Main Lectures: Mondays and Wednesdays 1230-145 PM, PHELPS 3519
Weekly discussion session with the TAs A Weekly meeting / review sessions with the TA will be scheduled. In some weeks Rodwell will give a make-up lecture or design review in this time. In other weeks the TA will review the lab projects or key design assignments. Please reserve this time on your calendar.

Extra evening sessions (makeup for travel, lab preparation, exam review):

There will be dates during the term which I must travel. There will always be a substitute lecturer on those days, but I will also schedule make-up lectures to re-cover the material to ensure consistent coverage.

Date	Time	Location	Subject / Objective

Lab Hours and Design Projects

The class design content will be in the form of a design project (circuit simulation and mask layout) and of a series of circuits you must design, construct on a PC board, and test. You do not need to attend the lab hours posted in the Schedule of Classes.

Syllabus

to be posted.

Exams & other important dates

Mid-term Exam: Wednesday November 9, class period (same room as lecture)
Dead week: Nov. 28-Dec. 2.
Last Lecture: Dec. 2.
Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec. 6, from noon-3PM (same room as lecture)
(from http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/cal2012.htm ,http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/finals-fall.htm )

Teaching Assistant

Name	Email address	Office Hours and location
Robert Guzzon	guzzon at umail dot ucsb dot edu	Main hours: to be announced. Location: in the lab. Times also by appointment: send him an email.
The office hours are for the TA to give you guidance with your projects and assignements. On weeks when lab projects are due, these will substitute. Mohamed will email the class to set up times for these.

Textbook

The primary course reference material is the online lecture note set. You will also need one quality RF IC design text. If you don't have one, recommended texts would include (but not be restricted to):

Thomas H. Lee: The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Second Edition

Guillermo Gonzalez Microwave Transistor Amplifiers: Analysis and Design (2nd Edition)

These can be purchased online, new or used, from many online vendors.

Please learn to access / search IEEE Explore (accessible without charge from UCSB IP addresses or with a UCSB Web account with proxy settings). The technical literature is an excellent learning tool.

Lecture Notes

week	file / subject	comment
1	transmission_line_models.pdf
1	transmission_line_analysis.pdf
2	device_models.pdf two_port_parameters.pdf
3	analog_circuit_analysis.pdf	(need shorter version)
4	resistive_feedback_amplifiers.pdf
4	impedance_matching.pdf
5	(distributed amplifiers)	(hand-drawn: needs updating)
5	signal_flow_graphs.pdf
6	power_gains.pdf
6	unilateral_design.pdf
7	two_port_stability.pdf
8	bilateral_design.pdf
9	large_signal_summary.pdf	needs updating
10	noise_summary.pdf

Other Online Notes

material	class
Baseband analog transistor circuit design	ECE137A_rodwell_2007
High-frequency analog transistor circuit design	ECE137b_rodwell_2007
Analog and mixed-signal ICdesign (senior/graduate level)	ECE124c_2007_rodwell
Prof. Longs' microwave class notes	ece145a_long_2007
Passive components: From Stanford EE344, Prof. McWhorter.	passive_component_description

CAD Resources

content	file
zapped ADS design directory (RF/microwave emphasis)	ADS_for_218a.zap
zapped ADS design directory (mixed-signal emphasis)	ADS_for_class.zap
zipped (not zapped) ADS mask layout directory	layout_for_class_prj.zip
Read_me file for the above	readme_layout_for_class.pdf
Mask Layout design guide	Mask_Layout_Design_Guide.pdf
Tutorial on running ADS (RF/microwave emphasis)	ads_tutorial.pdf

Problem sets and design projects in the class use the Agilent ADS microwave IC design environment. Access to ADS can be either through accounts in the ECI lab, or via the microwave teaching lab on the 5th Floor of Harold Frank Hall. If you are member of a research group in the ECE dept, you may well also have access to ADS via your group's PCs or Workstations---ask your Professor.

Problem sets: Fall 2011

#	week	what	due	files
1	2	Basic Transmission-line theory	10/7/11	assignment: ps1_2011.pdf
		updates:
2	3	Device models, 2-port parameters,	~~10/14/11~~ 10/21/11	assignment: ps2_2011_ADS.pdf tutorial: ads_tutorial_for_ps2.pdf project file: ADS_for_218a.zap
		updates:
3	4	Device models, cutoff frequencies. Resistively-feedback amplifiers.	10/28/11	assignment: ps3_2011_FBA.pdf
		updates:
4	6	impedance-matching exercises	11/4/11	assignment: ps4_2011_match.pdf
		updates:
5	7	unilateral amplifier design	11/18/10	assignment: ps5_2011_unilateral.pdf
		updates:
6	8	bilateral amplifier design	11/25/10	assignment: ps6_2011_bilateral_design.pdf
		updates:

Homework, Lab, and Exam Solutions (this year):

Guzzon_TA_page (Labs, Homework solutions)

Qikun Xue (Grader) web site

Lab projects: Fall 2011

#	what	due	files
1	Transmission-lines Instruments	checkoff: Oct. 3-6 report: Oct. 7	Lab1_2011.pdf
	updates:
2	Resistive feeback amplifier	checkoff: Nov. 3 report: Nov. 7	Lab2_2011.pdf
	updates:
3	Reactively tuned amplifier (218a only)	checkoff: Nov. 28-Dec 1. report: Dec. 2.	lab3_2011.pdf Lab3Hints.pdf
	updates:

Data and other references

what	files
Data sheet for Avago / Agilent HP 42035	AV02-0299EN.pdf
Data sheet for Celeritek CFB0103	CFB0103.pdf
Data sheet for NE856	ne856.pdf
PC board CAD layout file for NE856	NE85639.p
NE856 BJT model files	ne85639e.zip
PC board CAD layout file for SMA pad	SMApad.p
chip inductor data sheet	0603cs.pdf
chip inductor SPICE model	spice_0603cs.pdf

Exam Solutions and Example Exams (Past Years)

year	exam	file
2009 (winter)	mid-term	ECE145A_MT_soln_W2009.pdf
2009 (winter)	final	ECE145_Final_soln_W2009.pdf
2011	mid-term	2011_midterm.pdf 2011_midterm_solution.pdf 2011_final_solution.pdf

Technical References

Utilities

impedance_admittance_smithchart.pdf

smith_chart.pdf