ECTS - RF Microelectronics
RF Microelectronics (EE433) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| RF Microelectronics | EE433 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| EE 310 and EE 316 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Experiment, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To provide basic skills to analyze and design of RF integrated circuits. To provide an understanding the architecture and circuit level issues with respect to monolithic implementation in VLSI technologies. To give an understanding about RF microelectronic design, particularly bipolar and CMOS design. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | RF Design Basics. Review of modulation and multiple access techniques, Transceiver architectures and design considerations. LNA and Mixer design, monolithic implementation of oscillators, frequency synthesizers and power amplifiers |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to RF and Wireless Technology. Design bottleneck, analog and digital systems, choice of technology. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 2 | Basic Concepts of RF Design. Nonlinearity and time variance, intersymbol interference, random processes, noise, sensitivity and dynamic range. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 3 | Basic Concepts of RF Design. Nonlinearity and time variance, intersymbol interference, random processes, noise, sensitivity and dynamic range. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 4 | Modulation and Detection. Analog modulation, digital modulation, power efficiency of modulation schemes. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 5 | Multiple Access Techniques in Wireless Standards. Mobile RF communications, multiple access technique, wireless standards. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 6 | Transceiver Architectures. Receiver architectures, transmitter architectures, transceiver performance tests. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 7 | Transceiver Architectures. Receiver architectures, transceiver performance tests. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 8 | Low-Noise Amplifiers, bipolar and CMOS LNAs. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 9 | Mixers, down conversion mixers, bipolar and CMOS mixers. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 10 | Oscillators, basic LC oscillator topologies, Voltage-Controlled oscillators, phase noise, monolithic inductors, resonatorless VCOs, Quadrature signal generation. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 11 | Frequency Synthesizers. Phase-Locked Loops, RF synthesizer architectures, Frequency dividers. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 12 | Frequency Synthesizers. Phase-Locked Loops, RF synthesizer architectures, Frequency dividers. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 13 | Power Amplifiers. Classification of power amplifiers, High-Efficiency power amplifiers, Large-Signal impedance matching, Linearization techniques. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 14 | Power Amplifiers. Classification of power amplifiers, High-Efficiency power amplifiers, Large-Signal impedance matching, Linearization techniques | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 15 | Final examination period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final examination period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. B. Razavi, RF Microelectronics, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, 2011. |
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| Other Sources | 2. T. H. Lee, The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Cambridge University Press, 2003. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Adequate knowledge of subjects related to mathematics, natural sciences, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline; ability to apply theoretical and applied knowledge in those fields to the solution of complex engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, ability to choose and apply appropriate models and analysis methods for this. | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to design a system, component, or process under realistic constraints to meet desired needs, and ability to apply modern design approaches for this. | X | ||||
| 4 | The ability to select and use the necessary modern techniques and tools for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; the ability to use information technologies effectively | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. | X | ||||
| 6 | An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, and ability of individual working. | |||||
| 7 | Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; active report writing and understanding written reports, preparing design and production reports, the ability to make effective presentation the ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |||||
| 8 | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; the ability to access knowledge, follow the developments in science and technology and continuously stay updated. | |||||
| 9 | Acting compliant with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and knowledge of standards used in engineering applications. | |||||
| 10 | Knowledge about professional activities in business, such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
| 11 | Knowledge about the impacts of engineering practices in universal and societal dimensions on health, environment, and safety. the problems of the current age reflected in the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||