| CODE | MNE5012 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study unit covers integrated circuit level design issues, analysis and testing of radio frequency systems and applications. Specific circuit topics include noise modeling, low noise amplifiers, voltage controlled oscillators and mixers. In addition, technology considerations in sub-micron mixed signal and radio frequency integrated circuit design are also discussed. Study-unit Aims: The unit aims at introducing techniques for the design of basic radio frequency circuits, such as low noise amplifiers, voltage controlled oscillators and mixers, in both CMOS and bipolar technologies. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • understand and analyse fundamental radio frequency integrated circuits including low noise amplifiers, voltage controlled oscillators and mixers; • understand constraints and issues in sub-micron technologies that affect radio frequency integrated circuit design. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • analyse and model radio frequency circuits with particular focus on their noise performance and linearity; • design, simulate and optimize fundamental radio frequency integrated circuits up to layout level; • use specialised equipment such as a network analyser and a spectrum analyser in order to test and characteristise radio frequency integrated circuits. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Behzad R., RF Microelectronics, Prentice-Hall, 1998, ISBN: 0-13-887571-5 Lee T.H., “The Design of CMOS Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits”, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISB 0521835398 John Rogers and Calvin Plett, “Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design”, ISBN 1-58053-502-x |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE MNE5014 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Owen Casha |
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