Advanced Digital and RF Systems

Course aim

To assist students in developing the knowledge and skills to design advanced digital processing systems, including the processing of RF signals using modern electronic design flow.

Course content

Design of advanced combinational, arithmetic, synchronous and asynchronous digital systems; timing specification and timing hazards; integrated-circuit logic families – TTL and CMOS. State machine based design techniques. Digital system design with hardware description languages; programmable implementation technologies; electronic design automation flows; design considerations and constraints; design for test. The role of digital processing in wireless systems. RF filters; RF couplers and power dividers; impedance matching; antenna beamforming.

Textbook(s)

John F. Wakerly 2006, Digital Design: Principles and Practices, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, USA

Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic 2009, Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill, USA

Pozar, D.M. 2012, Microwave Engineering, 4th edition, Wiley, New York, NY, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Practical, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.