Module code: ECS752P
Credits: 15
Semester: SEM1
This module will examine the principles and fundamentals of high frequency circuits in modern electronics, for analysis and design of microwave and millimetrewave systems. The module will provide you with practical and hands-on experience in design analogue microwave and millimetrewave electronic circuits. You will understand and apply concepts from: physics and materials; distributed circuit design with passive and active components; computer aided design (CAD); fabrication and testing techniques.
Topics covered will include:
- Mathematical equations that describe transmission line propagation
- Smith chart to analyse transmission line circuits and to design matching circuits
- Use of S-parameters
- Operation of basic transmission line components
- Design a simple amplifier
- Principles of a microwave super-heterodyne receiver
- Design a basic microwave front-end receiver using a microstrip circuit
- Use a CAD system to analyse simple passive and active circuits, design simple filters, design a simple transistor amplifier.
- Use a vector network analyser and reflection/transmission test set to measure device properties.
- Use a vector network analyser and S-parameter test set to measure S-parameters of devices for characterisation from microwave to millimetrewave frequencies.
- Analyse the performance and application of microwave and millimetrewave electronic circuits.
Level: 7
