Brief description
Mobile communication, wireless networks and RFID technology are exemplary applications of radio communication that have found their way into everyday life and will become increasingly important in the future.
The design of integrated circuits for radio applications requires a good understanding of the system with regard to the typical transmit/receive architectures, components and signal characteristics. In addition, a good understanding of the circuit design of integrated circuits and accurate high-frequency modelling of passive and active components is necessary.
The aim of the lecture is to provide an understanding of the methodical design of integrated electronic circuits for wireless communication. Some of the exercises are carried out independently in teamwork as CAD exercises using modern chip design software.
The lecture can be credited in the Microelectronics and Communication Technology study models of the Master's programme in Electrical Engineering. If you would like to take the course in the Communication Technology catalogue, please register the course as an additional course using the forms and apply to the examination board for credit after passing the examination. The lecture can also be recognised as a Compulsory Elective Course in the Electronics and Devices area of the Master's in Electrical Systems Engineering.
Contents
- Transmit/receive architectures for wireless communication
- System theory basics
- Signals and noise
- Modulation and demodulation
- Transmission behaviour of radio systems
- Semiconductor technologies and integrated RF components
- Amplifiers (low-noise amplifiers, power amplifiers)
- mixers
- Oscillators
- Frequency synthesiser PLLs
The lecture can be credited in the Master's programme Electrical Engineering in the study models Microelectronics and Communication Technology. The lecture can also be credited as a Compulsory Elective Course in the Electronics and Devices area of the Master's programme in Electrical Systems Engineering.
Literature
- Behzad Razavi "RF Microelectronics", Prentice Hall, 2011
- Thomas Lee "The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits", Cambridge University Press 2003