ELT-48156 RF Integrated Circuits Design, 9 cr
Additional information
MSc-level Course. Contact Prof. Nikolay T. Tchamov at nikolay.tchamov@tut.fi
Person responsible
Mikko Valkama, Nikolay T. Tchamov
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| ELT-48156 2017-01 | 3 - 4 |
Jani Järvenhaara Aneeb Sohail Nikolay T. Tchamov |
1. Completion of auditorium exercises. 2. Completion of homeworks from Auditorium Exercises. 3. Completion of laboratory exercises. 4. Exam. |
Learning Outcomes
This course focuses on a Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) design, starting from design specification, trough electrical design toward complete physical design, and measurement. Upon completion of the course, the student is able to: - Understand the specifics/limitations of RFIC process and utilized in the specific RFIC design; - Design an RF integrated circuit both on Electrical and on Physical design level; - Utilize various techniques for improving the performance of the developed integrated circuit; - Operate freely the modern CAD tools of Cadence; - Prepare an RF integrated circuit for fabrication on a modern nanometer CMOS process; - Prepare and conduct the measurement on the developed particular integrated circuit; - Analyze the obtained simulation and measurement results;
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Introduction of the RF-IC Design flow at MSc Level. Overview and detailed presentation of state-of-art LC VCO. | ||
| 2. | Cadence GPDK045 CMOS process overview, available components and their characterization. VCO Electrical Design: Resonator, Negative-Gm stage, Capacitor Banks, Current Mirrors. Differential layout and specifics for RFIC. Bonding Pads and ESD. IC Packaging parasitic accounting. | ||
| 3. | RF-Measurements: RF Components, Wafer probing, Calibration and Measurement set-up preparation. RF-Measurements instruments: HP54750A High-Speed Oscilloscope, R&S FSEM Spectrum Analyzer, HP 4352B VCO/PLL Signal Analyzer. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Exam and home works from exercises.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits | B. Razavi | No | |||
| Book | RF Microelectronics | B. Razavi | 0132839415 | No | ||
| Book | The Art of Analog Layout | A. Hastings | 0130870617 | No |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| ELT-48106 RF Integrated Circuits Architectures | Mandatory |
Additional information about prerequisites
In case you have taken other course(s) which you might consider to be compatible with the prerequisite one above, please contact the Course Coordinator for approval.
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses