Opinto-opas 2003-2004

8307030 COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS & MODULES, COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS & MODULES, 5 ov

Lecturer info
Course responsible: Prof. NIKOLAY TCHAMOV Course coordinator: Dr. ZDRAVKO HLEBAROV

Lectures and exercises:
Lectures total: 56 h. Exercise hours total: 84 h.

Lecture room and time
Tuesday 13 - 17, TB224

Weekly teaching / period	A1	A2	S1	S2	Summer
Lectures (h):	-	-	4+	4	-
Exercises (h):	-	-	6+	6	-

Course objectives
To develop intermediate level knowledge on Communications circuits and their Applications. The course is of essential importance for communications circuits design, which is further continued by: 8307050 RF-ASIC, and 8307060 Seminar-II.

Content of the course
Essentials of the Design, Implementation and Measurement of High-Frequency Communications Circuits including: parameters & models, analysis & design of: inductors & transformers, microstrip & transmission lines. BJTs, HBTs, etc. Small-signal & large-signal models, RF-simulators. Low-noise amplifiers. Power amplifiers. Distributed amplifiers. Current-mode circuits. Active filters. Mixers and detectors, Oscillators, VCO/ICOs, PLL Circuits. Track & Hold, DAC and ADC. Sigma-delta converters. High-speed pulse/logic circuits. RF-design examples: Low-noise-amplifiers (LNA), Voltage- controlled-oscillators (VCO), Power Amplifiers (PA), Track & Hold amplifier (T&H). Basic RF-measurements by Spectrum and Network Analyzers, PLL/VCO-Phase-Noise Measurement System, RF-Oscilloscope etc. Software in use: PSpice, Cadence and ADS.

Requirements
Successful completion of the Theoretical and Laboratory Exercises and written Examination.

Literature
Selected chapters from various books; the materials will be delivered on CD-ROM.

Prerequisites

Number	Name	OV	P/S
8307010	Basic Analog Circuits	2	Obl.
8307020	Basic Communication Circuits	4	Obl.

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