Lecture Details

Lecture 1: Introduction to Communication Circuits
Lecture 2: Review of MOS and BJT Technology for High-Speed Application
Lecture 3: High Speed Amplifiers and Tuned Amplifiers
Lecture 4: Two-Port Power Gain
Lecture 5: Two-Port Power Gain and Stability
Lecture 6: Matching Networks
Lecture 7: Introduction to Distortion Analysis
Lecture 8: Distortion Metrics
Lecture 9: Intercept Point, Gain Compression and Blocking
Lecture 10: Effect of Feedback on Distortion
Lecture 11: Electrical Noise
Lecture 12: Noise in Communication Systems
Lecture 13: Noise Calculations
Lecture 14: MOSFET LNA Design
Lecture 15: Midterm Review
Lecture 16: Introduction to Mixers
Lecture 17: I/Q Mixers; BJT Mixers
Lecture 18: BJT/MOS Mixers/Mixer Noise
Lecture 19: Balanced Mixers/PNoise and PSS/Transformers
Lecture 20: Guest Lecture on Low Power Transceivers
Lecture 21: Passive Mixers
Lecture 22: LC Oscillators
Lecture 23: Oscillator Steady-State Analysis
Lecture 24: Negative Resistance Osc, Differential Osc, and VCOs
Lecture 25: Oscillator phase noise
Lecture 26: Power Amplifiers
Lecture 27: Non-Linear Power Amplifiers
Lecture 28: Frequency Synthesizers