ES3A3 Analogue Systems Design

Module Leader: Dr S T Davies

Module Information

Scope

This 15 CATS module is one of the third year modules for:

Core:	Optional:
Electronic Engineering	Computer and Information Engineering Engineering

Aims

The importance of analogue circuit design techniques in modern electronic systems can not be over estimated. Arguably design is more heuristical than that for digital circuits. This module aims to explore approaches to design circuits particularly, but not exclusively, with an application to communications.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module the student should be able to...

Analyse communication, VLSI, and RF circuits
Understand the classification of circuits and their appropriate use
Understand the practical issues behind circuit and component selection
Design circuits using the most appropriate method.
Use computer packages to model circuits and signals
Use practical skills to optimise circuits

Syllabus

Frequency synthesis: oscillators, phase locked loops, direct digital synthesis. Signal processing: voltage and current mode amplifier switched capacitor and continuous-time filters. Implementation: circuit techniques for linear IC design characteristics of technologies - CMOS, bipolar, BICMOS, gallium arsenide. Data conversion: A/D and D/A types and characteristic delta and sigma-delta modulation. Low power and low voltage circuit design. Analogue VLSI. Analogue Signal Processing. RF circuit design: 2-port networks; S parameters; Smith Chart, Strip line, Microwave circuits.