Course Catalog

Green Network Fall 2001 Courses

Southern Methodist University

School of Engineering

P.O. Box 750335

Dallas, Texas 75275-0335

Department of Electrical Engineering

EE 7314:  Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems
(MEMS) and Devices

Professor Çelik-Butler

This course develops the basics for microelectromechanical devices and systems including microactuators, microsensors, micromotors, principles of operation, different micromachining techniques (surface and bulk micromachining), IC-derived microfabrication techniques, and thin-film technologies as they apply to MEMS.

TEXT: TBA

TIME: 3:30 – 4:50 pm; Tuesday, Thursday

EE 7333:  ANTENNAS & RADIOWAVE PROPAGATION FOR PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Professor Lee

This course is concerned with three important aspects of telecommunications: fixed site antennas, radiowave propagation, and small antennas proximate to the body. The topics include electromagnetics fundamentals; general definitions of antenna characteristics; electromagnetic theorems for antenna applications; various antennas for cellular communications including loop, dipole, and patch antennas; wave propagation characteristics as in earth-satellite communications, radio test sites, urban and suburban paths, and multipath propagation; and radio communication systems.

PREREQUISITE: EE 3330

TEXT: TBA

TIME: 12:30 – 1:50 pm; Tuesday, Thursday

EE 7390:  SPECIAL TOPIC: RF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

Professor D. Butler

This course will develop the basic concepts and architectures used in RF integrated circuits. The success of microelectronics has seen the development of powerful integrated circuits that combine operation at RF and microwave frequencies (f> 100 MHz) with large scale integration for communications and computing applications. Many circuits are mixed signal combining analog and digital functionality in a single integrated circuit. This course will cover the basic principles of RF design, overview the technical challenges of RF or high-speed operation of RF integrated circuits, develop the design concepts of RF amplifiers, mixers, oscillators, and phase-locked loops using CMOS and bipolar technologies, and examine the implementation of these building blocks in integrated circuits.

PREREQUISITE: EE 2322 or equivalent

TEXT: TBA

TIME: 11:00 – 12:20 pm; Tuesday, Thursday

EE 8364:  Statistical Pattern Recognition

Professor Khotanzad

Introduction to various parametric and nonparametric statistical approaches to automatic classification of a set of processes. Topics include: Bayes, Neyman-Pearson, Minimax, sequential, and nearest-neighbor classifiers, estimation of classifier error, parameter estimation, density function estimation, linear discriminant functions, feature selection and evaluation, unsupervised recognition techniques and clustering analysis.

PREREQUISITE: EE 7375 or equivalent

TEXT: TBA

TIME: 2:00 – 2:50 pm; Monday, Wednesday, Friday

EE 8368:  SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Professor Davila

This course focuses on signal processing used in wireless communications. Emphasis is given to channel equalization, which can be considered a form of temporal signal processing, spatial array processing, and space-time processing. Specific topics include classical and blind channel equalization, Fourier, parametric, and subspaced-based direction finding methods for smart antennas, and space-time signal processing.

PREREQUISITE: EE 7372

TEXT: TBA

TIME: 10:00 – 10:50 am; Monday, Wednesday, Friday

EE 8370:  COMMUNICATION THEORY

Staff

Review of stochastic processes. Detection of waveform in noise. Matched filters and correlation receivers. Parameter and waveform estimation. Wiener and Kalman filters. Optimal receivers for analog and digital communication systems.

PREREQUISITE: EE 5375/7375

TEXT: TBA

TIME: 5:00 – 6:20 pm; Monday, Wednesday