06EC763 - RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUITS |
PART – A |
UNIT – I |
OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS PRINCIPLES: A brief history of wireless
systems, Noncellular wireless applications, Shannon, Modulations &
Alphabet Soup, Propagation.
PASSIVE RLC NETWORKS: Introduction, Parallel RLC Tank, Series
RLC Networks, Other RLC networks, RLC Networks as impedance
Transformers. |
UNIT – II |
CHARACTERISTICS OF PASSIVE IC COMPONENTS: Introduction,
Interconnect at radio frequencies: Skin effect, resisters, Capacitors, Inductors,
Transformers, Interconnect options at high frequency. |
UNIT – III |
A REVIEW OF MOS DEVICE PHYSICS: Introduction, A little history,
FETs, MOSFET physics, The long – channels approximation, operation in
weak inversion (sub threshold), MOS device physics in the short – channel
regime, Other effects.
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS: Introduction, Link between lumped and
distributed regimes driving-point impedance of iterated structures,
Transmission lines in more detail, Behavior of Finite – length transmission
lines, summary of transmission line equations, artificial lines.
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UNIT – IV |
THE SMITH CHART AND S-PARAMETERS: Introduction, The smith
chart, S-parameters, Band Width Estimation Techniques, Introduction, The
method of open – circuit time constant, The method of short circuit time
constant, Risetime, Delay and bandwidth. |
PART – B |
UNIT – V |
HIGH FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER DESIGN: Introduction, Zeros as
bandwidth Enhancers, The shunt –series amplifier, Bandwidth Enhancement
with fT Doublers, Tuned amplifiers, Neutralization and unilateralization,
Cascaded amplifiers, AM – PM conversion. |
UNIT – VI |
VOLTAGE REFERENCES AND BIASING: Introduction, Review of
diode behavior, Diodes and bipolar transistors in CMOS technology, Supply –independent bias circuits, Bandgap voltage reference, Constant gm bias.
Noise: Introduction, Thermal noise, Shot noise, Flicker noise, Popcorn noise,
Classical two- port noise theory, Examples of noise calculations, A handy
rule of thumb, Typical noise performance. |
UNIT – VII |
LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER DESIGN: Introduction, Derivation of intrinsic
MOSFET two-port noise parameters, LNA topologies: Power match versus
noise match, Power-constrained noise optimization, Design examples,
linearity and large signal performance, Spurious – free Dynamic range.
Mixers: Introduction, Mixer fundamental, Nonlinear systems as linear
mixers. |
UNIT – VIII |
Multiplier – based mixers, Sub sampling mixers, Diode ring mixers, RF
power amplifiers, Introduction, general considerations, Class A, AB, B and C
power amplifier, Class D amplifiers, Class E amplifiers Class F amplifiers,
Modulation of power amplifiers, summary of PA characteristics, RF PA
design examples, additional design considerations, Design summery. |
REFERENCE |
TEXT BOOKS: |
1. The design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuit, Thomas
H. Lee, 2nd edition Cambridge, 2004. |
Reference Books |
1. Design of Analog CMOS integrated circuit, Behzad Razavi, Tata
Mc Graw Hill, 2005. |
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