Aims

Students can choose between two design tasks:

Design of a mixed-signal IC:
Students learn to design an integrated circuit, starting from system-level
specifications down to the actual layout and measurements.

Design of the RF transceiver of a wireless telecom. system:
Students learn to design an RF transceiver, starting from system-level
specifications down to the board design and measurement of the various
building blocks, leading to a wireless system demonstrator.

Content

At the beginning of the course, students select one of the following two
topics:

Mixed-signal IC design:
In small teams, students design their own single-chip DCF77 radio receiver and digital demodulator, in a 0.35um CMOS technology. All aspects of IC design are covered, from system specification to layout and fabrication. Students will get the opportunity to measure their own chip after fabrication.

RF transceiver design:
The aim is to design the RF transceiver of a specified wireless telecommunication system (e.g., WiFi, RFID, radar). The students get divided in small teams of two or three, each focusing on a part of the design task. Starting from the system level specifications, students determine the system architecture taking into account propagation aspects, design the boards of the various building blocks (antennas, amplifiers, mixers, filters,  ...), measure the performance, and build a system demonstrator by the end of the semester.

Course material

Syllabus

Order of Enrolment

Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBEL: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.


(SIMULTANEOUS (H05A0A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H05B6A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H09J4A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H05C9A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H09J6A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H09I0A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H09J7A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H09I6A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H05F1A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H05F3A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H06A3A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H05B3A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H05D3A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H05D5A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H09K1A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H09I5A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H05E3A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H05G8A)) AND SIMULTANEOUS (H05K2A) AND SIMULTANEOUS (H05T0A) AND (SIMULTANEOUS (H09Q3A) OR SIMULTANEOUS (H05J1A))

The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
H05A0A : Analysis of Digital Communication Systems
H05B6A : Analyse van digitale communicatiesystemen
H09J4A : Building Blocks for Telecom Systems
H05C9A : Bouwblokken voor telecomsystemen
H09J6A : Design of Digital Platforms
H09I0A : Ontwerp van digitale platformen
H09J7A : Design of Electronic Circuits
H09I6A : Ontwerp van elektronische schakelingen
H05F1A : Digital Signal Processing for Communications and Information Systems
H05F3A : Digitale signaalverwerking voor communicatie- en informatiesystemen
H06A3A : Analog Building Blocks for Signal Processing
H05B3A : Analoge bouwblokken voor signaalverwerking
H05D3A : Computer Architectures
H05D5A : Computerarchitecturen
H09K1A : Design of Digital Integrated Circuits
H09I5A : Ontwerp van digitale geïntegreerde schakelingen
H05E3A : Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
H05G8A : Ontwerp van analoge geïntegreerde schakelingen
H05K2A : Antennas
H05T0A : Electromagnetic Propagation
H09Q3A : Technology for Microelectronics
H05J1A : Technologie voor micro-elektronica

Is also included in other courses

• Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek (nieuw programma, start in 2011-2012) (Electronics and Integrated Circuits) 120 ects.
• Master of Engineering: Electrical Engineering (new programme, starts in 2011-2012) (Electronics and Integrated Circuits) 120 ects.