====== EE6320W: RF Integrated Circuits Web MTech (May-Aug 2026) ====== ===== Instructor ===== * [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/|Sankaran Aniruddhan]] ===== Classrooms ===== * Online ===== Schedule ===== * Tuesday: 4pm to 5:15pm * Thursday: 4pm to 5:15pm * Alternate Fridays: 4pm to 5:15pm ===== Course page on moodle ===== Registered students can login and see the course page at [[https://coursesnew.iitm.ac.in/|https://coursesnew.iitm.ac.in/]]. Resources, tutorials, exam schedules, discussion forum etc. can be accessed from the moodle page. ===== Teaching Assistants ===== Login to moodle at [[https://coursesnew.iitm.ac.in/|https://coursesnew.iitm.ac.in/]] to post questions and contact TAs and faculty. ===== Tentative Evaluation ===== - Mid Term Exam - 10% - End Semester Exam - 40% - Assignments - 50% ===== Recorded lectures (videos and notes) ===== Lecture notes: * {{courses:ee6320_2026:ee6320_2026_lecture_notes.pdf|All Lecture Notes in one file}} Lecture videos: - Lecture 01 - Introduction to RF Systems [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WH7tSYJ11DJ64C6zG3K4dkixZGa01RVJ/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 02 - RF Transceiver; S-parameters [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yJ1xP-DXjLzICyELNWXSyOhp0HxDZVVZ/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 03 - Review of MOSFET operation [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WMV6n7llfZTUlFT6iztt2s45AVjV3Amh/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 04 - Introduction to Noise in Circuits [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/19NXffmhuvW8bdCgEwHPHWin5f3yjXCMa/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 05 - Noise in tw0-port networks [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EX0S8uZDqllMDP46tUFiWfXouFZRnRdr/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 06 - Some simple examples of noise calculations [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CO0YQVi2xxkBqvER0VHfo738HLzXsaOm/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 07 - Noise Figure; Introduction to Low Noise Amplifiers [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_DqPijOFBjSjKLi1yvHseYU8QziyXVX1/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 08 - Common-gate Low Noise Amplifier [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k63uM0GHBPkfyD4VxwlgWNDfGKxSc-59/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 09 - Noise Figure of Common-gate LNA [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rQjGNFkEsnjCadGbwOG-BoVLxs1F-103/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 10 - Common-source Low Noise Amplifier [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mA0V1Ny1SBAKJX4A7PYlJCsmMcS6_52y/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 11 - Noise Figure of Common-source LNA [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Odj792IQaw315bKy9SkwNmrJyJgasxSd/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 12 - CS LNA Design methodology; Introduction to Nonlinearity [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BchbqnktFwlUxvmVRjn8ei2sxgExy369/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 13 - 1-dB Compression Point (P1dB); 3rd order Intercept Point (IIP3) [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DKE-TYKqTHCrHjwkz9h5Xyz2gfvalIGm/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 14 - LNA IIP3; IIP3 of cascaded systems [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_s6guyadwh9SZ3nOaJq4KOiEqYxrgYWg/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 15 - Sensitivity of a receiver; Series and Parallel resonance [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QV4r8oH9bJbmQAA9yESg3JvyJwBxhXxV/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 16 - L-match networks [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J3BcMLHognUr_pqsJyZ0wYvsl5fV6nHM/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 17 - Pi-match networks; Tapped-capacitor match [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMkQF_KGJeDAngq99a2P_sts6KEcjmeY/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 18 - NF of lossy blocks; Introduction to mixers [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l0XNqdvEJ1k_6Q6B65bUAdVytJJYeDRs/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 19 - Active gilbert-cell mixers [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t3LA6x7wXX8idC6c8v34rinMoLMkvTwg/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 20 - Gilbert-cell mixer with active load; double-balanced mixer [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mGsD_awh_QCklBPfq99jCV_-HRisZTlw/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 21 - Design considerations of Gilbert-cell mixer; Introduction to mixer noise analysis [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JZdXhWaC4jXC9Byi-O-Mpoo0h14TkIDC/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 22 - Noise folding in mixers; transconductor and switch noise [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xbLXjsxy87Ur703xsXhsniTFb1ggw8VZ/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 23 - Image problem in heterodyne receivers; Hartley and Weaver image-reject receivers [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gMqSjlj2ssdQFV99A_5hwr5UDuwB8vXG/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 24 - Introduction to oscillators [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fUk8tnWtNnFOoiatsD0inuYGcqT4mz3z/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 25 - Cross-coupled LC oscillator [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Hq0nRyW7XCaG5Q9oSvmDOCVwqrrYoxB/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 