Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2017
 
TSEK03 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits, 6 ECTS credits.
/Integrerade radiofrekvenskretsar/

For:   D   ELE   IT   Y  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Electrical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The aim of this course is to give the student fundamental knowledge on Radio Frequency (RF) integrated circuits design. Both system- and circuit perspective is presented in a context of today wireless personal and data communication (such as GSM, CDMA, DECT or Bluetooth). The particular objective of the course is that the student should learn methods and techniques for RF front-end design oriented to CMOS technology. Detailed specifications and limitations for RF blocks are discussed throughout the course. After the course the students should be able to:
  • analyze various architectures of todayâ?Ts digital radio transmitters and receivers
  • analyze and design basic RF building-blocks in CMOS technology
  • verify and optimize RF blocks (circuits) using a professional software
  • perform basic RF measurements using professional equipment (such as S-parameters, sensitivity, noise figure, IP3)


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Radio Electronics, Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits. To follow the course the students are required to have a good knowledge in circuit analysis and design of analog circuits.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
VLSI Design Project, Radio Frequecy Transceiver Design

Organisation:
Lectures, tutorials and laboratory work.

Course contents:
Review of integrable transceiver architectures and principles of RF CMOS circuit design. Circuit design of basic RF CMOS blocks: low noise amplifier (LNA), mixer, oscillator, frequency synthesizer, power amplifier. Introduction to RF design tools. Practical RF circuit design with professional software. Industrial perspective and future prospects in RF CMOS integrated circuits.

Course literature:
1. Behzad Razavi, "RF Microelectronics", 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall, ISBN 978-0132839419, 2012 (primary book)
2. Thomas H. Lee, "The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits", Cambridge Univ.Press, ISBN 0-521-83539-9, 2004 (supplementary book)


Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory assignments (reports)
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
 



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: ISY.
Director of Studies: Tomas Svensson
Examiner: Ted Johansson
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 12/03/2015