Course Catalog 2007-2008

TLT-8556 MIXED-MODE COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS AND MODULES II, 7 cr
Mixed-Mode Communication Circuits and Modules II

Courses persons responsible
Nikolay Tchamov

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

Objectives
From basic, through intermediate and up to advanced 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 block circuit level implementations.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Contemporary overview of the data conversion systems architectures with their pros and cons in different tranceiver architectures.       
2. Investigation of various circuit level implementations of the data conversion systems.       
3. Transient analysis and its application to the data conversion system building blocks.       
4. Design and analysis of different building blocks of data conversion systems.       
5. Measurement specifics for data conversion systems.       

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-8256 TLT-8256 Mixed-Mode Communication Circuits and Modules I 4 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    The course is lectured in English.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • 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 108
    Exercises 48
    Laboratory assignments 12
    Seminar reports 16
    Total sum 184

    Correspondence of content
    8307070 Mixed-Mode Communication Circuits and Modules

    Course homepage

    Last modified 30.01.2007
    Modified bySami Sipilä