8307030
COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS & MODULES,
COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS & MODULES, 5 ov
Lecturer info
Course responsible: Prof. NIKOLAY TCHAMOV (nikolay@cs.tut.fi), Course coordinator: Dr. IVAN UZUNOV (uzunoviv@cs.tut.fi)
Lectures and exercises:
Lectures total: 56 h. Exercise hours total: 84 h.
Lecture room and time
Tuesday 14 - 16, TB224
Thursday 10 - 12, TB219
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Lectures (h): |
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4+ |
4 |
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Exercises (h): |
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6+ |
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Course objectives
To develop intermediate level knowledge of communication circuits and their applications. The course is of essential importance for communication circuit design, which is further continued by: 8307050 RF-ASIC Design, 8307080 Mixed-Mode Communication Circuits and Modules, and 8307060 Seminar II.
Content of the course
Essentials of the design, implementation and measurement of high-frequency communication circuits, including parameters and models, analysis and design of inductors, transformers, microstrip lines, and transmission lines. BJTs, HBTs, etc. Small-signal models and large-signal models. RF simulators. Low Noise Amplifiers. Power Amplifiers. Distributed amplifiers. Current-mode circuits. Active filters. Mixers and detectors, oscillators, VCO/ICOs, PLL circuits. Track & Hold, DAC and ADC. Sigma-delta converters. High-speed pulse/logic circuits. RF design examples: Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA), Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO), Power Amplifiers (PA), Track & Hold amplifier (T&H). Basic RF measurements by spectrum and network Analyzers, PLL/VCO phase-noise measurement system, RF oscilloscope etc. Software in use: PSpice and Cadence.
Requirements
Successful completion of the theoretical exercises, laboratory exercises and written examination.
Literature
Selected chapters from various books, for example B. Razavi: RF Microelectronics, Prentice Hall, 1998, ISBN: 0-13-887571-5 and Gray, Hurst, Lewis and Meyer: Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, ISBN: 0-471-32168-0.
Information on prerequisites
The mentioned prerequisites or equivalent knowledge.
Prerequisites
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8307020 |
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