This module introduces the concepts and requirements of communications systems, with an emphasis on monolithic integration.Application areas include cellular telephone systems and satellite communications.
This module is not scheduled to run again. The courseware remains here as a reference resource and the units that were previously restricted (units 4 - 10) have been made open access. Copyright remains with the University of Bolton. The author, Professor Peter Saul, retains his moral right to be associated with his work.
Under the CEESI agreement, credits earned from modules studied at partner universities can contribute to an MSc from Bolton. For details, of modules on aspects of RF design from the Universities of Bradford, Surrey and Southampton, please refer to this page on the ceesi website: www.ceesi.ac.uk/mod-spec/communications.html.
| Study Week | Unit | Unit / Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Introduction to communications circuits and radio architectures |
| 2 | 2 | Process choice for communications |
| 3 | 3a 3b |
High speed digital design for communications circuits Gallium arsenide high speed logic |
| 4 | 4 | Phase locked loop frequency synthesisers |
| 5 | 5 | Chip design - simulation |
| 6 | Assignment 1, 15 hours (worth 30%) | |
| 7 | 6 | Direct digital frequency synthesisers |
| 8 | 7 | Wireless LANs |
| 9 | 8 | Analogue to digital conversion for radio |
| 10 | 9 10 |
Layout aspects Alternative architectures - the software radio |
| 11&12 | Assignment 2, 35 hours (worth 70%) |
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Details of assignments.
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| Title | Author | ISBN | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Power HF Microelectronics A Unified Approach |
GAS Machado | 0-85296-874-4 |
IEE 1996
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| Analysis & Design of Analogue Integrated Circuits | Paul R Gray & Robert G Meyer | 0-471-57495-3 |
J.Wiley & Sons |
| GaAs Technology and its impact on circuits and systems | D Haigh and J Everard | 0-86341-187-8 |
Updated 23.08.05 RA
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