Objective

Syllabus
Introduction to RF technologies; RF circuit design methodologies; Microwave CAD tools; Measurement techniques; RF power amplifier design; RF transceiver architecture; Modern wireless technologies; Noise & Linearity study of RF systems.

Learning Outcome
The laboratory work includes experiments and CAD practice.The characteristics of microwave components will be investigated.

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Objective
This course covers the design of analog integrated circuits using modern CMOS technology. Extensive circuit simulations will be made using Cadence/SPECTRE in the homework problems and the course project. Contents include: Review of fundamentals; analog circuit building blocks: operational amplifier, comparator, voltage and current references; switched-capacitor circuits; current mode circuits; continuous-time filters; A/D and D/A converters: parallel, serial, algorithmic and over-sampling converters.

Syllabus
After finishing this course, students are expected to

• Be able to analyze and design CMOS analog IC building blocks, like operational transconductance amplifiers and comparators.
• Be able to analyze, design and characterize basic CMOS data converters of different type, including flash, successive approximation, pipeline, and oversampling types.

Learning Outcome
We will be using intensive computer simulations in the homework. Matlab is used to design and verify the system performance.

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Objective
This course is designed for students to gain an understanding of technological development of power-management IC design. Through this course, students will learn the essentials of voltage-regulator design. Recent advances in selected topics will also be discussed.

Syllabus
Design, simulation and measurement methods of power management integrated circuits. Bandgap voltage references, linear regulators, low-dropout regulators and switching-mode regulators. Circuit layout design and floor planning.

Learning Outcome
By the end of the course, students should be able to

• Have an overall picture of the history, progress, and importance of power-management circuits.
• Understand the principle of operation of typical voltage regulators
• Perform circuit designs of voltage reference, linear regulator and switching-mode power converter.
• Understand the design tradeoffs of the specifications.

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Objective
This course covers principles and practice of state-of-the-art nanofabrication technology. These nanofabrication techniques are the foundation to build integrated devices and circuits with feature size below 100 nm and are widely employed in various areas such as nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanomechanics, and microfluidics. Students will learn to use the fabrication and characterization equipment available in the public cleanroom of the faculty of engineering. The top-down nanofabrication processes, such as lithography, etching, and thin-film deposition, etc. will be addressed.

Syllabus
This course covers principles and practice of state-of-the-art nanofabrication technology. These nanofabrication techniques are the foundation to build integrated devices and circuits with feature size below 100 nm and are widely employed in various areas such as nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanomechanics, and microfluidics. Students will learn to use the fabrication and characterization equipment available in the public cleanroom of the faculty of engineering. The top-down nanofabrication processes, such as lithography, etching, and thin-film deposition, etc. will be addressed.

Learning Outcome
By the end of the course, students should be able to: - understand the fundamental principles of nanofabrication approaches - design the fabrication process according to the nanodevices’ applications – photonics, electronics, or MEMS/NEMS - operate equipment to complete major top-down fabrication steps, such as lithography, etching, and thin-film deposition

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