Documents for RF
Circuit Designs (Focusing on using Advance Design
System (ADS) Software) and High-Speed PCB
Design
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Basic ADS simulation tutorial:
Performing DC sweep analysis on a bipolar junction
transistor (BJT).
Performing small signal AC analysis on a BJT circuit.
Performing s-parameter measurement on BJT circuit.
Basic Harmonic Balance (HB) simulation for large-signal steady-state AC simulation
Using custom 1-port or 2-port network with data from measurement (monopole antenna)
Performing basic Circuit Envelope (CE) simulation with single source
Creating custom library (lumped-components) from SPICE netlist
Large Signal Amplifier Design:
Class-A Linear Power Amplifier Design
Mixer Design:
Single-Ended BJT Mixer
Lab Sheets for use with ADS
Interactive impedance transformation using ADS
Microwave low-pass filter design with stripline
using ADS
Open notes on RF/Microwave Circuit Design (May 2008)
Lesson 1 - Advance transmission line
Lesson 2 - RF network analysis
Lesson 3A - Impedance transformation
Lesson 3B – RF/Microwave filter
Lesson 4 - Three and four ports networks
Lesson
5 – Coaxial and waveguide components
Lesson 6 - RF transistors and components
Lesson 7 – Small-signal RF amplifier
theory: gain expressions and stability
Lesson 8A - Designing small-signal RF
amplifier for simultaneous conjugate match and constant gain
Lesson 8B - Designing small-signal RF
amplifier for low noise operation
Lesson 8C - Designing small-signal RF
amplifier for constant input mismatch, effective power gain
Lesson 8D - General single stage
small-signal RF amplifier design
Lesson 8e - Multi-stage amplifier design
Lesson 9 - Oscillator design
Lesson 10 - Nonlinear circuit –
Large-signal amplifier
Lesson 11 - Broadband amplifier
Lesson 12 - Brief review of optimization
and statistical methods
Appendix – Material on Phase-locked
loop and frequency synthesizer
Open notes on High-Speed Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design (August 2008)
Lesson 1-2 - Motivation and fundamental
concepts.
Lesson 3 - Transmission line, signal
propagation and crosstalk.
Lesson 4 - PCB layout and grounding.
Lesson 5 - Basic differential
signalling.
Last updated by F.Kung on 7th Aug 2008 Home