Course Catalog 2007-2008

ELE-6256 ACTIVE RF CIRCUITS, 5 cr
Active RF Circuits

Courses persons responsible
Olli-Pekka Lunden

Lecturers
Olli-Pekka Lunden

Lecturetimes and places
Per I,II: Friday 10 - 12, TC133
Per I,II: Friday 12 - 15, TB223

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

Objectives
The objective of this course is to learn essential concepts on the subject active RF circuits. The student will gain a theoretical basis of understanding on which he can build up more understanding through practical design experimentation and lab projects.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. RF transistor amplifier design, gain concepts, impedance matching, stability, noise figure, linearity, design for constant gain, broadband, high power, and multistage design.       
2. Oscillator design, the concepts and relationships of negative resistance and positive feedback, basic oscillator configurations, quartz oscillator , voltage controlled oscillator, microwave oscillator structures.        
3. RF mixer design, basic concepts of mixing, single ended, balanced, and double balanced mixers.       
4. Detectors, modulators, and demodulators for amplitude, frequency, and phase modulation.       

Requirements for completing the course
Students need to collect at least 50 % of the maximum amount of points. Various tasks throughout the course yield these points.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • The assessment is carried out throughout the course. The students are expected to perform various tasks that are supposed to advance their learning. The students are expected to gain insight and solid understanding of the essential concepts on the course subjects.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book RF circuit design Theory and Applications Ludwig - Bretchko 0-13-122475-1     No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    ELE-6050 ELE-6050 Basics of RF Engineering I 5 Recommendable
    ELE-6056 ELE-6056 Basics of RF and microwave electronics 8 Recommendable

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    Additional information about prerequisites
    Either one of the courses ELE-6050 and ELE 6056 should have been taken before ELE-6256.

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • 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 teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 70 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 30 %

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • 12 meetings each 5 hours.

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 90
    Seminar reports 40

    Study materials Hours
    Ludwig-Bretchko 19

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 152

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    Last modified 30.08.2007
    Modified byOlli-Pekka Lunden