ANALOGUE AND RF MICROELECTRONICS (UNIT 2)
cod. 1000356

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Elettronica (ING-INF/01)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Hub-specific activity
45 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: ANALOGUE AND RF MICROELECTRONICS

Learning objectives

<span class="datirigaalto">The course provides advanced knowledge required for approaching the design of Analog Integrated Circuits and RF circuits (with bothMMIC or RFIC techniques).</span>

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<span class="datiriga"><strong>Transceivers’ architectures and RF basics</strong><br />
Black box schematic of an RF transceiver; non linearity issues: desensitization, cross-modulation, CP and IIP3, cascaded of non-linearity; noise issue: NF. Receiver sensitivity, selectivity and dynamic range. Super-heterodyne receiver: architecture, advantages and issues. Homodyne receiver: architecture, advantages and issues. Image-rejection receivers: Hartley and Weaver solutions. Transmitter’s ACP. Transmitter architectures: direct-conversion and double conversion: advantages and issues..<br />
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<strong>Matching</strong><br />
Noise, power and line matching. Matching networks: using discrete components or microstrip. Stub: single and double stub matching techniques. Using the Smith chart in the design of the matching networks.<br />
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<strong>LNA (Low Noise Amplifier)</strong><br />
Gain consideration: power gain, transducer power gain and available power gain; Noise consideration. Stability consideration. Constant gain, noise and stability circles. Amplifier design: optimizing for power and noise. Design of integrated LNA.<br />
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<strong>VCO</strong><br />
Design of RF VCO. Phase noise and tuning range.<br />
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<strong>Simulation techniques</strong><br />
Harmonic-balance and SpectreRF.<br />
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CAD laboratory</strong><br />
Design and simulation of LNA using ADS.</span>

Full programme

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Bibliography

<span class="datiriga">B. Razavi, “RF Microelectronics”, Prentice-Hall.<br />
David M. Pozar, “Microwave Engineering, 2nd edition”, Wiley</span>

Teaching methods

<span class="datirigaalto">The exam comprises an oral part and two designs:<br />
-an analog macro (opamp, bandgap, etc.) to be designed with Cadence<br />
-a LNA to be designed with Agilent ADS<br />
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Design report and Cadence database for the Analog IC design part and a report on the design Activity with ADS for the RF Electronics part have to be provided to the Professor before accessing to the exam; <br />
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The oral part, if preferred, may be split in two parts: Analog IC design and RF Electronics.</span>

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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