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Month |
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Day |
Chapter |
Lecture |
NOTES |
Hw |
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Jan |
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11 |
1 |
Introduction |
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13 |
S-Parameters |
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Jan |
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18 |
1 |
S-Parameters |
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21 |
2 |
Matching |
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25 |
2 |
Signal flow graph |
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27 |
3 |
Power gain equations Stability consideration |
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Feb |
1 |
3 |
Stability consideration |
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3 |
3 |
Constant gain circles unilateral case |
Hw 1 due |
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8 |
3 |
Unilateral figure of merit |
Lecture 9 |
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10 |
3 |
Operating and Available power gains |
Hw 2 due |
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15 |
3 |
Operating and Available power gains |
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17 |
3 |
Constant VSWR circles |
Hw 3 due |
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22 |
3 |
DC Bias Network |
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24 |
Midterm 1 Review |
Hw 4 due |
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March |
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1 |
Midterm 1 |
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3 |
Noise in Amplifiers |
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8 |
Cancelled |
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10 |
Constant Noise circles |
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15 |
LNA Design |
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17 |
Broadband Amplifier Deisgn |
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28 |
Amplifier Tuning, Bandwidth Analysis, |
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30 |
Two stage amplifier, Power combiners, Intermodulation
distortion |
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5 |
Midterm II |
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7 |
Oscillators |
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12 |
Oscillators |
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14 |
Oscillators |
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18 |
Mixers |
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21 |
Mixers |
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