課程資訊
課程名稱
無線通訊功率放大器設計
POWER AMPLIFIER DESIGN FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 
開課學期
96-1 
授課對象
電機資訊學院  電機工程學研究所  
授課教師
黃天偉 
課號
CommE5004 
課程識別碼
942 U0140 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期三7,8,9(14:20~17:20) 
上課地點
電二101 
備註
總人數上限:30人 
 
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課程概述

1. Linear power amplifiers
Class A amplifiers, Gain match and power match, Load-Pull, Loadline theory, Design examples.
2. High-efficiency amplifiers
Class AB/B/C/D/E/F amplifiers, PAE, “Knee” effect, Power matching, Overdrive, Switching mode amplifiers.
3. Non-linear effects in RF PA
Two-Tone analysis, P1dB/IP3/IM3, AM-to-PM effects.
4. PA for broadband communication
Digital modulation, GSM/CDMA/OFDM, Peak-to-average ratio, CCDF, EVM, BER.
5. PA Layout and simulation
PA design flow chart, Device selection, Circuit layout/modeling, Large-signal simulation, ADS DesignGuide.
6. Efficiency enhancement
The Doherty amplifier, Bias adaption, EER, The Chireix outphasing technique (LINC).
7. Linearization techniques
Envelope feedback, RF Predistortion, DSP Predistortion, Feedforward,
8. PA architecture
Push-Pull amplifiers, Balanced amplifiers, Power combining, Interstage PA design, PA stability
9. PA packaging and testing
SMT packages, MMW PA modules, RFIC on-wafer test, System-On-Package, Production test.
10. High-Yield amplifier design
Statistical design process, Optimization setting, Yield analysis, Sensitivity analysis, High-Yield design examples.

Term project: WLAN/WCDMA/UWB PA design (simulation, layout, sensitivity/yield analysis, and linearization)

 

課程目標
Term project: WLAN/WCDMA/UWB PA design (simulation, layout, sensitivity/yield analysis, and linearization) 
課程要求
成績評量方式:期中考2-3次佔40%。作業2-3次共佔20%。期末專題報告佔40%。

預修課程:電子學、電路學、電磁學
 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
 
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參考書目
教科書:Steve C. Cripps, RF power amplifiers for wireless communications, Artech House, 1999.

參考書
1. Steve C. Cripps, Advanced Techniques in RF Power Amplifier Design, Artech House, 2002.
2. Guillermo Gonzalez, Microwave Transistor Amplifiers: Analysis and Design, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, 1996.
3. Thomas H. Lee, The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1998.
4. Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics, Prentice Hall, 1997.
5. Agilent’s WLAN/WCDMA Application Notes
 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
期中考 
20% 
 
2. 
期末考 
20% 
 
3. 
作業 
20% 
 
4. 
報告 
20% 
 
5. 
出席 
20% 
 
 
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