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Analog and RF Circuit Design Pathways

The document discusses the Analog Alliance track at NCSU for analog and RF circuit design. This track prepares students to design chips, sub-systems, and systems for wireless communications, radars, and electronic warfare. Key local employers in this area include Analog Devices, IBM, Rambus, RFMD, Sony-Ericsson, and Harris Corporation. Central courses to this track are RF Design for Wireless, Random Processes, VLSI Design, Analog Electronics, Microwave Circuit Design, and Integrated Circuit Design for Wireless Communications. The document provides sample MS plans of work taking 10 courses over three semesters, as well as associated faculty for the program.

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Analog and RF Circuit Design Pathways

The document discusses the Analog Alliance track at NCSU for analog and RF circuit design. This track prepares students to design chips, sub-systems, and systems for wireless communications, radars, and electronic warfare. Key local employers in this area include Analog Devices, IBM, Rambus, RFMD, Sony-Ericsson, and Harris Corporation. Central courses to this track are RF Design for Wireless, Random Processes, VLSI Design, Analog Electronics, Microwave Circuit Design, and Integrated Circuit Design for Wireless Communications. The document provides sample MS plans of work taking 10 courses over three semesters, as well as associated faculty for the program.

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Analog Alliance

Analog and RF Circuit Design


Example outcomes gained by taking this track would include joining groups that design
and maintain the following types of chips, sub-systems and systems: wireless
communications and networking, radars, and Electronic Warfare systems. Local
employers looking for skills in this area would include Analog Devices, IBM, Rambus,
RF M D, Sony-Ericsson, and Harris Corporation. Employers outside of NC that recruit at
NCSU include Northrop Grumman, and a number of Government Labs. Courses central
to obtaining this outcome are the following:
ECE 549 RF Design For Wireless
ECE 514 Random Processes
ECE 546 VLSI Design
ECE 511 Analog Electronics
ECE 719 Microwave Circuit Design
ECE 712 Integrated Circuit Design for Wireless Communications
Additional courses you should consider include the following:
ECE 520 Digital ASIC Design (to understand mixed signal design)
ECE 513 Digital Signal Processing (application area)
ECE 515 Digital Communications (application area)
ECE 582 Wireless Communications Systems (application area)
ECE 540 Electromagnetics (essential background)
ECE 557 Principles of MOS Transistors (very useful knowledge for circuit
designers)
ECE 733 Digital Electronics (if you are interested in chip interface design)

Sample M S Plan of Work


These plans of work are suggestions only. Feel free to seek other advice or to structure
your own curricula. Please note that the actual courses taught are constantly changing,
and these might be out of date. These are written assuming you are a full time student
taking 10 courses over three semesters. You might choose to not overload in Spring, but
take one last course in Spring after this.
Analog and RF Integrated Circuit Design
Fall

Spring

Fall

ECE511

ECE712

RF/M

ECE514

COM

ECE549

RF/M

ECE520

ECE582

COM

ECE546

ECE540

EM

ECE513

DSP

ECE719

RF/M

ECE515

COM

ECE557

NEP

D Digital, EM Electromagnetics, RF/M RF/Microwave, A Analog, DSP Digital Signal Processing,


COM Communications, NEP Nanoelectronics

Courses with Dependencies


Course

Dependency

ECE712

ECE511, ECE549

ECE719

ECE549

ECE515

ECE514

Associated Faculty
Dr. M ichael Steer
Dr. Gianluca Lazzi
Last edited by M. Steer 8/19/2009

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