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83703 RF-ASIC Design, 5 ov


Professor NIKOLAY TCHAMOV
Lectures 56 h. Exercises 56 h.

Viikottainen Opetus / Periodi S1S2K1K2Kesä
Luennot (h)-- 4+4-
Harjoitukset (h)-- 4+4-

Tavoitteet

Intermediate to advanced level knowledge for RF-ASIC development.

Sisältö

Active and passive components of high-frequency and high-speed integrated circuits: Electrical and structural specifics of the intergrated bipolar and MOS transistors, inductors, capacitors, varactors, resistors, contact pads and lines. Physical structures and electrical models. Frequency, transient, temperature, noise and tolerance analysis and design. Physical design. Parasitics estimates. RF-measurements on microscope-probe-station, GHz-range oscilloscope, spectrum analyser and network analyser. GHz- range design examples: Low-noise amplifier, LC-VCO, resonance-ring VCO, etc. Technologies in use: BiCMOS, Bipolar, CMOS, and SiGe. Software in use: PSpice, CADENCE, ADS.

Tutkintovaatimukset

Completion of the exercise tasks, which include also designing and measuring an RF-ASIC, passing the written examination.

Vaadittavat esitiedot

83702 Communication Circuits & Modules.

Linkkejä

Kotisivu/Home page.