13M044RFE - Selected topics in RF Electronics

Course specification
Course title		Selected topics in RF Electronics
Acronym		13M044RFE
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module		Applied Mathematics, Audio and Video Technologies, Biomedical and Environmental Engineering, Biomedical and Nuclear Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics, Electronics and Digital Systems, Energy Efficiency, Information and Communication Technologies, Microwave Engineering, Nanoelectronics and Photonics, Power Systems - Networks and Systems, Power Systems - Renewable Energy Sources, Power Systems - Substations and Power Equipment, Signals and Systems, Software Engineering
Type of study		master academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Radivoje Đurić
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		professor PhD Radivoje Đurić asst. MA Nikola Petrović, electrical and computer engineer
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)		asst. MA Nikola Petrović, electrical and computer engineer professor PhD Radivoje Đurić
ESPB		6.0	Status	elective
Condition
The goal		This course deals with analysis and design of RF integrated circuits and systems. The programme aims to provide students with the expertise needed to become employed in today's high-tech business sector or in academic research. This course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of the fundamental facts and theories that underpin RF circuits solutions, today and in the future.
The outcome		By the end of the course the student will be able to: - Analyse the high frequency performance of RF integrated electronic devices and circuits -Design and test RF basic integrated electronic circuits such as Low Noise Amplifiers, Mixers, Oscillators, RF Power amplifiers
Contents
Contents of lectures		Introduction. Distortion and Noise. Model of active and passive integrated RF devices. Matching. Narrowband and wideband LNA. Active and passive mixers. Biasing RF circuits. Frequency synthesizers. Architecture of integrated transceivers. Integrated modulators, demodulators, and detectors. Integrated RF power amplifiers.
Contents of exercises		It is performed on PCs using CADENCE, a program for the analysis and design of integrated circuits.
Literature
H. Darabi, "Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and Systems" , Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition, 2020. (Original title) C D'heer, P. Reynaert, "THz and Sub-THz CMOS Electronics for High-Speed Telecommunication: Architectures and Circuits for Future 6G Transceivers, Springer 2024. (Original title) S. Voinigescu, High-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Cambridge University Press, 2013. (Original title) B. Razavi, RF Microelectronics, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, October 2011. (Original title) T. H. Lee, The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2004. (Original title)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	1	1
Methods of teaching		45 hours of lectures, 15 hours of supervised problem classes, and 15 hours laboratory exercises in computer laboratory
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper
Practical lessons		0	Oral examination	30
Projects		70
Colloquia		0
Seminars		0