One Week Workshop on RF/Microwave Circuit Designing

At

NUST-SEECS
Research Institute for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Studies (RIMMS)

10 October 2011

Expected start date: Monday 31 October 2011

Table of Contents
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Scope of workshop ...................................................................................................... 2 Pre-Requisites .............................................................................................................. 2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................... 2 General Outline of the Schedule .................................................................................. 3 Key Subjects Covered ................................................................................................. 3 Use of CAD/CAE Tools .............................................................................................. 4 Course Venue .............................................................................................................. 5 Registration and Charges ............................................................................................. 5 Instructors .................................................................................................................... 5

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Scope of workshop The course will cover the subjects of theory and design techniques required to develop most important building block in modern RF and microwave systems. This shall be a beginner to intermediate level course which will enable fresh and beginner engineers to start designing of components and will provide a base for advance circuit designing at their own. Subject areas include: Lumped, microstrip and stripline matching networks, Passive circuits, MW amplifier design, PCB design, enclosures and shielding. A special emphasis will be given to microwave system design (eg RF transmitter and Receiver in L Band). The workshop will also provide an opportunity, through practical circuit designing using CAD tools to apply this theory to the design and construction of distributed circuits.

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Pre-Requisites Participants/engineers already should have intermediate knowledge of analogue and digital circuit design and transmission lines.

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Outcomes The Participants shall learn the following competencies: Understanding of matching network Ability to design matching networks using printed microstrip or strip-lines. Ability to design amplifiers, matching networks, and DC-Bias networks. Ability to design passive circuits: Hybrids, Dividers, filters and couplers. Ability to apply commercial microwave circuit design Computer Aided Design tools (ADS). Ability to design PCBs for amplifiers, packaging, optimization and debugging of circuits. Understand manufacturing issues that affect RF performance. Design circuits that work the first time.

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General Outline of the Schedule A General Outline of the schedule is as follows: Each day will be divided into two sessions: First Session: 1000 - 1300 hrs. Break: 1300 - 1400 hrs (Lunch and Prayer) Second Session: 1400 - 1500 hrs or as per the convenience of the faculty.

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Key Subjects Covered The outline of the subjects covered shall be as following (AKSA shall require the Software training with the course). Course can contain other material in support to the following and can be adjusted as per flow or requirements of participants / teachers.

DAY 1: Review of basic concepts in transmission lines Characteristic impedance S-Parameters VSWR Skin depth, Smith Chart Matching networks: lumped, distributed Single and double stub matching Generator and Load Mismatch

DAY 2: Quarter-wave transformer Quarter-wave transformer for narrow and broadband matching, Design of coupler and divider. PCB designing, MW artwork, Packaging and practical problem solving.

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DAY 3: Transistors Characterization: BJT, FET, and HEMT Small Signal Design Noise Figure parameters, Noise in networks Constant Noise Figure circles Stability and Conjugate match Constant Gain circles Operating and available Power Gain circles DC Bias networks

DAY 4: Optimum Reflection Coefficient Single and two stage Low Noise Amplifier Design Bias Network considerations Intercept Point (IP3) Gain Compression point Dynamic Range Power gain equations Power Amplifier design

DAY 5: 6. System Design Transmitter and Receiver Architecture and different topologies Real system issues and Pending or added subjects as per need may be covered Workshop Closing

Use of CAD/CAE Tools Advanced Design System and AutoCAD. Basics of ADS: Projects, simulations and results display AC, DC, S-parameters, HB and transient simulations Envelope simulations and simulations for different distributed Structures Budget Analysis RF/Momentum simulations for planar structures Design for manufacturability Packaging using AutoCAD

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Course Venue 1. Option #1: RIMMS Seminar Hall or 2. Option #2: In order to achieve the practical working results, AKSA intends to conduct the course at our premises. We have all the required facilities of air conditioned class room, projector multimedia and high tech work stations with the actual R&D work on original RF Microwave systems and PCBs. We shall provide all the pick & drop facilities, refreshments and lunch etc to the entire satisfaction of the worthy faculty members (Teachers) and the participants.

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Registration and Charges Engineering Managers: Rs 40,000 per individual Industry professionals/Engineers: Rs 30,000/per individual for Option #1 of Course Venue (For a group of 10, Rs 28,000/per person) Rs 25,000/per individual for Option #2 of Course Venue (For a group of 10, Rs 23,000/per person)

Student: Rs 5000/For registration Contact: Mr. G. H. Asim Tel: 051-9085-2580, Email: "Hussain Asim" hussain.asim@seecs.edu.pk

Payment in the name of RIMMS Consultancy Fund

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Instructors
Dr. Munir Ahmad Tarar (http://seecs.nust.edu.pk/faculty/drmunirahmadtarar.html) Dr. Tauseef Tauqeer (http://seecs.nust.edu.pk/faculty/drtauseeftauqeer.html), Mr. Yasir Iqbal (http://seecs.nust.edu.pk/faculty/yasiriqbal.html) Mr. Ahsan Azhar (http://seecs.nust.edu.pk/faculty/ahsanazhar.html), Mr. Abid Mushtaq( http://seecs.nust.edu.pk/faculty/abidmushtaq.html)

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