26 - Complementary cross-coupled LC oscillator; Voltage controlled oscillators [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C3wTZ5H5OdHqeQshT0ImIJBTB7y4znVB/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 27 - Tuning in VCOs; IQ generation [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dFnBuhyRgvMqqkOYlyBxgT5acKqvr4S7/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 28 - Quadrature VCOs; Noise in oscillators [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HCaQfHe_5WxCOI8SvzvXNKea3rKg3vB0/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 29 - Introduction to Phase Noise in Oscillators; LTI Models [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NuiIlvM4FVgIa-sBWRZRxfGNYufcc25S/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 30 - LTV model of phase noise [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LMQ_C21qUm6sgTyUj2b_Z44PwKr-spHW/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 31 - CMOS Power Amplifiers [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RtXcCF0OHPXMtUNqCsYqQKNQDIf7TI1D/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 32 - Class-A CMOS Power Amplifier [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13u5n6Kk7ERqM5Z7wzgchU26LVJtQU3g3/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 33 - Linearity of CMOS Power Amplifier [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zlpesGpRYeBbxbM1AGzSbzFFDNDoQ80h/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 34 - CMOS inverter based PA; Noise cancelling LNA; Gain boosted CGLNA [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XPgAeOQN0n6qcJq21An47Z6LpWI91etm/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 35 - Capacitive cross coupled gain boosted CGLNA; Introduction to RF Layout [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pOLPFMu87MDh8OqGGVZYNhu3HyC8RyHk/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 36 - Introduction Spiral inductors; Overview of Passive Mixers [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eRDqCiWtAAHiZHx9AN7ZIgNFdayiGV7Q/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] - Lecture 37 - Receiver RF System calculations example (802.11ag) [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X5XL69OysyArALgGYZCrJx8UqLflVbze/view?usp=sharing|lecture video]] ===== Other Useful Material===== - Q relation in Pi- and T- matches: [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/pdf/Q_relation.pdf|pdf]] - Noise Figure of passive lossy systems: [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12CA8ZojcZL1EFDwj5hYFWKMs6Qtsm0tk/view?usp=sharing|pdf]] - Introduction to S-parameters (Prof. Ali Niknejad's lecture notes at UC Berkeley): [[http://rfic.eecs.berkeley.edu/~niknejad/ee242/pdf/eecs242_lect5_sparam.pdf|pdf]] ===== Projects ===== This course has 4 major circuit design and simulation projects. They will be posted below periodically. The project report should be submitted as a single pdf file on Moodle. You are expected to design and simulate them on your own. You can approach the teaching assistants for clarifications and help. - Project 1 on LNA Design ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2025/ee6320_2025_lna_proj1.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 01/07/2026** - Project 2 on Mixer Design ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2025/ee6320_2025_mixer_proj2.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 22/07/2026** - Project 3 on VCO Design ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2025/ee6320_2025_vco_proj3.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 05/08/2026** - Project 4 on PA Design ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2025/ee6320_2025_pa_proj4.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 19/08/2026** Use the TSMC 0.18µm CMOS model files on this page: ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~nagendra/cadinfo.html|Model File page]]) ===== Assignments ===== This course has several homework assignments. They will be posted below periodically. The solution should be submitted as a single pdf file on Moodle. You are expected to work on them on your own. You can approach the Professor for clarifications and help either at the end of a class or via email. - Assignment 1 on Noise figure ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320w_2022/ee6320_assign1.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 17/06/2026** - Assignment 2 on Noise figure ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320w_2022/ee6320_assign2.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 24/06/2026** - Assignment 3 on Impedance matching ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_assign3.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 08/07/2026** - Assignment 4 on Mixers and VCOs ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_assign4.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 22/07/2026** - Assignment 5 on PAs ([[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/_media/courses/ee6320_2023/ee6320_assign5.pdf|pdf]]) ** Due at 11:59pm on Wednesday 29/07/2026** ===== Textbook and References===== * Primary Textbook: **RF Microelectronics** by Behzad Razavi, 2nd Edition (**2013**) (Publisher: Pearson), ISBN-10: 9789332518636, ISBN-13: 9789332518636 * Other References: **The Design Of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits** by Thomas H. Lee, 2nd Edition (2006) (Publisher: Cambridge University Press), ISBN-10: 0521613892, ISBN-13: 9780521613897 ===== Pre-requisites ===== * [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/videolectures/doku.php?id=ee3002_2014:start|Analog Circuits]]