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19D041DRF - RF Integrated Circuits Design

Course specification
Course title RF Integrated Circuits Design
Acronym 19D041DRF
Study programme Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module Electronics and Digital Systems
Type of study doctoral studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB 9.0 Status elective
      Condition RF electronics
      The goal Design of RF integrated circuits for communications systems, primarily in CMOS.
      The outcome The outcome of course is the ability to independently designing RF integrated circuits.
      Contents
      Contents of lectures Modeling of RF components. Low-noise amplifiers and matching networks at RF. Distortion in RF circuits with memory. Passive and active mixers. Low phase noise RF oscillators. Digital front-end. Frequency Synthesizers. High-efficiency RF power amplifiers. Detectors, modulators, and demodulators. Software-defined radio. RF energy harvesting. Wireless Power Transfer.
      Contents of exercises Work on a PC with modern CAD ​​tools for RF integrated circuits. Implementation of the project tasks. Research study.
      Literature
      1. H. Darabi, "Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and Systems," 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2020. (Original title)
      2. S. Voinigescu, "High-Frequency Integrated Circuits," Cambridge University Press, 2013. (Original title)
      3. J. W. M. Rogers, C. Plett, "Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design," 2nd Edition, Artech House, 2010. (Original title)
      4. A. M. Niknejad, "Electromagnetics for High-Speed Analog and Digital Communication Circuits, " Cambridge, 2007. (Original title)
      5. T. Imura, " Wireless Power Transfer Using Magnetic and Electric Resonance Coupling Techniques, " Springer 2020 (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      8
      Methods of teaching Lectures, tutorials. Exercises in a computer classroom and lab for electronics. Two projects with an oral presentation.
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures Test paper
      Practical lessons Oral examination 30
      Projects
      Colloquia
      Seminars 70