Method
Live-Online
Term
SPRING
Units
3.0 QUARTER UNITS
Cost
$775

Skills you will gain

  • Describe legacy receiver and transmitter architectures
  • Explain the fundamentals of AM and FM modulation both from a receiver and transmitter
  • Discuss contemporary digital modulation techniques such as QAM, TDMA, CDMA, GSM, and OFDM as used in 5G
  • Demonstrate Phase Lock Loops: how they work and how they are used in today’s radios
  • Describe in detail modern antennas used in cell phones, wifi etc. design of multi band single feed antennas
  • Evaluate transmission standards

Course Description

5G, WiFi, Bluetooth, they all depend on antenna and transceiver design. This fundamentals-based course covers wireless standards and modulation techniques while analyzing real designs like the iPhone and Galaxy, emphasizing intuitive understanding over complex math.

Syllabus Library
You may enroll in this offering at any time.
Edison Fong
Edison Fong
Apr. 13 - Jun. 15, Tue, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
  • Live-Online Attend via Zoom at scheduled times.
EMBD.X419.(14)
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Tue, 04-13-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 04-20-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 04-27-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 05-04-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 05-11-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 05-18-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 05-25-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 06-01-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 06-08-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Tue, 06-15-2027 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
 

This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Recommended Texts:    
The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits; Thomas H. Lee; Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780521835398    

Electronic Communication; Robert L. Shrader; McGraw-Hill Science, 1991.    

The ARRL Handbook for Radio Amateurs 2000; American Radio Relay League; ARRL, 1999. ISBN: 9780872591837

This course applies to these programs:

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