• Course Description
  Welcome to the world of microwave circuits. This area impacts many recent
  electronic developments such as wireless communication and high-speed
  optoelectronic systems. This course introduces concepts and principles of
  circuit analysis and design at microwave frequencies by examining microwave
  active and passive devices. Microwave device modeling and non-ideal effects
  in circuit operation such as noise and nonlinear distortion are also
  emphasized. The design techniques required to develop most of the major
  building blocks in modern microwave systems are also included.
  
  　
• Topics to be covered
  Microwave circuit principles
  - Transmission lines
  - S-parameters
  - Gain/Stability of active and passive networks
  - Circuit bias networks
  - Matching networks
  - Low-noise amplifier design
  - Power amplifier design
  - Voltage-controlled oscillator
  - Mixer
  　
• Text Books
  
  G. Gonzalez, “Microwave Transistor Amplifiers: Analysis & Design,” Prentice Hall, 1996.
  
  　
• References
  
  1. G. D. Vendelin, "Microwave circuit design using linear and nonlinear techniques", Wiley-interscience, 1990
  2. I. Bahl and P. Bhartia, "Microwave solid state circuit design", 2nd edition, Wiley-interscience, 2003
  　
• Teaching Method
  
  Power point handouts are used in this class. Tablet computer is used for
  equation derivation and additional materials. The notes are written on the
  computer directly, and students can download the notes after the class. CAD
  tool is intensively used in this class to let students have opportunities
  using industrial standard approaches for microwave circuit design.
  　
• Syllabus
  
  - Introduction
  - Two-port networks
  - Transmission line
  - S-parameters
  - Power waves and power gain
  - Matching network and signal flow graph
  - Microwave transistor amplifier design
  - Bias networks
  - Device characteristics and modeling
  - Low noise amplifier
  - Broadband amplifier
  - Power amplifier
  - Microwave oscillator
  - Microwave mixer
  　
• Evaluation
  
  - Homework (20%)
  - Quiz (10%)
  - Midterm (20%)
  - Final exam (20%)
  - Final project (30%)
  　
• Course Homepage
  
  E-learning system
  http://elearn.nthu.edu.tw/