CSU, Chico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EECE 615: High-Frequency Design Techniques

Prerequisites: EECE 417, PHYS 204C

Required for all MSEE majors

Catalog Description:Study of the problems associated with passive components at high frequencies, high- frequency measurement techniques, transmission lines, line reflections, matching and terminations, scattering parameters, ground and power planes, and printed circuit board design considerations. Formerly ECE 345.

Course Objectives:

• teach high-speed design techniques for both of analog and digital circuits
• explain high-speed properties of logic gates
• explain standard high-speed measurement techniques

Course Outcomes:

Students shall be able to:

• design a matching network for maximum power transferred to an antenna system using a Smith chart
• design and analyze a transmission line operating at high frequencies, and optimize the design with techniques for eliminating traveling wave reflections
• design and analyze a quarter-wave parallel-plate line transformer for matching a microstrip line on a PCB board, including determine the length, width, thickness, and characteristic impedance of the quarter-wave parallel-plate line at an operating frequency of 1 GHz
• design a magnetic field detector to test for noise induced by mutual inductive coupling
• design and analyze a circuit on a PCB board to cancel parasitic capacitance at a frequency over a GHz
• design decoupling capacitors and a capacitor array for a PCB board that has a million transistors IC
• design 21:1 probe using 10-ft of RG-58, a BNC twist-on connector, and a probe loop of o.2-in. diameter for high frequency measurement
• design and analyze a filter circuit for a clock oscillator of 2 GHz

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 apply knowledge of math, science and engineering
• An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
• An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
• 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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