RFIC

This tutorial discusses design and testing of RF integrated circuits (RFIC). It is suitable for engineers who plan to work on RFIC but did not have training in that area, those who work on IC design and wish to sharpen their understanding of modern RFIC design and test methods, and engineering managers.

Objectives of this note is t understand, analyze and design of RF integrated systems and circuits. Topics covered includes: Conventional Receiver Architectures, RF System Level Design Considerations, RFMetrics, Two-Port S-Parameters, RFID: Basics and Applications, Volterra Series, Low Noise Amplifier Theory and Design, VCO, VCO Tuning ,Ring Oscillator, Frequency Synthesizers, RF Filters, Power Amplifiers, Super Regenerative Receiver.

This note covers the following topics: Parallel RLC Resonant Networks, Impedance matching and Maximum power transfer, Tapped inductor and capacitor networks, Receiver Architecture, RF Non-linearity, Noise in circuit, Two-port Noise Theory, MOSFET two-port noise sources, CSLNA design procedure, Gilbert-cell mixer transconductors, Passive mixer noise analysis, Transmitter architectures, Direct-conversion Receiver, Hartley and Weaver Receivers, Cross-coupled LC Oscillators, Phase Noise - LTI Analysis and LTV Analysis, Power Amplifiers.

This note describes the following topics: antennas, Impedance Matching, Applications and Frequency allocation, Single transistors amplifiers, amplifiers, Introduction to feedback.

This note covers RF basic fundamental, Transceiver architecture and RF building block.