CEC341 Mics and RF System Design Syllabus:
CEC341 Mics and RF System Design Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
● To study the characteristics of Active components and applications.
● To design the RF filter and analyze the circuits operated at millimeter wavelength
● To understand the basics of Microwave integrated circuits
● To learn the concepts of non reciprocal components for MICs
● To design the antenna and analyze its performance using measurement techniques
UNIT I ACTIVE RF COMPONENTS AND APPLICATIONS
RF diodes, BJT, RF FET’S, High electron mobility transistors, matching and biasing networks impedance matching using discrete components, microstripline matching networks, amplifier classes of operation and biasing networks.
UNIT II RF FILTER DESIGN
Overview, Basic resonator and filter configuration, special filter realizations, smith chart based filter design, coupled filter.
UNIT III INTRODUCTION TO MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Overview of ABCD and S parameters – Overview of Planar transmission lines (Stripline, Microstripline, Slotline, CPW, Finline)-Design Parameters for Strip Line And Microstripline- Active Device Technologies- Design ApproachesMultichip Module Technology- Substrates
UNIT IV NON RECIPROCAL COMPONENTS FOR MICs
Microstrip on Ferrimagnetic substrates, Microstrip circulators. Isolators and phase shifters, Design of microstrip circuits – high power and low power circuits.
UNIT V INTEGRATED ANTENNA DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS
Integrated Antenna Design- Photonic Band Gap Antennas – Micro Machined Antenna – Micro Electro Mechanical System Antennas – Test Fixture Measurements – Probe Station Measurements – Thermal and Cryogenic Measurements- Experimental Field Probing Techniques.
30 PERIODS
PRACTICAL EXERCISES: 30 PERIODS
1. Design of low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop filter at RF using any software tool
2. Design of low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop filter at RFDesign of low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop filter at RF
3. Design of low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop filter at RF
4. Design of low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop filter at RF
5. Measurement of S parameters for a) Inductor b) Capacitor c) impedance matching circuits, filters using network analyzer
6. Design a microstrip circuits
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to
CO1: Apply knowledge of S parameter theory to any RF active component design circuit for obtaining performance measure.
CO2: Analyze microwave circuits for filters design.
CO3Evaluate the performance of any practical Microwave integrated circuits
CO4: Create communication circuits and subsystems with practical design parameters fornonreciprocal components in MICs.
CO5: Design microwave integrated antenna design circuit for the required Performance using professional software tools.
TOTAL:60 PERIODS
TEXTBOOKS
1. Reinhold Ludwig and Powel Bretchko, RF Circuit Design – Theory and Applications, Pearson Education Asia, First Edition, 2001.(Unit – I, II)
2. Bharathi Bhat, Shiban K. Koul, “Stripline-like Transmission Lines for Microwave Integrated Circuits”, New Age International Pvt Ltd Publishers, 2007.(Unit –III ,V)
3. Gupta KC and Amarjit Singh, “Microwave Integrated circuits”, Wiley Eastern, 1974.(Unit –IV)
REFERENCES
1. MathewM. Radmanesh, Radio Frequency & Microwave Electronics, Pearson Education Asia, Second Edition, 2002.
2. Ulrich L. Rohde and David P. NewKirk, RF / Microwave Circuit Design, John Wiley & Sons USA 2000.
3. RolandE. Best, Phase – Locked Loops: Design, simulation and applications, McGraw Hill Publishers 5TH edition 2003
4. David Pozar ,Microwave Engineering, Addison Wesley 3rd Edition
5. Ravender Goyal, “Monolithic MIC; Technology & Design”, Artech House, First Edition 1989.