An advanced level radio-frequency circuit course with laboratory and design exercises that emphasize complete system performance

A new course is presented that was designed and offered for the first time in 2010 as a special subject at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This course is a graduate-level advanced circuit design subject that covers the design of the circuit blocks that make up a modern communications system and is intended for graduate students who have analog circuit design experience. It uses a new integrated laboratory assignment which studies the detailed design of all critical modules and their impact on overall communications system performance.