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    This document summarizes key points from the first lecture of an RF circuit design course. It introduces the importance of RF circuit design for wireless technologies operating in the MHz to GHz range. It explains that as frequencies increase, lumped circuit theory is no longer valid and distributed circuit models accounting for spatially varying fields must be used. Examples are given of frequency ranges for RF and microwave signals and how circuit implementations change for radio frequencies. The design focus and implementation considerations for a cell phone transceiver operating around 1 GHz are outlined.

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    This document summarizes key points from the first lecture of an RF circuit design course. It introduces the importance of RF circuit design for wireless technologies operating in the MHz to GHz range. It explains that as frequencies increase, lumped circuit theory is no longer valid and distributed circuit models accounting for spatially varying fields must be used. Examples are given of frequency ranges for RF and microwave signals and how circuit implementations change for radio frequencies. The design focus and implementation considerations for a cell phone transceiver operating around 1 GHz are outlined.

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    EE 194 RF: Lecture 1

    Importance of RF circuit design


    wireless communications (explosive growth of
    cell phones)
    global positioning systems (GPS)
    computer engineering (bus systems, CPU,
    peripherals exceeding 600 MHz)

    Why this course???


    lumped circuit representation no longer applies!
    EE194RF_L1

    What do we mean by going from lumped to distributed theory?

    Example: INDUCTOR

    High-frequency

    Low-frequency
    (lumped)

    Z = R + j L
    EE194RF_L1

    Z=?
    3

    Current and voltage vary spatially over the component size


    E (or V) and H (or I) fields

    Upper MHz to GHz range


    6

    4
    z

    1
    2
    0.5
    0

    0
    -0.5

    -1
    -0.5
    0
    0.5
    x

    EE194RF_L1

    -1
    1

    Frequency spectrum
    RadioFrequency (RF)
    TV, wireless phones, GPS
    300 MHz 3 GHz operational frequency
    1 m 10 cm wavelength in air

    MicroWave (MW)
    RADAR, remote sensing
    8 GHz 40 GHz operational frequency
    3.75 cm 7.5 mm wavelength in air
    EE194RF_L1

    Design Focus
    Cell phone transceiver circuit
    Typical frequency
    range:
    950 MHz
    1.9 GHz

    EE194RF_L1

    Implementation
    matching networks
    BJT/FET active devices
    biasing circuits

    printed circuit board


    mircostripline realization
    surface mount technology
    EE194RF_L1

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