ECE 723 Microwave Transistor Amplifiers Winter 2011

and Oscillators

• Required Text:
Microwave Transistor Amplifiers, Guillermo Gonzales, Prentice Hall, 2nd Ed., 1996.

• Instructor:
Patrick Roblin, 292-0998 Room 379 Caldwell Lab

• Office Hours:
To be posted on the class webpage. Use e-mail for simple questions: roblin@ece.osu.edu

• Class Webpage:
www.ece.osu.edu/~roblin/ee723CL
Username: ece723 Password: wi2011

Week Chapter Topic

Jan 3, 5, 7 1 Representations of Two-Port Networks

Jan 10, 12, 2 Matching Networks and Signal Flow Graphs
Jan 14, 19 Homework # 1 due Jan 19
Jan 21, 24 3 Microwave Transistor Amplifier Design
Jan 26, 28, 31 Homework # 2 due Jan 31
Feb 2, 4, 7 4 Noise, Broadband, and High-Power Design Methods
Feb 9, 11, 14, 16 Midterm, Feb 7
Feb 18, 21, 23 5 Microwave Transistor Oscillator Design
Feb 25, 28, 2 4 Project and Poster due Mar 4
Mar 7, 9, 11 Presentation of Design Projects

• Grading Scheme: HW 1/4, Laboratory 1/4, midterm 1/4, Take Home Final 1/4,

• Homework will be posted on the class webpage. Due dates are listed above.

• For the Laboratory Report due dates see p. 4.

• The Midterm, Feb 7, covers Chapters 1, 2, and 3. Midterm is closed book and closed
notes, 1 crib sheet is allowed.

• The Final Exam covers mostly Chapters 4 and 5. The Final Exam is a take home
distributed around March 7 and due March 16, by 4:30 pm.

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 Topics Covered in ECE 723

1. Review of transmission line theory

2. Scattering parameters of two-port networks, microwave transistors

3. Matching network, flow graph theory

4. Introduction to CAD microwave circuit simulation

5. Amplifier design techniques, unilateral and bilateral case

6. Amplifier stability

7. Low noise amplifier design

8. Broadband amplifier design

9. Power amplifier design & Linearization

10. One-port negative resistance oscillators

11. Two-port negative-resistance oscillators

12. Oscillator configurations

Reference Books at the Engineering Library

Microwave Semiconductor Circuit Design, Davis W. Alan, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984.

Microwave Transistor Amplifier: Analysis and Design, Gonzalez Guillermo, Prentice Hall,
1984.

Microwave Circuit Analysis and Amplifier Design, Samuel, Y. Liao, Prentice Hall, 1987.

High-Frequency Amplifier, Ralph S. Carson, Wiley-Interscience, 1982.

Honor System, Exam, Homework and Lab Report Policy

All examinations in this course will be administered in accordance with the ECE Honor Sys-
tem. If you have a question about the ECE Honor System, contact your instructor or a
member of the ECE Student Council

Check also the Exam, Homework and Lab Report Policy for ECE723 at:
www.ece.osu.edu/~roblin/labCL/policy.html

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 ECE 723 Adjunct Microwave Laboratory

The ECE 723 Adjunct Microwave Laboratory is designed to run in parallel with ECE 723.
The time commitment is estimated to be in average two to three hours a week (including
preparation).

• Laboratory Manual:
A Laboratory Manual describing the laboratory will be posted on the class webpage.

• Teaching Assistant:
Inwon Suh, Use email for simple questions: suhi@ece.edu

• Office Hours: To posted on the class webpage.

• Laboratory Plan:

Lab 1: Measurement of a) the scattering parameters versus frequency, b) power gain

compression, and c) noise figure versus frequency of a commercial (amateur radio) low-
noise amplifier.
Lab 2: Nonlinear reponse of RF amplifiers under multitone excitations
Lab 3: Design, layout, fabrication, and testing of an amplifier or oscillator of your choice.
To ensure a variety of design projects, the number of teams per types of amplifier or oscillator
is limited to two.

Due Date Lab # Delivery

Jan 24 1 Lab 1 report
Feb 4 2 Lab 2 report
Feb 9 3 Design project proposal
Feb 16-18 3 Design Layout approval
Feb 18-21 3 Design Layout Delivery
Mar 4 3 Design Project report
Mar 7 & 11 3 Presentations: Poster
A short Laboratory Report is due for each lab and will be turned in by the specified due
date. The result of the Design Project (Laboratory 3) will be presented orally the last two
days of class. Your presentation should be supported by a powerpoint presentation. In
addition a single page poster summarizing your results will be distributed to the class and
be posted in the class webpage together with the lab proposal, presentation and report. The
ECE723 posters will also be displayed on the Caldwell/Dreese bridge.

Grading Scheme: Lab 1 Report 1/4, Lab 2 Report 1/4, Lab 3 Report 1/4, Lab 3 Poster
1/4

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 EE 723 — Laboratory Policy

1. A sign-up sheet will be placed on the door of Room 305 Caldwell Lab. Schedule your
fabrication and measurement time at least one day in advance; you can reserve up to
2 hours per day, twice a week. Open time is, however, available on a first come, first
served basis if the time slot has not been reserved.

2. Read your Laboratory Manual and make a plan of work before coming to the lab.

3. You can obtain the laboratory key against your ID card at the front desk of the EE
Department (Room 205 Dreese Lab) which closes at 5:00 pm. The receptionist should
check that you are on the class roster (remind him/her to do so!) Please return the
key to the front desk before 5:00pm, in case other groups may need it in the morning
of next day. If your group prefers doing the labs during EVENINGs (after 5:00pm) or
WEEKENDs, please contact the TA one day in advance to check a lab key.

4. Make sure that the laboratory door is CLOSED when you leave the room
– even for a short period! The key holder is responsible for the material, turning
off equipment and lights, and closing the door when done.

5. Take care of the equipment in general and the measurement cables and connectors
in particular (refer to Appendix 5.5 of your Laboratory Manual). The measure-
ment will be made using SMA terminated coaxial test cables. Do Not disconnect
the SMA/coaxial test cables from the Network Analyzer. Place all the calibration
standards back into the box when the lab is done.

6. Read soldering, in Appendix 5.4 of your Laboratory Manual to insure a proper use of
the tools and to assure your protection. If you are uncomfortable with a particular
laboratory procedure request help from the Instructor.

7. Report damage or malfunction immediately.

Honor Rule: I have read the laboratory regulations and agree to abide by them. I take
responsibility for my acts and will not take part in dangerous behavior endangering myself
or others.