Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Forest Zhu
Contact via forest.zhu@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ELEC376(P)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
Co-taught with ELEC446, but not co-badged
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit integrates prior learning in a specialist area of engineering with problem solving, emerging technology and aspects of engineering application, technical reporting and self-management to prepare students to work at a professional capacity. The unit aims to address the application of fundamental principles and methods at an advanced level in the context of standards and practices, modelling, analysis, design and practical implementation. The unit also develops skills in the critical evaluation of information, software and sources of error and experimental methods. Learning will be achieved using case studies, laboratories, presentations, group work and traditional lecture format. The specific topics will focus on current advances in the area including advanced electronics systems such as PLLs, oscillators, analogue-to-digital conversion, power conversion and control, IC design, radio circuits and systems, RF measurements, and CAD.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Design Project 1 | 5% | 24/03/2014 |
Design Project 2 | 20% | 05/05/2014 |
Design Project 3 | 40% | 02/06/2014 |
Design Project 4 | 10% | 10/06/2014 |
Laboratories | 20% | TBA |
Laboratory Logbook | 5% | 29/05/2014 |
Due: 24/03/2014
Weighting: 5%
It is a group work. The functional specifications of each building block need to be decided in this project so that the detailed transistor level circuits can be implemented.
Due: 05/05/2014
Weighting: 20%
This is an individual work. Based on the previously generated functional specifications, an initial design of assigned building block needs to be simulated. Then, the simulated results need to be compared with the other state-of-the-art design presented in the literature.
Due: 02/06/2014
Weighting: 40%
This is an individual work. Based on the specifications and circuits developed in the first and the second projects, the previously developed building block needs to be optimized at the schematic level. Moreover, the layout of the designed circuit as well as post-layout extraction needs to be finalized.
Due: 10/06/2014
Weighting: 10%
It is a group work. Based on the results generated from the previous design projects, a presentation needs to be given at this project. In the presentation, you should clearly descript the trade-off between different design aspects from a system design point of view. Moreover, each person within the group needs to briefly descript the trade-off between different design aspects from a circuit design point of view.
Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%
There are four laboratory sessions are assigned for this unit.
Due: 29/05/2014
Weighting: 5%
The discussion and meeting minutes need to be recorded on your logbook. At the end of this semester, you will be asked to submit your logbook.
Satisfactory completion of all assessable components is mandatory to obtain a pass (or a better) grade.
Pass mark in each assessment component AND a pass mark in the final examination
There will be one, semester long project combining group and individual work. You will form a multi-disciplinary design with students in ELEC446. Deliverables for the design project are described below in the assessment summary. All assignments should be submitted via iLearn unless special arrangements are made with the unit convenor.
In weeks specified in the schedule, there will be practical sessions in this unit. You must keep a bound laboratory book in which you should record your groupwork notes, calculations, experiments, simulations and results. For each laboratory topic you should produce a practical report which incorporates theory, measurement, and simulation and in a format generally acceptable in engineering. All reports are due immediately prior to the next week’s practical session, even if there is no practical that week. All reports should be submitted via iLearn unless special arrangements are made with the unit convenor.
Must be supported by evidence of medical conditions or misadventure.
1-hour, open book/notes
Applications for a supplementary examination (based on medical reasons or misadventure) will only be considered if students have gained passes in pre-examination assessments.
Recommended: Coleman, “An Introduction to Radio Frequency Engineering,” Cambridge University Press 2004. Sedra & Smith, “Microelectronic Circuits,” Cambridge University Press. Weste and Harris, “CMOS VLSI Design”, Addison Wesley, 3rd edition (2004), or 4th edition, 2011.
A series of engineering journal references will be provided during lectures, which are expected to be sourced through the library
Lecture and tutorial notes will be provided as required.
Extensive use of AWR’s Analog Office software will be made during the semester. It would be advisable for you to register on their website as students. See the unit convenor for a license for your Windows PC.
TBA
This unit has been modified to formally incorporate aspects of engineering practice. This includes laboratory logging and professional conduct.
Various hardware and software tools for analysis, simulation and testing and experimentation of communication systems are used for this unit.
Lecture |
Practical |
Assignment |
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3-Mar. | Introduction/system design | ||
10-Mar. | System design | Partitioning | |
17-Mar. | Design flow and implementation | System design | |
24-Mar. | CMOS technology | Open practical time | Functional specifications |
31-Mar. | Schematic entry | Open practical time | |
7-Apr. | CMOS layout | Open practical time | |
14-Apr. | CMOS extraction | CMOS layout | |
21-Apr. | Easter break | ||
28-Apr. | Easter break | ||
5-May. | CMOS verification | Open practical time | Initial design |
12-May. | Open topics | Open practical time | |
19-May. | Open topics | Open practical time | |
26-May. | Open topics | Open practical time | Examination |
2-Jun. | Open topics | Open practical time | Final report |
10-Jun. | Presentation | Presentation | |
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