UE Radiofrequency Integrated Circuits

Degrees incorporating this pedagocial element :

Description

The goal of this teaching is to acquire a good understanding of:

  • Analog RF integrated circuit design,
  • Analog Signal Processing in RF,
  • Basic concepts in RF design.
  • RF Front End Architectures for integration.
  • Technology and modeling of integrated devices for RF.
  • Design principles of basic RF blocks (LNA, Mixers, VCO, Power Amplifiers).

This teaching module will be divided into 2 parts

- Radiofrequency Integrated Circuits (course) – 14 hours – 3 ECTS

-  Lab work: Design of integrated RF circuits – 24 hours – 3 ECTS

Recommended prerequisite

Basic knowledge on analog integrated circuits design

Bibliography

- T. H. Lee, "The design of CMOS Radio-frequency Integrated Circuits", Cambridge University Press, 1998.

- B. Razavi, "RF Microelectronics", Prentice Hall, 1998.