Course Catalog 2007-2008

TLT-8256 MIXED-MODE COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS AND MODULES I, 4 cr
Mixed-Mode Communication Circuits and Modules I

Courses persons responsible
Nikolay Tchamov

Lecturers
Juha Ruippo

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise work - - - 1 h/week 1 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Basic and intermediate level analysis and signal processing of receiver and transmitter architectures. The goal is to select the critical places and the most suitable method for Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog Conversions, and to develop creative knowledge, theoretical and practical, on the needed mixed-mode blocks.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Data conversion principles and their application in modern wireless communication.       
2. Various sampler architectures of modern data conversion systems.       
3. Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC), Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) and their performance metrics.       
4. Different building blocks of ADCs and DACs.       
5. Circuit design and analysis with PSpice.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exam and completion of exercises.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • 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 Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides           Yes  English 

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

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    Remarks

    The course is lectured in English.

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 75 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 25 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 48
    Exercises 48
    Laboratory assignments 12
    Total sum 108

    Correspondence of content
    8307070 Mixed-Mode Communication Circuits and Modules

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    Last modified 30.01.2007
    Modified bySami Sipilä