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ECE 4605 - Radio Engineering (3C)

Course Description

Wireless application circuit design for gain and filter control at radio frequencies to interface the baseband processing systems and the antennas of communiation systems. 4605: Design of radio transmitter and receiver circuits using scattering-parameter methods. Circuits include oscillators, radio frequency amplifiers and matching networks, mixers and detectors. 4606: Design of amplitude, frequency, and pulse-modulated communication systems, including modulators, detectors, and the effects of noise. Design basics and guidelines for phaselocked loops and several power amplifier configurations.

Why take this course?

The first course provides a thorough coverage of fundamental communication circuits. these circuits are the building blocks of modern wireless communications systems.

Learning Objectives

  • design a radio frequency amplifier using S-parameter techniques;
  • design RF oscillators using developed principles and predict performance;
  • organize and write technical reports
  • organize and make technical presentations

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    Two-Semester Major Design Experience

    ECE’s two-semester Major Design Experience (ECE 4805-4806) provides teams of students with simulations of the post-college world via projects specified and directed by industry partners. For more information, contact class instructor, Dr. Joe Adams.

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    The B.S. degree in electrical engineering and the B.S. degree in computer engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

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