ELEC 5409W (Winter 2013)

Instructor:

Rony E. Amaya
ramaya (@) doe.carleton.ca

Schedule:

Carleton University, ME 3190, Wednesday, 6:05-8:55 PM
January 9 - April 3 2011, (Break Week TBD)

Outline:

This course is for students interested in learning design techniques used by Microwave Engineers to implement MMICs. An overview of MMIC technology and design options will be presented, followed by an overview of  common MMIC active and passive circuits. A comparison between GaAs, GaN and Silicon will be presented throughout the course. Design examples will be provided whenever possible. This course will include a design project in which students will design an MMIC circuit and project will require a written and oral report. Lectures will include a two-hour presentation of course material followed by a one hour project discussion and tutorial.

Course Content

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1.   General Discussion: Introduction to MMICs technologies, Semiconductor and Packaging options for MMICs, System-On-Chip (SOC) vs. System on Package (SOP).

2.   Design Considerations: Active Devices, Passive Structure and Components, Fabrication Processes and CAD strategies.

3.   Amplifier Circuits: Balanced Amplifiers, Multistage Amplifiers, Distributed Amplifiers, Direct-Coupled Amplifier and Power Devices and Amplifiers, PA design example.

4.   Phase Shifter Circuits: Digital and Analog Phase Shifters.

5.   Switches and Attenuators: FET as a switch, MMIC switches, Attenuator circuits.

6.   Mixers: Diode and Active Mixers, Other types of mixers, Mixer Design Example.

7.   Oscillator Circuits: Oscillator Types and Properties, MMIC design principles, Noise in Oscillators, VCO design example.

8.   Examples: from research and literature

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Marks:

Marks will be based on three assignments worth 30%, a project worth 40%  and an open book two-hour in-class final exam worth 30% of the final mark. Projects will make use of commercial software in Agilent ADS and will require an oral presentation a written report including supporting design files. Students will require a computer account and access to Agilent ADS commercial software.

Text Book:

MMIC 2010 Course Notes and Presentations,  posted on WebCT.

Peter H. Ladbrooke, "MMIC Design GaAs FETs and HEMTs", Artech House Microwave Library, March 1, 1989, 396 pages, ISBN-10: 0890063141.

I.D. Robertson and S. Lucyszyn, "RFIC and MMIC Design and Technology", IET Library, December 15, 2001, 600 pages, ISBN-10: 0852967861.

References:

D. Pozar, ``Microwave Engineering", Wiley, 3rd. edition, Jan. 22, 2004, 720 pages, ISBN-10: 0471448788.

Ali Niknejad, Hossein Hashemi, ``mm-Wave Silicon Technology: 60GHz and Beyond", Springer, 1 edition, Feb. 1, 2008, 302 pages, ISBN-10: 0387765581.

R. Quay, ``Gallium Nitride Electronics", Springer, 1 edition, Apr. 18, 2008, 469 pages, ISBN-10: 3540718907.