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LET564  Analog electronics design lp2 HT20 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience

Contact details

  • Examiner and lecturer:   Omid Habibpour (omid.habibpour@chalmers.se)
  • Project:  Ibrahim Can Sezgin (cani@chalmers.se) and Frida Olofsson (friolo@chalmers.se)
  • Tutorials: Frida Olofsson (friolo@chalmers.se)

Course purpose

The aim of the course is to teach the basis in analysis and design of high frequency electrical circuits essential for wireless communication

Schedule

Week  Course topic Reading  sections
45 Introduction, Transmission lines P1.1-P1.3, P2.1
46 Smith Chart, Two-port systems and impedance matching P2.2-P2.4
47 Gain, unilateral amplifier and stability P6.2-P6.3
48 Bilateral amplifier, constant gain and noise circles, noise and LNA P3.2-P3.6, P6.4
49 Transistors, non-linearity and dynamic range P3.7, P6.1
50 Power amplifier and mixer P6.6, P7
51 Oscillators P8.1- P8.2
2 Deadline project report, Monday 11/1
3 Exam 13 January, afternoon (remote exam)

P = Pozar

Lectures

Tuesdays            8:00-9:45   Online (Zoom)

Wednesdays      8:00-9:45   Online (Zoom)

Tutorials

Tuesdays           10:00-11:45  Online (Zoom)

Project work

Design, simulation and manufacturing of a microwave amplifier using Keysight ADS. The project is carried out in groups of 2 students.

Fridays                8:00-9:45   Online (Zoom)

Course literature

D. M. Pozar, Microwave and RF Design of Wireless Systems, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-32282-2, 2001 (Cremona, Chalmers Library).

CONTENT

Transmission lines, Smith chart, Two-port representation: Impedance parameters (Z), Admission parameters (Y), Cascade parameters (ABCD), Scattering parameters (S), Passive circuits: Matching networks, Stability criteria, Noise in electrical circuits, Amplifier Gain, Cascading Amplifiers, Non-linearity, Biasing Networks, Small Signal Amplifiers, , Low Noise Amplifiers, Power Amplifiers, Oscillators, Mixers, CAD Software

Learning objectives

  • analyze electrical two-port networks
  • design and analyze high frequency circuits, e.g. amplifiers and oscillators
  • construct high frequency circuits by using CAD software
  • explain nonlinearities in high frequency circuits
  • explain noise in electronic circuits

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Study plan

Examination

Written exam that is graded (F, 3, 4, 5). Project report that is graded with fail (F) or pass (P). Pass exam and pass project report is required for a final grade to be issued
Permitted aids on the exam are a textbook, as well as a type-approved calculator. Course-notes are allowed.

Prerequisites and eligibility requirements

Basic knowledge in transmission line theory including the relationships between impedance and reflection coefficients corresponding to the course RRY010 Telecommunications.

Course summary:

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