Generic transceiver architectures in current wireless communications systems: various wireless LAN standards and digital broadcast standards - DVB-T/S; Analog RF front-end modules of a communication receiver: LNA, filter, RF VGA, Mixer, IF Amplifier, VCO, Oscillators and Frequency Synthesizer; Digital IF Extension and AGC: ADCs and DACs at IF-level and AGC; Digital Baseband Modules: OFDM signal processing – Timing and Frequency Synchronization, FFT/IFFT, Adaptive Equalizer, Mapper/Demapper, Channel EnSubject Coder/DeSubject Coders, Viterbi, Reed-Solomon, Turbo Subject Codes; Non-idealities in RF front-end: Non-linearities, Imperfect gain, DC- offset, Oscillator phase noise, I/Q mismatch. Digital Compensation techniques for front-end imperfections; Power Amplifier design issues in OFDM transmitter; Image/Video compression: core/compute-intensive algorithms – DCT/IDCT, motion estimation and compensation; candidate VLSI structures.
Prerequisite: None
Texts/References Books:
- B. Leung, “VLSI for Wireless Communication”, Springer, 2011.
- B. Razavi, “RF Microelectronics”, Pearson Education, 2011.
- R.J. Plassche, “CMOS Integrated Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog Converters”, Springer, 2005.
- F. Horlin and A. Bourdoux, “Digital Compensation for Analog Front-Ends: A New Approach to Wireless Transceiver Design”, John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
- K. K. Parhi, “VLSI Digital Signal Processing Systems: Design and Implementation”, Wiley India, 2007.
- J.E. Franca, Y. Tsividis, “Design of Analog-Digital VLSI Circuits for Telecommunication and Signal Processing”, Prentice Hall, 1993.
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