CSU, Chico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EECE 417: Radio Frequency Circuits

Prerequisites:EECE 315

Elective

Catalog Description: Characteristics of passive and active components at high frequencies, reflections and standing waves, matching networks, scattering parameters, high-frequency measurement equipment and techniques, sample high-frequency design and construction projects, Smith charts. Formerly ECE 247.

Course Objectives:

• understand the causes of non-ideality of passive components at high frequencies and have some idea of the extent of this non-ideality
• know the origin of the Smith chart and be able to use it for a wide variety of purposes
• acquire familiarity with S parameters and their importance in high-frequency design
• be able to design impedance-matching networks using either equations or the Smith chart
• know how to do high-frequency bread boarding
• know the parameters that describe amplifier nonlinearity and how to measure them
• know the factors that should enter into the choice of operating point for a high-frequency amplifier

Course Outcomes:

Students shall be able to:

• use the Smith chart to determine: the impedance of a network of components, impedance matching, regions of stable operation of an amplifier, gain constraints of an amplifier
• design inductors with specific values of inductance and quality factor
• measure the S parameters of a transistor at a given operating point
• design a high-frequency amplifier to meet specified values of: power gain, output power, enter frequency, input and output impedance.
• simulate and build their designed amplifier
• measure their amplifier's range of linearity.

Class/Laboratory schedule:

• One hundred and fifty minutes a week lecture

Contribution of Course to Meet the Professional Component:

• Engineering Science: 2 units
• Engineering Design: 1 unit

Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes and Objective:

This course makes significant contributions the following program outcomes:

• An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data
• An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
• An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

This course supports the achievement of the following elements of the program objective:

• Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to identify, formulate, and solve computer engineering problems
• Use industry standard tools to analyze, design, develop and test computer-based systems containing both hardware and software components.
• Achieve success in graduate programs in computer engineering, electrical engineering or computer science.
• Continue to develop their knowledge and skills after graduation in order to succeed personally and contribute to employer success.

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