Courses persons responsible
Nikolay Tchamov

Implementations

	Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Period 4	Period 5	Summer
Seminar	2 h/week	2 h/week	2 h/week	2 h/week	2 h/week	-

(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Design and build a scaled PCB version of an RF-ASIC for modern receiver and transmitter architectures. The student's B.Sc. thesis will be based on the work done in this seminar.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Presentations and discussions concerning topics related to the design, analysis, and implementation of RF circuits.

Requirements for completing the course
Study, design, simulate, build and measure the printed circuit board (PCB) of a new GHz-range circuit (such as an LNA, VCO/ICO, PA, PLL, T/H etc.) scaled down in frequency. Measured performance of the completed PCB version, which meets the specifications and written report.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Study material

Type	Name	Auhor	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability...	Exam material	Language
Other literature	Literature related to the circuit to be designed					No	English

Prerequisites
Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

Remarks

This course is meant for students doing the M.Sc. degree according to the old curriculum. This is part of the B.Sc. thesis in the new curriculum, and cannot be included in the B.Sc. studies as a separate course.

Distance learning

- Contact teaching: 10 %
- Distance learning: 0 %
- Proportion of a student's independent study: 90 %

Scaling

Methods of instruction	Hours
Lectures	36
Laboratory assignments	110
Seminar reports	61

Study materials	Hours
Publications related to the circuit under investigation	4
Total sum	211

Correspondence of content
8307040 Communication ICs Development Seminar I

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Last modified	30.01.2007
Modified by	Sami Sipilä