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EE6320: RF Integrated Circuits(Jan.-May. 2022)

Instructor

Classrooms

Schedule

F slot as per PG schedule (Tue 5-5:50pm, Wed 11-11:50am, Thu 9-9:50am, Fri 8-8:50am)

Course page on moodle

Registered students can login and see the course page at https://courses.iitm.ac.in/. Resources, tutorials, exam schedules, discussion forum etc. can be accessed from the moodle page.

Teaching Assistants

Login to moodle at https://courses.iitm.ac.in/ to post questions and contact TAs and faculty.

Evaluation

4 Projects - 50% End Semester - 50%

Recorded lectures (videos and notes)

Introduction class on 19th January 2022

Discussion class on 9th February 2022

Discussion class on 17th March 2022

Week 1 - 16 to 22 Jan 2022:

  1. 2020-01-14 (pdf) low resolution video: Introduction to the course
  2. 2020-01-16 (pdf) low resolution video: Series and Parallel resonant networks
  3. 2020-01-17 (pdf) low resolution video: L, Pi and T matching networks
  4. 2020-01-21 (pdf) low resolution video: Tapped-L and -C matching networks; Matching to a complex impedance

Week 2 - 23 to 29 Jan 2022:

  1. 2020-01-22 (pdf) low resolution video: Noise Factor, Noise Figure, Friis equation
  2. 2020-01-23 (pdf) low resolution video: Sensitivity; Nonlinearity in RF systems
  3. 2020-01-28 (pdf) low resolution video: Weakly nonlinear systems with single-tone input
  4. 2020-01-29 (pdf) low resolution video: Weakly nonlinear systems with two-tone input; IIP3

Week 3 - 30 Jan 2022 to 5 Feb 2022:

  1. [2020-02-04] (pdf): Introduction to Low Noise Amplifiers (No video recording)
  2. 2020-02-05 (pdf) low resolution video: Common Source amplifier with input shunt resistor
  3. 2020-02-06 (pdf) low resolution video: Common Gate LNA
  4. 2020-02-11 (pdf) low resolution video: Common Source LNA - 1 (Input matching)

Week 4 - 6 to 12 Feb 2022:

  1. 2020-02-12 (pdf) low resolution video: Common Source LNA - 2 (Gain)
  2. 2020-02-18 (pdf) low resolution video: Common Source LNA - 3 (Noise Figure)
  3. 2020-02-19 (pdf) low resolution video: Common Source LNA - 4 (Design procedure)
  4. 2020-02-20 (pdf) low resolution video: Noise cancelling LNAs - 1

Week 5 - 13 to 19 Feb 2022:

  1. 2020-02-21 (pdf) low resolution video: Noise cancelling LNAs - 2
  2. 2020-02-26 (pdf) low resolution video: Noise cancelling LNAs - 3
  3. 2020-02-27 (pdf) low resolution video: Designing for IIP3; Spiral Inductors
  4. 2020-03-03 (pdf) low resolution video: Spiral Inductors and its pi model

Week 6 - 20 to 26 Feb 2022:

  1. 2020-03-04 (pdf) low resolution video: Spiral Inductors and transformers
  2. 2020-03-05 (pdf) low resolution video: S-parameters; CG LNA with feedback
  3. 2020-03-12 (pdf) low resolution video: Gain boosted CG LNA

Week 7 - 27 Feb 2022 to 5 Mar 2022:

  1. 2013-09-16 (pdf) low resolution video: Introduction to Mixers; Two-port mixers
  2. 2013-09-18 (pdf) low resolution video: Gilbert-cell mixers
  3. 2013-09-20 (pdf) low resolution video: Gilbert-cell mixer transconductors
  4. 2013-09-23 (pdf) low resolution video: Gilbert-cell mixer - nonlinearity and noise

Week 8 - 6 Mar 2022 to 12 Mar 2022:

  1. 2013-09-25 (pdf) low resolution video: Gilbert-cell mixer - Noise analysis (1)
  2. 2013-09-27 (pdf) low resolution video: Gilbert-cell mixer - Noise analysis (2)
  3. 2013-09-30 (pdf) low resolution video: Sampling passive mixer
  4. 2013-10-01 (pdf) low resolution video: Input impedance of passive mixers

Week 9 - 13 Mar 2022 to 19 Mar 2022:

  1. 2013-10-04 (pdf) low resolution video: Passive mixer noise analysis
  2. 2013-10-21 (pdf) low resolution video: Introduction to Oscillators
  3. 2013-10-23 (pdf) low resolution video: Cross-coupled LC Oscillators - 1

Week 10 - 20 Mar 2022 to 26 Mar 2022:

  1. 2013-10-25 (pdf) low resolution video: Cross-coupled LC Oscillators - 2
  2. 2013-10-28 (pdf) low resolution video: Cross-coupled LC Oscillators - 3
  3. 2013-10-30 (pdf) low resolution video: Introduction to Phase Noise
  4. 2013-11-01 (pdf) low resolution video: Phase Noise - LTI Analysis

Week 11 - 27 Mar 2022 to 2 Apr 2022:

  1. 2013-11-04 (pdf) low resolution video: Phase Noise - LTV Analysis
  2. 2013-11-05 (pdf) low resolution video: VCO Design
  3. 2013-11-06 (pdf) low resolution video: Single-transistor VCOs; Quadrature signal generation

Week 12 - 3 Apr 2022 to 9 Apr 2022: CMOS Power Amplifiers notes: pdf

  1. 2019-04-23 : CMOS Power Amplifiers - 1
  2. 2019-04-23 : CMOS Power Amplifiers - 2
  3. 2019-04-24 : CMOS Power Amplifiers - 3

Week 13 - 10 Apr 2022 to 16 Apr 2022:

  1. 2013-10-07 (pdf) low resolution video: Transmitter architectures - 1
  2. 2013-10-09 (pdf) low resolution video: Transmitter architectures - 2
  3. 2013-08-14 (pdf) low resolution video: Image Problem in Receivers; Direct-conversion receiver
  4. 2013-10-14 (pdf) low resolution video: Direct-conversion receiver

Week 14 - 17 Apr 2022 to 23 Apr 2022:

  1. 2013-10-18 (pdf) low resolution video: Hartley and Weaver Receivers
  2. 2011-10-28 (pdf) : Analog/RF layout - 1
  3. 2011-10-31 (pdf) : Analog/RF layout - 2

Other Useful Material

  1. Q relation in Pi- and T- matches: pdf
  2. Introduction to S-parameters (Prof. Ali Niknejad's lecture notes at UC Berkeley): pdf
  3. 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.

  1. Project 1 on LNA Design (pdf) Due at 11:59pm on Sunday 06/03/2022
  2. Project 2 on Mixer Design (pdf) Due at 11:59pm on Thursday 24/03/2022
  3. Project 3 on VCO Design (pdf) Due at 11:59pm on Thursday 07/04/2022
  4. Project 4 on PA Design (pdf) Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 20/04/2022

Use the TSMC 0.18µm CMOS model files on this page: (Model File page)

Textbook and References

Pre-requisites