers - [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/videos/ee6240_2013_lec28/ee6240_2013_lec28.mp4|2013-10-07]] ([[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/pdf/ee6240_2013_lec28.pdf|pdf]]) [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2020/ee6320/videos/ee6240_2013_lec28_lowres.mp4|low resolution video]]: Transmitter architectures - 1 - [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/videos/ee6240_2013_lec29/ee6240_2013_lec29.mp4|2013-10-09]] ([[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/pdf/ee6240_2013_lec29.pdf|pdf]]) [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2020/ee6320/videos/ee6240_2013_lec29_lowres.mp4|low resolution video]]: Transmitter architectures - 2 ===== Other Useful Material===== - Q relation in Pi- and T- matches: [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/pdf/Q_relation.pdf|pdf]] - Noise Figure of passive lossy systems: [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12CA8ZojcZL1EFDwj5hYFWKMs6Qtsm0tk/view?usp=sharing|pdf]] - Introduction to S-parameters (Prof. Ali Niknejad's lecture notes at UC Berkeley): [[http://rfic.eecs.berkeley.edu/~niknejad/ee242/pdf/eecs242_lect5_sparam.pdf|pdf]] - [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2013/ee6240/|Link to 2013 class website]] ===== Projects ===== This course has 4 major circuit design and simulation projects. They will be posted below periodically. The project report should be submitted as a single pdf file on Moodle. You are expected to design and simulate them on your own. You can approach the teaching assistants for clarifications and help. - Project 1 on LNA Design ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_2023_lna_proj1.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Thursday 02/03/2023** - Project 2 on Mixer Design ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_2023_mixer_proj2.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 19/03/2023** - Project 3 on VCO Design ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_2023_vco_proj3.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 09/04/2023** - Project 4 on PA Design ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_2023_pa_proj4.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 23/04/2023** Use the TSMC 0.18µm CMOS model files on this page: ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~nagendra/cadinfo.html|Model File page]]) ===== Assignments ===== This course has several homework assignments. They will be posted below periodically. The solution should be submitted as a single pdf file on Moodle. You are expected to work on them on your own. You can approach the teaching assistants for clarifications and help. - Assignment 1 on Noise figure ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320w_2022/ee6320_assign1.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 12/02/2023** - Assignment 2 on Noise figure ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320w_2022/ee6320_assign2.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 19/02/2023** - Assignment 3 on Impedance matching ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_assign3.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 05/03/2023** - Assignment 4 on Mixers and VCOs ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_assign4.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 19/03/2023** - Assignment 5 on PAs ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_assign5.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 16/04/2023** ===== Textbook and References===== * Primary Textbook: **RF Microelectronics** by Behzad Razavi, 2nd Edition (**2013**) (Publisher: Pearson), ISBN-10: 9789332518636, ISBN-13: 9789332518636 * Other References: **The Design Of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits** by Thomas H. Lee, 2nd Edition (2006) (Publisher: Cambridge University Press), ISBN-10: 0521613892, ISBN-13: 9780521613897 ===== Pre-requisites ===== * [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/videolectures/doku.php?id=ee3002_2014:start|Analog Circuits]]