There will be dates during the term which I must travel. I will try to arrange a substitute lecturer on those days, but I will also schedule make-up lectures to re-cover the material to ensure consistent coverage.

Date	Time	Location	Subject / Objective

Syllabus / Course Scope

class annoucement.

Exams & other important dates

Mid-term Exam:February 11, class period (same room as lecture)
Dead week: March 7-12
Last Lecture: March 11
Final Exam: 4 - 7 p.m Wednesday March 17
(from http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/cal2010.htm ,
http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/finals-winter2010.htm )

Textbook

The primary course reference material is the online lecture note set.

A bibliography and reference list is given in the first notes set.

Suggested books for purchase are:
Van der Ziel : Noise in Solid - State Devices: out of print, but no good alternative.

Gabriel Vasilescu: Electronic noise and interfering signals : principles and applications

C. D. Motchenbacher, J. A. Connelly, Low-Noise Electronic System Design

These can be purchased online, new or used, from many online vendors.

Lecture Notes

set	week	link / subject	comment
	1	introduction
	1	math (a)
	2	stat thermo
	2	math (b)
	2	math (c)
	3	thermal noise
	3	shot noise
	3	diffusion noises
	4	bipolar transistor noise
	4	FET_noise	hand drawn; needs typesetting
	4	noise of other devices	hand drawn; peripheral content only
	5	circuit_noise_analysis	mostly typeset---to be used
	5	2-port noise definitions	mostly typeset---to be used.
	5	FET minimum noise figure	hand drawn
	6	bipolar transistor noise analysis	hand drawn
	6	bipolar transistor minimum noise figure	hand drawn
	6	mixers and frequency conversion	updated
	7	baseband, AM, FM receivers	hand drawn
	7	phase noise in oscillators	hand drawn; needs typesetting
	7	sensitive measurements	hand drawn; needs typesetting
	8	digital communications links	hand drawn; needs typesetting
	8	optical receiver sensistivity	hand drawn; needs typesetting
	8	sketch of information theory	hand drawn; needs typesetting

Other Online Notes

material	class
Old version of graduate noise class	old_Noise_course.htm
Baseband analog transistor circuit design	ECE137A_rodwell_2007
High-frequency analog transistor circuit design	ECE137b_rodwell_2007
Analog and mixed-signal ICdesign (senior/graduate level)	ECE124c_2007_rodwell
Reactively-matched amplfieir design	ece145a_218a

CAD Resources

content	file
zapped ADS design directory (RF/microwave emphasis)	ADS_for_218a.zap
zapped ADS design directory (mixed-signal emphasis)	ADS_for_class.zap
zipped (not zapped) ADS mask layout directory	layout_for_class_prj.zip
Read_me file for the above	readme_layout_for_class.pdf
Mask Layout design guide	Mask_Layout_Design_Guide.pdf
Tutorial on running ADS (RF/microwave emphasis)	ads_tutorial.pdf

Problem sets and design projects in the class use the Agilent ADS microwave IC design environment. Access to ADS can be either through accounts in the ECI lab, or via the microwave teaching lab on the 5th Floor of Harold Frank Hall. If you are member of a research group in the ECE dept, you may well also have access to ADS via your group's PCs or Workstations---ask your Professor.

Problem sets: Winter 2010

#	week	what	due	files
1	2			assignment:
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3	4			assignment:
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4	6			assignment:
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5	7			assignment:
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6	8			assignment:
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Homework and Exam Solutions (this year):

Lab projects: W

#	what	due	files
1		checkoff: report:
	updates:
2		checkoff: report:
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3		checkoff: report:
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Data and other references

what	files
Data sheet for Avago / Agilent HP 42035	AV02-0299EN.pdf

Exam Solutions and Example Exams (Past Years)

year	exam	file
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