| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Doctorate Of Science |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Understand the basic concept of radio frequency systems architecture.
- Have detailed understanding of radio frequency communication systems standards.
- Ability to design various transceiver systems.
- Ability to design heterodyne and direct conversion receivers.
- Ability to design integer-N phase locked loop (PLL) synthesizers.
- Ability to design fractional-N PLL synthesizers.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None. |
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| Course Description | |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Basic Concepts in Radio Frequency Systems |
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2nd Week |
Review of Communication Systems. |
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3rd Week |
Basic design parameters of radio frequency systems |
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4th Week |
Nonlinear effects and distortion in radio frequency systems |
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5th Week |
Basic radio frequency design blocks |
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6th Week |
Low noise amplifiers |
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7th Week |
Mixers, Filters, RF switches and antennas |
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8th Week |
Voltage-controlled oscillators and frequency synthesizers |
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9th Week |
Power amplifiers and phase shifters |
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10th Week |
Noise and nonlinear properties in cascaded systems |
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11th Week |
Heterodyne and direct conversion transceivers |
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12th Week |
Receiver sensitivity and dynamic range |
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13th Week |
Integer-N phase locked loop (PLL) synthesizers |
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14th Week |
Fractional-N PLL synthesizers |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Rogers, J.W.M., Plett, C. Marsland, I. (2013), Radio Frequency System Architecture and Design, Artech House.
2. Razavi, B.(2012), RF Microelectronics /2nd Ed., Prentice Hall. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Practice
- Project
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
20 |
| Assignment |
2 |
20 |
| Quiz |
2 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
8 |
112 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
2 |
35 |
70 |
| Total Work Load | 300 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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