Introduction

Lecture 1

Outline

1. Introduction to High Frequency design
2. Channels
   • Wireless
   • Wired
     • Cables
       • UTP
       • STP
     • Transmission Lines
       • Microstrip
       • Waveguides
   • Channel Characteristics
3. Frequency Dependent characteristics
4. Noise
5. Transfer function of a channel
   • Impulse response
6. Time delay (Elmore Delay) and its frequency dependence
   • Clocking
     • Clock Distribution
     • Static Timing Analysis (STA)
       • Setup and Hold violation
   • Inter Symbol Interference (ISI)
7. RF Design and its importance in PCB Design (Video Lecture - Analog Devices)
   • A system perspective
   • Power Supply Bypassing
   • Parasitics
   • Signal Routing