Syllabus
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Course Code: MMVD 301 Course Name: Program Elective-II - RF Microelectronics |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Importance of RF and wireless technology, IC design technology for RF circuits RF Behavior of passive components, operation for passive components at RF Active RF Components, RF Diodes, RF BJTs, RF FET, HEMT Active RF component modeling, Transistor models. | |
| 2 | Circuit representation of two port RF / Microwave Networks, Low and high frequency parameters, Formulation and properties of s parameters, Shifting reference plans, Transmission matrix, Generalized scattering parameters, Passive Circuit design, Review of Smith chart Matching and Biasing networks, Impedance matching using discrete components, micro strip line matching networks, amplifier classes of operation, RF Transistor amplifier designs, Low Noise amplifiers, Stability consideration, Constant gain noise figure circles. | |
| 3 | Noise considerations in active networks, Noise definition, noise sources. RF / Microwave oscillator design, Oscillator versus amplifier design, Oscillation conditions, Design of transistor oscillators, Generator Tuning networks RF / Microwave Frequency conversion II: Mixer design, Mixer types, Conversion loss for SSB mixers, SSB mixer versus DSB mixers. One diode mixers, two diode mixers, Four diode mixers, eight diode mixers. | |
| 4 | Frequency synthesizers, PLL, RF synthesizer architectures, Transceiver architectures, Receiver architectures, Transmitter architectures, RF / Microwave IC design, Microwave ICs, MIC Materials, Types of MICs, Hybrid vs monolithic MICs, Case studies, Relating to design of different circuits employed in RF Microelectronics. | |
