JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-requisites

NIL.

Course Objectives:

• 1. To Learn the concepts of RF frequency analysis and component modelling.
• 2. To give understanding of various types of RF filter circuits.
• 3. To familiarize the Concept of RF amplifiers and oscillators.

Course Outcomes

Upon completing this course, the student will be able to

• 1. Analyze the behavior of high frequency components.
• 2. Calculate the scattering parameters of various RF components and analyze the various filter parameters.
• 3. Implement component modelling and biasing networks.
• 4. Design the various RF filters, amplifiers, oscillators and mixers.

UNIT - I

Introduction: Importance of RF design dimensions and units frequency spectrum RF behavior of passive components, high frequency resistors, high frequency capacitors, high frequency inductor, chip components and circuit board Considerations chip resistors chip capacitors and surface mount inductors.

UNIT - II

RF filter design: Scattering parameters: definition, meaning chain, scattering matrix, conversion between S- and Z-parameters, signal flow chart modeling, generalization basic resonator and filter configurations: low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop type filters-filter implementation using unit element and kuroda's identities transformations-coupled filters

UNIT - III

Active RF component modeling: RF diode models: nonlinear and linear models transistor models: large signal and small signal BJT models, large signal and small signal FET models-scattering parameters device characterization. Matching and biasing networks: Impedance Matching using discrete components: Two component matching networks, Forbidden regions, frequency response and quality factor, T and PI matching networks-amplifier classes of operation and biasing networks: classes of operation and efficiency of amplifiers, biasing networks for BJT, biasing networks for FET.

UNIT - IV

RF transistor amplifier design: Characteristics of amplifier-amplifier power relations RF sources, transducers power gain, additional power relations-stability consideration: stability circles, unconditional stability and stabilization methods-unilateral and bilateral design for constant gain noise figure circles- constant VSWR circles.

UNIT - V

RF oscillators and mixers: Basic oscillator models: Negative resistance oscillator, feedback oscillator design, design steps, quads oscillators- fixed frequency, high frequency oscillator- basic characteristics of mixers: concepts, frequency domain considerations, single ended mixer design, single and double balanced mixers.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. RF circuit design- theory and applications - Reinhold Ludwig Pavel bsetchko- Pearson education India 2000
• 2. Radio frequency and microwave communication circuits- analysis and design- devendrak Mishra- wiley student edition- john wiley and sons inc

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Radiofrequency and microwave electronics mathew m rarmaneah PEI
• 2. RF circuit design christoper BOWIK Cheryl aijuni and john butler Elsevier science 2008
• 3. Secrets of RF circuit design joseph jcarr TMH 2000
• 4. Design of RF and microwave amplifiers and oscillators peter lD
• 5. Madison abrief artech house 2000.
• 6. The design of CMOS radio frequency integrated circuits thomas h Lee 2/e Cambridge University Press 2004. M.TECH. - I YEAR- II SEMESTER VLSI/VLSI DESIGN/VLSI SYSTEM DESIGN