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ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT DESIGN

ECE 547
Course Description

Principles underlying the design of r.f. and microwave communications circuits. Analysis and design of wideband nonlinear power amplifiers, S-parameter techniques for r.f. active circuit design, computer aided design techniques, r.f. integrated circuits, fundamentals of low noise r.f. design.

Prerequisites

(ECE 420 or ECE 447 ), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
2.81

-18% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

3.64% from Historical

A Rate
50%

-26.92% from Historical

Class Size
8

54.39% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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