Course Catalog 2007-2008

TLT-8606 RF-ASIC DESIGN II, 6 cr
RF-ASIC Design II

Courses persons responsible
Nikolay Tchamov

Lecturers
Sami Sipilä

Lecturetimes and places
Per IV,V: Tuesday 9 - 12, TC173

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 3 h/week 3 h/week -
Exercise - - - 3 h/week 3 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Intermediate to advanced knowledge on RF-ASIC design. Skills on practical implementation (electrical and physical) of RF blocks.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Sub-micron and nano SiGe/BiCMOS/CMOS technologies. Specific monolithic RF-components, such as varactors, inductors and transformers.       
2. RF-ASIC design implementations: VCO, LNA, Power Amplifier, Mixer and Frequency Divider.       
3. Single-chip transceiver, crosstalk, leakage and other effects between various blocks.       
4. Practical on-wafer RF-ASIC measurements.       
5. Software tools for RF-ASIC design.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exam and completion of exercise work(s).

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Written exam

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides RF-ASIC Lecture slides TUT RF-ASIC Lab.       Yes  English 
    Summary of lectures RF-ASIC Exercise Manual TUT RF-ASIC Lab.       No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    TLT-8206 TLT-8206 Communication Circuits and Modules I 4 Recommendable
    TLT-8306 TLT-8306 RF-ASIC Design I 3 Mandatory

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Mentioned courses or equivalent knowledge.

    Remarks

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 70 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 30 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 72
    Exercises 72
    Learning diary, portfolio and other written work 10
    Total sum 154

    Correspondence of content
    8307050 RF ASIC Design

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    Last modified 30.01.2007
    Modified bySami Sipilä