The goal of this course is to develop students’ design, analysis, and evaluation skills at microwave/radio frequencies where lumped elements (e.g., resistors, capacitors, inductors) are no longer appropriate. Students will receive the following knowledge: Electromagnetic fields & waves, transmission line theory, Smith Chart, S-parameters, and Network Analysis; RF wireless communication systems; Properties of passive components; Impedance Matching network, RLC networks, and 2-port parameters; Microwave measurement and calibration; Simulation methods for EM passive devices: HFSS & PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS); Micron passive acoustic wave devices: resonators, filters, delay lines; Simulation methods for multi-physic devices: COMSOL; MEMS technologies for RF microsystems. This course discusses methodologies to synthesize and model the operation of several key passive components currently employed in commercial Radio Frequency (RF) microsystems. The operation, design methodologies, and equivalent circuit representations relative to RF devices will be presented.