13D041IKR - Integrated Circuits for Communication and Radar Systems
Course specification | ||||
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Course title | Integrated Circuits for Communication and Radar Systems | |||
Acronym | 13D041IKR | |||
Study programme | Electrical Engineering and Computing | |||
Module | ||||
Type of study | doctoral studies | |||
Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
ESPB | 9.0 | Status | elective | |
Condition | ||||
The goal | Study of architectures and implementations of microwave and millimeter wave (Bi)CMOS integrated circuits for communication and radar systems. Digital RF and Digitally Assisted RF in integrated transceivers and radar sensor front-ends. Design of wide-band and ultra-wide band integrated circuits. Electromagnetic simulation of on-chip interconnect and packaging. | |||
The outcome | Students will be able to: - understand the limitations of integrated transceivers and radar sensor front-ends, - understand the trade-offs in integrated transceivers and radar sensor front-ends, - understand the chip level specifications, - understand the performance enhancements via digital signal processing and calibration, - design and integrate the chip on their own. | |||
Contents | ||||
Contents of lectures | Fundamental and technological limitations. Chip level analysis, architectural choices and block level specifications. Trade-offs in integrated transceivers and radar sensor front-ends. Digital RF and Digitally Assisted RF. Ultra-wide band integrated circutis. Absorbing package parasitics. ESD protection. Electromagnetic simulation of on-chip interconnect and packaging. Chip level assembly. | |||
Contents of exercises | Computer simulations in Cadence Virtuoso. Study research work on the state of the art in integrated transceivers and radar sensor front-ends. | |||
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Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
6 | ||||
Methods of teaching | Lectures, computer simulations, lab work. Mentored individual work on projects. | |||
Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
Activites during lectures | Test paper | |||
Practical lessons | Oral examination | 40 | ||
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Colloquia | ||||
Seminars | 60 |