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 by Rob Van Trees (RF Design Engineer/Aspiring PCB Layout Expert)

Hello World! 

This page is primarily for showcasing my MMIC and PCB design projects and labs, but I plan to add some of my personal projects and expand this soon!

ECEN5014 Active Microwave Circuits, Spring 2024 (Profs. Zoya Popovic and Laila Marzall)

Designs completed:

• Wideband Amplifiers (Balanced, Resistive Feedback, Distributed)

• Two-Stage Low Noise Amplifier

• High-Efficiency Class AB Amplifier

• Resonant Tank Oscillator

• Single-Ended Diode Mixer

• Series and Shunt SPST Transistor Switches

• Gilbert Cell Active Mixer Upconverter

ECEN5024 RF Power Amplifiers, Spring 2023 (Prof. Taylor Barton)

Designs completed:

• Doherty Dual-Drive Class AB Amplifier

ECEN5730 Practical PCB Design, Fall 2022 (Prof. Eric Bogatin, TA Aditya Rao)

Boards completed:

• 555 Timer Circuit

• Dual Hex-Inverter Circuit

• Golden Arduino

• Instrument Droid

Labs completed:

• Slammer circuit

• Layout quality vs. switching noise

• Trace resistance and max current handling

• CH340G-328uC boot-loading

• Surface mount soldering techniques

• Smart LEDs/Buzzer

• 4-layer cross-talk and noise in vias

ECEN5134 Electromagnetic Radiation and Antennas, Spring 2022 (Prof. Dejan Filipovic)

Final project:

• Combined PIFA/DRA for RF energy harvesting