Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Electronics and Communications Engineering

Course Description :

Hands on experience using software and hardware in topics related to: probability of error, entropy, Shannon's channel capacity, compression theory and examples of compression algorithms. Introduction to channel coding theory and error correcting codes: block codes and convolutional codes. Exposure to advanced error control coding techniques. Examples of applications of error correcting codes in communication systems. The Lab may include tutorials and exercises

Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Electronics and Communications Engineering

Course Description :

Introduction to radio communication systems. Frequency selective circuits and transformers; Parallel resonant circuits including transformers; Double-tuned circuits; Impedance matching. Oscillators. Conditions for oscillation; Amplitude limitation mechanisms; Phase stability; Crystal oscillators; Mixers; Diode-ring mixers; Square-law mixers; BJT mixers; Intermodulation distortion; Modulators and demodulators; Broadband techniques; Neutralization; Phase-lock loops; Phase detectors; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Loop filters; Phase-locked loop applications; Power amplifiers. Laboratory include testing of: RF Amplifier, Local OSC & Mixer, BPF, IF Amp, FM Detector, Power Amp.

Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Electronics and Communications Engineering

Course Description :

Introduction to CMOS IC technology and Layout, Basic Building Blocks of CMOS Analog ICs: current sources and sinks, voltage and current references; Single and multistage Amplifiers, Frequency response, Cascode Amplifiers, differential and operational amplifiers; switched capacitor circuits.

Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Electronics and Communications Engineering

Course Description :

Digital Design Flow and Tools; Introduction to Digital System Platforms and Architectures; Circuit and System-Level Design of CMOS Digital ICs; RTL Design And Verification Using HDLs; General VLSI System Components: Multiplexers, Decoders, Shifters and Rotators, Counters, Comparators, Adders, Multipliers; Memories: SRAM, DRAM, ROM; Hierarchical Design of Combinational and Sequential Logic Circuits; Floor Plan Organization, and Routing; Extraction of Circuit From Layout; Design Rules Check; Design for Testability.

Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Electronics and Communications Engineering

Course Description :

MOS Transistor Theory; CMOS Technology: Crystal Growth, Oxidation, Diffusion, Lithography, Contacts and Interconnections, MOS Layers; Basic VLSI Circuit Concepts: Layer Sheet Resistance, Layer Area Capacitance, Delay Unit, Propagation Delays, Wiring Capacitances; Layout And Stick Diagrams; Switching Characteristics of Semiconductor Devices; Performance Parameters: Frequency , Noise Margins, and Power Dissipation; CMOS Digital Integrated Circuits: CMOS Inverter, Basic CMOS Combinational, Sequential Circuits; Pseudo-NMOS Circuits; Dynamic Logic Circuits and Pass Transistor Logic; BiCMOS Logic Circuits; Multivibrators: Astable, Monostable, and Bistable; Semiconductor Memories; Fundamentals of Low-Power and High-Speed CMOS Circuits.