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LET564 LET564 High frequency electronics design lp2 HT25 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience

 

First lecture Tuesday 4/11 8.00 in MC2 Fasrummet !

https://maps.chalmers.se/#c333f533-b427-4317-b97a-7e87a178eacd

 

Contact details

  • Examiner/lecturer: Josip Vukusic vukusic@chalmers.se
  • Tutorials: Daniel Hellmich hellmich@chalmers.se
  • Project/laboratory: Göksu Kaval kaval@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

Course design

The course consists of 

  • Lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Project/labs

Schedule

TimeEdit

Lectures & tutorials

Tuesdays            8-12  (MC2 building- Fasrummet)

Wednesdays      8-10  (MC2 building- Fasrummet)

Project & labs

Fridays 8-10 (E2-building ED3354)

Week  Course topic Reading  sections
 Tutorial problems Recommended problems
45

Introduction, Transmission lines

Smith Chart, Two-port systems and impedance matching

P1.1-P1.3, P2.1

P2.2-P2.4

 

 

 
46 Gain, unilateral amplifier and stability P6.2-P6.3 2.2, 2.10, Prob 9 from lecture 2 2.3, 2.8, 2.9, K11*, K12*
47 cont'd stability, unilateral & bilateral amplifier, noise P6.4 Smith Chart Impedancetransformation (lumped elements; stub and transmission line) 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14(a), 2.15, 2.16, 2.18, 2.19, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, K1-K10*, K13*
48 Transistors, non-linearity and dynamic range P3.7, P6.1 K3, K4, Old Exam 170411 1 & 2 6.3, F1-F3*
49

Power amp

Mixer

P6.6,

P7.1-7.3

 Stability: 6.4, 6.9 F4-F12*
50

Oscillator

Friday 12/12 PCB layout sent to fabrication

 P8.1-8.2

Gain & Noise circles, Power Amplifier, Cascaded Noise Factor/Gain

Oscillators

  O1-O3*
51 LNA assembly and measurement

 

Old Exam

  Old exams
 
 
* ExtraProblem.pdf 

Course literature

D. M. Pozar, Microwave and RF Design of Wireless Systems, Wiley, ISBN 978 0-471-32282-5, 2001 (Cremona, Chalmers Library).

Changes made since the last occasion

Since the last course we have changed course examiner. 

Content, learning objectives and syllabus

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

  • 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

 

Course syllabus on Chalmers website

 

Examination form

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.

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