Opinto-opas 2005-2006

TLT-8506 COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS AND MODULES II, 7 cr
COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS AND MODULES II

Person responsible
Prof. Nikolay Tchamov

Lecturers
M.Sc. Svetozar Broussev, svetozar@cs.tut.fi

Lecture room and time
Per III,IV,V: Thursday 14 - 16, TC165

Implementation rounds
Implementation 1
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer Language of instruction
Lecture - - 2 h/week+ 2 h/week+ 2 h/week - In English only
Exercise - - 2 h/week+ 2 h/week+ 2 h/week - In English only
Exercise work - - 3 h/week+ 3 h/week+ 3 h/week - In English only
Exam   In English only
(Academic Calender 2005-2006)

Objectives
To acquire advanced knowledge of the RF building blocks and architectures of modern wireless communication receivers and transmitters. New and challenging architectures along with their tradeoffs and sophisticated circuit-level block implementations are discussed.

Contents
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Advanced receiver and transmitter architectures with their pros and cons.       
2. Study of various circuit-level implementations of RF communication circuits: Oscillators, low-noise amplifiers, mixers, power amplifiers and others.       
3. Circuit analysis and design with CAD products such as PSpice and Cadence.       
4. RF measurement specifics using a spectrum analyzer, VCO/PLL signal analyzer, network analyzer and other instruments.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exam and completion of exercises.

Assessment criteria
The exam measures how well a student has grasped the core content of the course.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Author ISBN URL, edition, availablitity... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides         Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Number Name Credits M/R
    TLT-8106 Basic Communication Circuits 4 Recommendable
    TLT-8206 Communication Circuits and Modules I 4 Recommendable

    Other comments
    The course is lectured in English.

    Correspondence of content
    8307030 Communication Circuits & Modules

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    Last modified 09.08.2005
    Modified byKim Östman