MẠCH ĐIỆN TỬ THÔNG TIN
(Electronics Circuits for Communications)
Dr. NGUYEN Van Hieu
Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
E-mail: nguyenvanhieu@[Link]
❑ Grading :
❑ Tutorial : 20%
❑ Project : 20%
❑ Final examination : 60%
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References
[1] Assoc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Do-Hong Tuan, Lecture Slides, Department of
Telecommunications Engineering
[2] J. Rogers, C. Plett, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design, Artech
House, 2003 (1st Ed.), 2010 (2nd Ed.)
[3] M. Albulet, RF Power Amplifier, Noble Publishing, 2001
[4] F. Ellinger, RF Integrated Circuits and Technologies, Springer, 2008
[5] R. Sobot, Wireless Communication Electronics, Springer, 2012
[6] Z. Cheng, G. Liu, Communication Electronic Circuits, De Gruyter,
2020
[7] Hoàng Đình Chiến, Mạch Điện Tử Thông Tin, Nhà xuất bản ĐH Quốc
gia TP. HCM, 2010
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Outline
Chapter 1: Introduction to Communication Systems
Chapter 2: Radio Frequency (RF) Power Amplifiers
Chapter 3: Low Noise Amplifier (LNA)
Chapter 4: Frequency Conversion Circuits (Mixers)
Chapter 5: Oscillators and Frequency Synthesizers
Chapter 6: Analog Modulation/Demodulation
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Chapter 1:
Introduction to
Communication Systems
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Frequency Band in Communication Systems (1)
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Examples : Antenna Design
The BLE antenna works at 2.4GHz and Return Loss
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Lumped Element Narrowband Matching Networks (10)
If frequency is very
high (>300MHz):
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Examples : Filter Design
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Examples : Filter Design BPF
The Wifi Filter (BPF) works at 2.4GHz and its S-Parameters
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RF Transceiver Architecture (4)
Can the filter be placed before the LNA?
Yes, but since this filter’s in-band loss proves critical, its selectivity and hence out-of-
band attenuation are inadequate. Thus, a filter with high image rejection typically
appears between the LNA and the mixer so that the gain of the LNA lowers the
filter’s contribution to the receiver noise figure.
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Evolution of Electronics Circuits for Communications (1)
1st
Gen.
8th Gen.
Example of RF PCB Designs Evolution
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Evolution of Electronics Circuits for Communications (3)
Example of System on Chip (SoC)
Chip Die
Wafer
A SoC Block Diagram
SoC Internal Block on a Die
Different Chip Packages
SoC-Based Devices 12
Radio Frequency Metrics (5)
❑ Effects of Nonlinearity :
▪ More signal loss and distortion.
▪ Interference to other systems.
▪ Sometimes can be used to
create frequency multipliers.
GSM900
Band
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Radio Frequency Metrics
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Radio Frequency Metrics
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Radio Frequency Metrics
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Radio Frequency Metrics
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Radio Frequency Metrics (12)
Dynamic Range: the minimum
detectable signal to the 1-dB compression
point.
Intermodulation (Spurious) Free
Dynamic Range: the area between the
sensitivity and the point where the
maximum input level in a two-tone test for
which the IM3 products do not exceed the
integrated noise of the receiver.
Sensitivity: the minimum signal level that
a receiver can detect with “acceptable
quality.”
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Radio Frequency Metrics (13)
Definition of IP3 (for voltage quantities)
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Lumped Element Narrowband Matching Networks
Four L sections
used for matching
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Lumped Element Narrowband Matching Networks (9)
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Resonant Circuits (1)
❑ Parallel resonant circuit:
When this circuit is excited by a current source, and the output is terminated
with an open circuit, the transfer function is
The output voltage, Vout, drops from the resonant value by 2 (or 3 dB)
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Resonant Circuits (5)
Q Factor and Series/Parallel RLC Network
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Resonant Circuits (5)
Q Factor and Series/Parallel RLC Network
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