The aim of the course is to introduce students to the knowledge of the basic functional blocks for the realization of high frequency systems both from the point of view of analysis and design techniques. The approach will be mainly systemic. The course starting from the architectures of microwave and millimeter waves receivers and transmitters, will end with the description of the SoC systems.
High-Frequency
Integrated Circuits
SORIN VOINIGESCU +material in the form of a lecture slide provided by the teacher
Learning Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the student with an overview of high frequency electronic systems, related analysis and design techniques.
In particular, at the end of the course the student should have acquired basic knowledge of:
- Evolution of high frequency integrated circuits
- Wireless communication systems
- Receiver architectures
- Transmitter architectures
- System Applications
- Design Methodology for High Frequency SoC
Prerequisites
For a good understanding of the issues addressed within this course, it is useful for the student to be familiar with the principles of operation of high frequency electronic devices, microwave and millimeter waves systems and the main design techniques for microwave circuits.
Teaching Methods
Classroom Lessons, Classroom Exercises
Illustration of commercial systems.
Type of Assessment
The final examination consists of an oral examination in which, through a deep discussion with the teacher, the level of confidence achieved in the lecture topics will be assessed
Course program
- IC design
- Radio transceivers
- Receiver architectures
- Transmitter architectures
- Receiver specifications
- Transmitter specifications
- Link budget
- high frequency circuit design techniques
- Techniques for maximizing bandwidth
- Fundamentals of non-linear techniques for PA design
- Classes of PA and associated voltage waveforms
- Linear modulation of PA
- Techniques for the recombination of the Power
- LNA specifications and figures of merit
- Design for tuned LNAs
- Differential LNA design methodology
- LNA reconfiguration as the process changes
- Basics of the mixer
- Mixer topologies
- Low phase noise VCO topologies