Oregon State High-Speed Integrated Circuits Lab


School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University


ECE 593: RF and Microwave Circuit Design

  • Objective: Develop an understanding of RF and Microwave systems targeted for wireless applications; learn analysis and design of RF and microwave active and passive circuits

  • Instructor: Arun Natarajan, nataraja@eecs.oregonstate.edu , KEC 4105, Phone: 541 737 0606

  • Winter 2014 (Jan 6, 2014 to Mar 21, 2014); Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.00 am - 9.50 am in KEC 1005

  • Grading: Midterm (Held towards the end): 30%, Homeworks: 20%, Project #1: 20%, Project #2: 30%

  • Office hours: Tuesday 4 pm - 5 pm or by appointment


  • Textbook: Microwave Engineering, 3rd Ed., David M. Pozar, John Wiley and Sons, 2005

  • References:
  • Planar Microwave Engineering: A practical guide to theory, measurement, and circuits, Thomas H. Lee, Cambridge University Press
  • Microwave Transistor Amplifiers: Analysis and Design, 2nd Ed., Guillermo Gonzalez

  • Oregon State University Academic Dishonesty Policy is applicable to this course. It is available at Student Code of Conduct: OAR 576-015-0020(2)

  • Discussion with other students on Homework assignments is allowed. Please write up your own solutions and acknowledge if you received substantial help on a problem. On assignments that involve design tools, please type your own code/run your own simulations and report results.