ECE 765 - Digital Radio Hardware Design
Prerequisites:
ECE 662 - Communication Circuits I; ECE 764 - Microwave Circuits; or ECE 696 - IC Design
Course Description:
This course will cover the design of modern wireless
communication systems ranging from cellular telephones to wireless local
area networks, with special emphasis on circuit-level RF design.
Sponsored originally by the National Science Foundation, a main goal of
the course is to allow students to participate in research and
development efforts that can contribute to new knowledge in the radio
frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design field. To do this we will
work in teams to design radio transceiver circuits at the IC level using
modern Electronic Design Automation tools such as those donated to the
department by Hewlett Packard (now Agilent).
All students will participate in constructing a class web page
highlighting their designs, and throughout the course, we will work with
industry contacts (e.g. NASA/JPL, and Peregrine Semiconductor) to help
focus our efforts and possibly open up internship and/or employment
opportunities.
Homework and Projects:
During the first portion of the semester, we will cover background topics important for understanding digital radio systems and hardware. To assure that everyone has a good grounding in this material, there will be several homework assignments during this period. The remainder of the semester will be primarily devoted to project work.
Midterm Assignments:
At about the middle of the semester, there will be an open-book midterm exam covering the material presented in lectures and practiced in the homeworks.
Final Project and Report:
In place of a traditional in-class final exam, you will be required to document your project work in the form of a web page. For examples from last year's class, please see www.eece.ksu.edu/vlsi/bluetooth.