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TLT-8206 COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS AND MODULES I, 4 cr
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Person responsible
Prof. Nikolay Tchamov
Lecturers
Kim Östman, kim@cs.tut.fi
Lecture room and time
Per I,V: Tuesday 10 - 12, TB223
Implementation rounds
Implementation 1
| Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | Period 4 | Period 5 | Summer | Language of instruction | |
| Lecture | 2 h/week | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exercise | 1 h/week | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exercise work | 3 h/week | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exam | In English only | ||||||
| Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | Period 4 | Period 5 | Summer | Language of instruction | |
| Lecture | - | - | - | - | 2 h/week | - | - |
| Exercise | - | - | - | - | 1 h/week | - | - |
| Exercise work | - | - | - | - | 3 h/week | - | - |
| Exam | In English only | ||||||
Objectives
To develop a theoretical and practical understanding of modern wireless communication receivers and transmitters, their specialized building blocks and the tradeoffs between different radio architectures.
Contents
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Different RF building blocks of well-established modern transmitter and receiver architectures. | ||
| 2. | Parameters of key-performance RF blocks: Oscillators, low-noise amplifiers, mixers, power amplifiers and others. | ||
| 3. | Circuit-level implementation examples of RF blocks. | ||
| 4. | Circuit design with PSpice and Cadence. | ||
| 5. | Measurement specifics of RF blocks. |
Requirements for completing the course
Exam and completion of the exercises.
Assessment criteria
The exam measures how well a student has grasped the core content of the course.
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL, edition, availablitity... | Exam material | Language |
| Lecture slides | Yes | English |
Prerequisites
| Number | Name | Credits | M/R |
| TLT-8016 | Basic Analog Circuits | 6 | Recommendable |
| TLT-8106 | Basic Communication Circuits | 4 | Recommendable |
Other comments
The course begins in the fifth period and continues after the summer break. It is lectured in English.
Correspondence of content
8307030 Communication Circuits & Modules
| Last modified | 09.08.2005 |
| Modified by | Kim Östman |