RF Circuits: M.Sc.

Course Book
2019/2020

Dr. Ghassan Nihad Jawad

University of Baghdad

ghassan.coe@uob.edu.iq

Course Information
Full course name in English: RF Circuits
Abbreviated course name in English: RF Cct.
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Course length: 15 Weeks
Weekly teaching hours: 2
Weekly self studying hours: 4

Learning Objectives
This course aims to build a solid background for RF circuits and systems design and implementation to be
put in use in practical postgraduate projects. By finishing this course, the students should be able to:
• analyze RF and microwave distribution circuits using transmission line theory.

• perform impedance matching using different stub arrangements for various types of planar transmission
lines.

• analyze RF and microwave circuits using network theory and utilizing the impedance, transmission,
and scattering parameters.

• design basic filters using planar transmission lines.

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• design RF amplifiers using different types of transistors (BJT, FET, and HEMT).

• design RF oscillators and mixers, and be familiar with their figures of merit.

• Implement all the designed circuits using the simulation software (ADS).

Prerequisites
The scientific background of the students taking this course should include the following:

• above intermediate level in English (reading and writing).

• undergraduate mathematical skills (calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations).

• basic understanding (undergraduate level) of electromagnetic waves propagation.

• basic understanding (undergraduate level) of electronic devices and circuits large and small signal
analysis.

Course Contents

No. Subject Details Hours

The lumped-element circuit model, terminated
A Review of Transmission
1 transmission lines, the Smith chart, planar trans- 4
Line Theory
mission lines (striplines and microstrips).
Impedance Matching and Matching using lumped elements, single and dou-
2 2
Tuning ble stub tuning, the quarter wave transformer.
Microwave Network Anal- Impedance and admittance matrices, the scatter-
3 4
ysis ing matrix, the ABCD matrix.
Basic resonator and filter configurations, special
4 RF Filter Design filter realizations, filter implementation, coupled 4
filters
RF diodes, RF BJTs, RF FETs, High Electron
5 Active RF Components 2
Mobility Transistors (HEMTs).
Two-port power gains, stability, single-stage am-
Microwave Transistor
6 plifier design, broadband transistor amplifiers, 4
Amplifiers
power amplifiers
Oscillator analysis, BJT oscillators, FET oscilla-
7 RF Oscillators 4
tors, oscillator phase noise
Mixer characteristics, single-ended diode mixer,
8 RF Mixers single-ended FET mixer, balanced mixer, image 4
reject mixer
RF and Microwave Inte- Microwave hybrid integrated circuits, Monolithic
9 2
grated Circuits Microwave Integrated Circuits

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Assessments
Students attending this course will be assessed by a number of tests and homework assignments. The marks
will be distributed as follows:

• 25% the average of the tests taken during the course.

• 5% Homework assignments.

• 70% Final Exam.

Textbooks and References

1. Pozar, David M. Microwave engineering. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

2. Ludwig, Reinhold. RF Circuit Design: Theory & Applications, 2nd Ed. Pearson Education India,
2000.

3. Collin, Robert E. Foundations for microwave engineering. John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

4. White, Joseph F. High Frequency Techniques: An Introduction to RF and Microwave Design and
Computer Simulation. John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

5. Golio, Mike, ed. The RF and microwave handbook. CRC press, 2000.

6. Misra, Devendra. Radio-frequency and microwave communication circuits: analysis and design. John
Wiley & Sons, 2004.

7. Liao, Samuel Y. Microwave devices and circuits. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1985.

8. Barué, Gérard. Microwave engineering: land & space radiocommunications. Vol. 9. John Wiley &
Sons, 2008.

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