EE5290 MICROWAVE CIRCUIT DESIGN
| Course Code: | 5675290 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ŞİMŞEK DEMİR |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- basic concepts nonlinear microwave circuit analysis.
- basic design methods of microwave phase and amplitude control circuits
- basic analysis and design of mixers
- phase noise in oscillators
- basic concepts in microwave system design and analysis concerning also with power efficiency and linearity of the overall structure
Course Content
Microwave circuit design concern of attenuators,phase shifters,power amplifiers, mixers, oscillators,technologies of mikrowave circuits;mikrowave circuit measurement and calibration;passive and active component modeling; layout and production concern,yield analysis; packaking of microwave circuits; system aspects of microwave circuits;
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- formulate insertion phase and amplitude of basic microwave circuits
- use parametric and closed form equations for phase shifter and attenuator performance evaluation.
- identify linearity and efficiency issues of nonlinear amplifiers together with the operation classes.
- solve nonlinearity related performance parameters for common amplifier classes
- formulate phase noise in an oscillator
- solve mixing performace of a given mixer and propose mixer structures for given performance goals.
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Depth: Our graduates acquire in depth knowledge in one of the various specialization areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, they are informed about current scientific research topics and they implement innovative methods. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Breadth: Our graduates get familiarized in other subspecialty areas related to their specialization in Electrical and Electronics engineering and/or relevant areas in other disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Research: Our graduates acquire the skills to conduct and to complete scientific research by accessing contemporary knowledge in their specialty areas. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Life-long learning: Our graduates develop their life-long learning habits. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Communication skills: Our graduates concisely communicate their ideas and work related results in written and oral form. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ethics: Our graduates internalize rules of research and publication ethics as well as professional ethics. | ✔ | |||