Introduction to Rf circuits: History, Applications, Frequency Range, Generations of cell phone radio, Analog vs Digital Systems, IC technologies, Linearity \u2013 Memoryless vs with Memory systems, Time variance vs time invariance, Harmonics, Gain Compression, Intermodulation, Impact on Tx and Rx chains, Nyquist signaling, OFDM, Memory Polynomials, MOSFET example of nonlinearity, Noise \u2013 Statistical ensembles, Autocorrelation, PSD, Thermal Noise, Noise in resistors, Input referred noise, MOSFET examples of noise, Noise Figure, Optimum source impedance, Noise Figure circles, 1\/f Noise, shot noise, Sensitivity, Dynamic Range, SFDR. Mobile RF communication \u2013 Cellular Concept, Fading, FD\/TD, FDMA\/TDMA\/CDMA, Walsh Coding, Frequency Hopping SS, Modulation \u2013 AM\/FM, circuits for modulation\/demodulation, ASK\/FSK\/PSK, basis functions, Constellation diagram, Matched filters\/Correlators for optimal detection, Coherent vs Noncoherent detection, Carrier synchronization for coherent detection, SNR vs BER, M-ary Modulation\/Demodulation, MSK, GMSK, Raised Cosine filtering, Power efficient vs spectrally efficient modulation, Heterodyne Receivers – Importance of nonlinearities, Selectivity vs sensitivity in receivers, the concept of image frequency, choosing IF, the problem of Half IF, Homodyne receivers \u2013 Comparison with Heterodyne receivers, Quadrature mixing, I\/Q mismatch, Effect of IIP2, Effect of 1\/f noise, \u00a0 \u00a0Image Reject mixers \u2013 Concept of complex Fourier Transform, Hartley, Weaver architecture, \u00a0 \u00a0Digital IF Receivers \u2013 Nyquist Rate ADC-based receivers, sampling and sub-sampling receivers, Effect of ADC noise on sensitivity, Transmitters \u2013 Homodyne, Heterodyne transmitters, Injection Pulling in Tx, RF receiver circuits \u2013 Low Noise Amplifier, LNA performance metrics, Stability, Gain circles, NF circles, Stability Circles, Absolute stability vs potential instability, CS, CE LNA, Cascode LNA, Noise cancelling LNA, N Path filtering LNA, Mixers, Concept of mixing\/multiplying signals, Mixer performance metrics, SSB vs DSB NF, Unbalanced, Single Balanced and Double Balanced mixers, Mixer Linearity, Mixer Noise, RF Transmitter Circuits \u2013 Power Amplifier performance metrics, Class A \u2013 F-1 amplifiers, concept of efficiency of PA, techniques to improve efficiency, impact of harmonics on efficiency, Source side and Load side load Space, Gain circles, Load Pull Analysis, PA linearization using Analog\/Digital techniques, Oscillator and PLL \u2013 Barkhausen and Kurokawa conditions for oscillation, Oscillator stability, Startup and Nyquist test, Performance metrics, Phase noise, Effect of Phase Noise on Rx and Tx, Phase noise models \u2013 linear non linear \u00a0perturbation, Oscillator topologies, VCO, Injection locking, PLL components \u2013 PFD, charge pump, Type 1 and Type 2 PLL, Effect of Phase noise on PLL noise, Brief Introduction to Integer N and Fractional N PLL.
\nThe RF transmitter circuits, oscillator and PLL Lectures will be supplemented by discussions on the research done in these circuits at IIT Bombay.<\/p>\n
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