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