Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Sami Sipilä, Nikolay Tchamov

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 4 : Thursday 13 - 16, TC173

Requirements

1. Exam. 2. Attending at least 80% of the lectures. 3. Attending all exercises. 4. Developing all homeworks. 5. Completing all laboratory exercises.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

A core course that widens the theoretical and practical knowledge of an Integrated RF Circuit Designer and brings it to the demands of the M.Sc. level. Lectures deliver the theoretical analysis and specifics of major importance building blocks of RF integrated circuits. Auditorium exercises apply the theory on main importance building sub-blocks, using hand-held analysis, introduction and further training on the CAD software tools of CADENCE for RF-Design. Laboratory exercises are also an essential part of the whole course. The students will investigate in simulations and by experiments the blocks and the structure of modern Low-Noise Amplifier, Double Cross-coupled LC VCO system, and Bandpass Track-and-Hold Amplifier using RF measurement laboratory devices, such as Spectrum and Network Analyzers.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Analyzing the concepts in major types of Wireless GHz range transceivers to derive the key points for planning their monolithic CMOS implementation. Superheterodyne and homodyne receivers and their implementation problems. System specifications effect on LNA and VCO specifications.
2.	CAD models for BJT/HBT and MOS transistors at GHz range. Single and multi-transistor amplifiers.
3.	State-of-art LNAs: Parameters, analysis, optimization. Large/small-signal linearity and linearization techniques. Semi-symbolic analysis of RF Circuits: 5 GHz LNA as a case study.
4.	State-of-the-art Oscillators; LC-, RC- and Ring-oscillators. Double Cross-coupled VCO operation, features and design. Oscillator satellite blocks, such as buffers, AGC, as well bias blocks and their effect on the performance.
5.	PLL and its sub-blocks; Frequency dividers by master-slave latch and its kick-back noise. Analog multiplier and Gilbert cell. GHz-range Sample-and-Hold Amplifiers. Switching Capacitor circuits and oversampling. Noise-shaping technique.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Exam.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Book	Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits	Gray, Hurst, Lewis, Mayer	0-471-32168-0		4th		English
Book	RF Microelectronics	Razavi	0-13-887571-5				English
Lecture slides							English

Prerequisites

Additional information about prerequisites
In case you have taken other course(s) which you might consider to be compatible with the Pre-requisite one above, please contact the course coordinator for approval.

Correspondence of content

Additional information

The course will replace TLT-8506 Communications Circuits and Modules II.

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1		Lectures Excercises Laboratory assignments	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %