| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Roblin | 4/05 |
| | 723 | Microwave Transistor Amplifiers and Oscillators Laboratory |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Design principles of microwave transistor amplifiers and oscillators; low-noise, power, and broadband amplifiers; and |
| | computer-aided design, microstrip realizations, and testing in the laboratory. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Wi Qtr. | 4 | U G | 3 cl, 1 3-hr lab. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 312 and 323; or grad standing. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Introduction to electronics circuits and transistors, some introduction to transmission lines is preferable but not necessary |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | 682R |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Microwave Transistor Amplifiers, 2nd Ed., 1996 | Gonzales, Guillermo | Prentice-Hall |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Microwave Semiconductor Circuit Design Davis W. Alan, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984. |
| | [2] Microwave Transistor Amplifier: Analysis and Design Gonzalez Guillermo, Prentice Hall, 1984. |
| | [3] Microwave Circuit Analysis and Amplifier Design Samuel, Y. Liao, Prentice Hall, 1987. |
| | [4] High-Frequency Amplifier Ralph S. Carson, Wiley-Interscience, 1982. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Give the student a comprehensive introduction to the design microwave amplifier and oscillator circuits. (Criteria 3(a)). |
| | 2. Introduce the use of CAD (Criterion 3(k)) tools to verify the microwave amplifier and oscillator designed, account for real |
| | world implementation effects, and optimize the circuits designed. |
| | 3. Expose the students to the measurements of amplifiers and semiconductor devices at microwave frequencies using a |
| | network analyzer, a noise meter and a spectrum analyzer. (Criterion 3(b)) |
| | 4. Involve the students in a team oriented design project (Criterion 3(d-practice) where they design, fabricate, and test a |
| | microwave amplifier or oscillator circuits and present their results to the class. (Criterion 3(g)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Representations of Two-Port Networks (3) |
| | Matching Networks and Signal Flow Graphs (4) |
| | Microwave Transistor Amplifier Design theory (6) |
| | Noise, Broadband, and High-Power Design Methods (6) |
| | Microwave Transistor Oscillator Design (7) |
| | Presentation of Design Projects (2) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl, 1 3-hr lab. |
| | Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:20 AM |
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