Title :
Anatomy of a radio frequency integrated circuit design course
Author :
Kornegay, Kevin T.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
The field of radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design is currently enjoying a renaissance, driven by the explosive growth in wireless applications. Because of this sudden and unexpected growth, there has been a frenzied scramble to train RF engineers to meet the high demand. A major challenge in this task is that RF design is multidisciplinary in nature, requiring knowledge of communications and signal propagation theory, transceiver architectures, and circuit design. This paper describes an intensive first-year graduate course designed specifically to produce competent RFIC designers in one year.
Keywords :
MMIC; UHF integrated circuits; circuit CAD; educational courses; electronic engineering education; integrated circuit design; training; transceivers; RF engineer training; RFIC; circuit design; first-year graduate course; integrated circuit design; multidisciplinary RF design; signal propagation theory; transceiver architectures; wireless applications; Analog integrated circuits; Anatomy; Bipolar integrated circuits; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS digital integrated circuits; Circuit testing; Microwave integrated circuits; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronic Systems Education, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1156-2
DOI :
10.1109/MSE.2001.932412
