ECE6882 · Advanced electronics design

Overview

This is an advanced unit in electronics design. You will be provided with in-depth knowledge of radio frequency (RF) and microwave circuits and systems. The unit builds on your basic electronic knowledge obtained from your undergraduate engineering degree to a more advanced analogue and RF electronics, with more theory and applications of electronics. The unit will teach you the detailed design principles of passive and active electronic devices at radio frequencies. You will learn to use CAD design software packages and PCB design for assignments and projects. Important analogue and RF building components such as amplifiers, filters, oscillators, modulators, mixers and phase-locked loops will be taught. Topics such as noise and interference in electronic circuits will also be covered. You will undertake a group project where RF/mixed-signal circuits will be designed, built and tested in the laboratory.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Continuous assessment: 50% Final assessment: 50% Final grades: PGO (pass grade only) or NGO (fail) This unit contains hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NGO).

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Analyse RF and microwave electronic components, circuits and systems
2. Design and implement RF and mixed signal electronic devices
3. Formulate, plan, create, document, validate and simulate RF and mixed signal electronic designs with the effective use of appropriate modern CAD design software tools
4. Test and characterise RF and microwave electronics using appropriate test equipment

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.