EE 4323 - Modern Communication Circuits
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Designation
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Elective |
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Catalog description |
EE 4323: Modern Communication Circuits (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ECE 3312 and ECE 3323. For majors only or departmental consent. Analysis and design techniques for modern communication circuits.
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Prerequisite(s)
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ECE 3312 and ECE 3323 |
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Textbook(s) and/or other required material
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Smith, Modern Communication Circuits, McGraw Hill, 2nd Edition, 1998.
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Course learning outcomes |
Upon completion of this course students should be able to analyze and design communication circuits, systems and components.
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Topics covered |
Small signal amplifiers in communication systems - 3 hours Network noise and intermodulation distortion - 3 hours Frequency selective networks - 3 hours High frequency amplifiers and AGC - 3 hours Hybrid and transmission line transformers - 3 hours Oscillators - 5 hours Phase-locked loops - 5 hours Frequency synthesizers - 3 hours Power amplifiers - 3 hours Modulators - 3 hours Optical devices - 5 hours Tests and reviews - 3 hours
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Class/laboratory schedule |
Class meets 15 weeks, 3 times per week for 50 minutes or 2 times per week for 80 minutes.
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Contributions to professional component |
This course prepares students for engineering practice by familiarizing them with analysis and design techniques for components and systems for RF communications. This includes exposure to specifications of currently available integrated circuit subsystems. This course includes engineering topics and engineering design.
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Relationship of course to program outcomes
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This course addresses EE and CMPE Program Outcomes a, c, e, and k.
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Prepared by |
Brian Nutter, December 13, 2004 |