ECE1365H: High Frequency Integrated Circuits

A design intensive overview of high-speed, RF, mm-wave monolithic, and silicon photonics integrated circuits for wireless, automotive radar sensors, and optical fiber systems with an emphasis on specific high-frequency circuit analysis and design methodologies, device-circuit topology interaction and optimization. Small-signal, noise, large-signal, high-frequency common-mode and differential-mode matching and stability, digital control of tuned circuits, methodologies for maximizing circuit bandwidth, high speed CML gate design, as well as layout and isolation techniques will be discussed. Students will participate in six take-home assignments on the analysis, modelling, schematic and layout design of mm-wave transistors, inductors, and circuits using advanced RF CMOS and SiGe BiCMOS technologies.

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