Electrical Engineering 142

Title	Integrated Circuits for Communications
Units	4
Prerequisites	120 and 140.
Description	Analysis and design of electronic circuits for communication systems, with an emphasis on integrated circuits for wireless communication systems. Analysis of distortion in amplifiers with application to radio receiver design. Power amplifier design with application to wireless radio transmitters. Class A, Class B, and Class C power amplifiers. Radio-frequency mixers, oscillators, phase-locked loops, modulators, and demodulators.
Exam Files	Available
Newsgroup	ucb.class.ee142

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Fall 2007 Section 1 Niknejad 5.8 / 7 ± 0.5
6.1 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 2007 Section 2 Dunsmore 5.2 / 7 ± 0.9
5.4 / 7 ± 0.8

Fall 2006 Niknejad 6.1 / 7 ± 0.5
6.2 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2005 Niknejad 6.0 / 7 ± 0.3
6.4 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2004 Niknejad 6.2 / 7 ± 0.4
6.5 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2003 Meyer 6.4 / 7 ± 0.4
6.5 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 2002 Meyer 6.3 / 7 ± 0.4
6.4 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2002 Meyer 6.5 / 7 ± 0.3
6.5 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2000 Meyer 6.3 / 7 ± 0.4
6.2 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1999 Meyer 5.5 / 7 ± 0.5
6.0 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1998 Meyer 6.2 / 7 ± 0.5
6.1 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1997 Meyer 5.3 / 7 ± 0.8
5.8 / 7 ± 0.7

Fall 1996 Meyer 5.1 / 7 ± 0.8
5.6 / 7 ± 0.7

Fall 1995 Meyer 5.9 / 7 ± 0.5
5.9 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1994 Meyer 6.2 / 7 ± 0.5
5.8 / 7 ± 0.7

Spring 1994 Meyer 6.6 / 7 ± 0.3
6.6 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1993 Boser 4.0 / 7 ± 2.2
4.8 / 7 ± 3.3

Spring 1992 Pederson 5.1 / 7 ± 0.9
5.2 / 7 ± 0.8

Spring 1991 Meyer 6.1 / 7 ± 0.5
5.9 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1990 Pederson 4.8 / 7 ± 0.7
5.3 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 1990 Meyer 5.9 / 7 ± 0.9
5.5 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 1989 Pederson 5.0 / 7 ± 1.2
5.1 / 7 ± 1.6

Spring 1989 Pederson 5.5 / 7 ± 0.6
5.9 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1988 Pederson 5.5 / 7 ± 0.6
5.8 / 7 ± 0.5

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Electrical Engineering 142 5.9 / 7 ± 0.0
6.0 / 7 ± 0.0

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