Course Catalog 2006-2007

TLT-8206 COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS AND MODULES I, 4 cr
Communication Circuits and Modules I

Courses persons responsible
Nikolay Tchamov

Lecturetimes and places
Per I,II: Tuesday 10 - 12, TC173

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 1 h/week 1 h/week - - - -
Exercise work 3 h/week 3 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To develop a theoretical and practical understanding of modern wireless communication receivers and transmitters, their specialized building blocks and the tradeoffs between different radio architectures.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Different RF building blocks of well-established modern transmitter and receiver architectures.       
2. Parameters of key-performance RF blocks: Oscillators, low-noise amplifiers, mixers, power amplifiers and others.       
3. Circuit-level implementation examples of RF blocks.       
4. Circuit design with PSpice and Cadence.       
5. Measurement specifics of RF blocks.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exam and completion of the exercises.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • The exam measures how well a student has grasped the core content of the course.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides           Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    TLT-8016 TLT-8016 Basic Analog Circuits 6 Recommendable
    TLT-8106 TLT-8106 Basic Communication Circuits 4 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    The course is lectured in English.

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 75 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 25 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 48
    Exercises 18
    Laboratory assignments 36

    Other scaledHours
    Preparation for exam 4
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 109

    Correspondence of content
    8307030 Communication Circuits & Modules

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    Last modified 25.04.2006
    Modified byTarja Erälaukko