ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

Course Objectives:
1 An ability to define basic architecture RF systems, different RLC Circuits and transmission media and
reflections and maximum powers transfer theorem.
2 Study and analyze MOS device review, Distributed Systems and determine bandwidth estimation.
3 Familiarize students LNA Design and the different design examples & Multiplier based mixers. Mixer
Design, Subsampling mixers.
Analyze the Class A, AB, B, C amplifiers, Class D, E, F amplifiers, RF Power amplifier design
4 examples and to perform simple projects with a few Phase locked loops, Linearized PLL models,
Phase detectors, charge pumps, Loop filters, and PLL design examples.
5 Familiarize students with An ability to understand Frequency synthesis and oscillators and GSM radio
architectures, CDMA, UMTS radio architectures to perform simple projects with them.

Syllabus:
UNIT DETAILS HOURS
Introduction RF systems – basic architectures, Transmission media and
I reflections, Maximum power transfer , Passive RLC Networks, Parallel RLC
11
tank, Q, Series RLC networks, matching, Pi match, T match, Passive IC
Components Interconnects and skin effect, Resistors, capacitors Inductors
Review of MOS Device Physics - MOS device review, Distributed Systems,
Transmission lines, reflection coefficient, the wave equation, examples, Lossy
transmission lines, Smith charts – plotting Gamma, High Frequency Amplifier
II Design, Bandwidth estimation using open-circuit time constants, Bandwidth 14
estimation, using short-circuit time constants, Rise time, delay and bandwidth,
Zeros to enhance bandwidth, Shunt-series amplifiers, tuned amplifiers,
Cascaded amplifiers
Noise - Thermal noise, flicker noise review, Noise figure, LNA Design,
III Intrinsic MOS noise parameters, Power match versus, noise match, large signal
10
performance, design examples & Multiplier based mixers. Mixer Design,
Subsampling mixers.
RF Power Amplifiers, Class A, AB, B, C amplifiers, Class D, E, F amplifiers,
IV RF Power amplifier design examples, Voltage controlled oscillators,
11
Resonators, Negative resistance oscillators, Phase locked loops, Linearized PLL
models, Phase detectors, charge pumps, Loop filters, and PLL design examples
Frequency synthesis and oscillators, Frequency division, integer-N synthesis,
Fractional frequency, synthesis, Phase noise, General considerations, and
V Circuit examples, Radio architectures, GSM radio architectures, CDMA, UMTS 14
radio architectures

TOTAL HOURS 60

Text/Reference Books:
T/R Book Title/Authors/Publication
T The design of CMOS Radio frequency integrated circuits by Thomas H. Lee
Cambridge university press, 2004.
T RF Micro Electronics by BehzadRazavi, Prentice Hall, 1997.
 Web Source References:
1 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/117/102/117102012/
2 https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-776-high-speed-
communication-circuits-spring-2005/lecture-notes/
3 http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ani/2011/ee6240/lectures.html
4 http://rfic.eecs.berkeley.edu/~niknejad/ee242/lectures.html
5 https://www.mics.ece.vt.edu/ICDesign/Tutorials/Cadence/rf_pg1.html
6 http://ic.sjtu.edu.cn/ic/rf/online_class/

Course Outcomes:
CO DESCRIPTION
CO 1 Demonstrate the knowledge in basic architecture RF systems, different RLC Circuits and
transmission media and reflections
CO 2 Analyze the MOS devices, distributed systems and bandwidth estimation.
CO 3 Demonstrate LNA Design & mixers..
CO 4 Design of power amplifier circuits phase locked loops for different applications.
CO 5 Design frequency synthesizer demonstrate a GSM, CDMA, UMTS radio
architectures.

Faculty HOD
 Hours required Name of Page
the book number
S.No Date Sub- topics Theory Tutorial

UNIT I INTRODUCTION RF
SYSTEMS
1. Basic architectures 1 - B1 40
2. Transmission media and reflections 1 1 B1 44
3. Maximum power transfer 1 - B1 46
4. Passive RLC Networks 1 - B1 92
5. Parallel RLC tank and Q factor - 1 B1 93
6. Series RLC networks 1 - B1 94
7. Matching, Pi match, T match 1 - B1 94
8. Passive IC Components 1 - B1 114
9. Interconnects and skin effect 1 - B1 120
10. Resistors, capacitors, Inductors 1 - B1 122
UNIT II REVIEW OF MOS Theory Tutorial Name of Page
the book number
DEVICE PHYSICS
11. MOS device review 1 - B1 167
12. Distributed Systems 1 B1
13. Transmission lines, reflection 1 1 B1 207
coefficient
14. The wave equation, examples 1 - B1 214
15. Lossy transmission lines 1 - B1 217
16. Smith charts – plottingGamma 1 1 B1 221
17. High Frequency Amplifier Design 1 - B1 270
18. Bandwidth estimation using open-circuit 1 - B1 234
time constants, Bandwidth estimation,
using short-circuit time constants
19. Rise time, delay and bandwidth 1 - B1 292
20. Zeros to enhance bandwidth 1 - B1 271
21. Shunt-series amplifiers 1 - B1 298
22. Tuned amplifiers, Cascaded amplifiers 1 B1 306
UNIT III NOISE Theory Tutorial Name of Page
the book number
23. Thermal noise 1 - B1 334
24. flicker noise review, Noise figure 1 - B1 344
25. LNA Design Characteristics 1 1 B1 364
26. Intrinsic MOS noise parameters 1 - B1 368
27. Power match versus, noise match 1 - B1 369
28. large signal performance 1 - B1 400

29. design examples & Multiplier based 1 - B1 404

30. Mixer
mixersDesign, Subsampling mixers. 1 1 B1 416

UNIT IV RF POWER AMPLIFIERS Theory Tutorial Name of Page

31. Class A, AB, B, C amplifiers 1 - theB1
book number
494
32. Class D, E, F amplifiers 1 - B1 503
33. RF Power amplifier design examples 1 1 B1 541
34. Voltage controlled oscillators 1 - B1 545
35. Resonators, Negative resistance 1 - B1 552
oscillators
36. Phase locked loops 1 - B1 560
37. Linearized PLL models, Phase detectors 1 - B1 566
38. Charge pumps, Loop filters 1 - B1 588
39. PLL design examples 1 1 B1 596
Hours required Name of Page
Date Sub- topics
the book number
UNIT V FREQUENCY Theory Tutorial
SYNTHESIZER
40. Frequency synthesis and oscillators 1 - B1 610
41. Frequency division 1 1 B1 627
42. integer-N synthesis 1 - B1 631
43. Fractional frequency, synthesis 1 - B1 632
44. Phase noise 1 1 B1 635
45. General considerations 1 - B1 641
46. Circuit examples 1 1 B1 678
47. Radio architectures 1 - B1 694
48. GSM radio architectures 1 - B1 695
49. CDMA radio architectures 1 - B1 713
50. UMTS radio architectures 1 -- B1 715
Total 60
S.No BOOK TO BE REFFERED AUTHOR
B1 The design of CMOS Radio frequency integrated Thomas H. Lee
circuits, Cambridge university press, 2004.

B2 RF Micro Electronics, Prentice Hall, 1997. BehzadRazavi