Valid from: Autumn 2017
Decided by: Professor Thomas Johansson
Date of establishment: 2017-05-11
Division: Electrical and Information Technology
Course type: Third-cycle course
Teaching language: English
Phase locked loops have many applications and are important in wireless communication systems. The course will therefore provide knowledge in theory and design of phase locked loops.
Knowledge and Understanding
For a passing grade the doctoral student must understand how a phase locked loop works and can be used, and what parts give different limitations in achievable performance.
Competences and Skills
For a passing grade the doctoral student must be able to choose a suitable architecture for a phase locked loop and its parts to achieve a given performance with low cost and power consumption. Be able to simulate a basic phase locked loop in a CAD-environment for integrated circuits.
Judgement and Approach
For a passing grade the doctoral student must be able to benefit from reading scienfic papers on phase locked loop techniques.
Introduction to phase locked loops and frequency synthesis, basic phase locked loops, undesired signals and noise, frequency dividers, phase detectors, loop filters, architectures, aquisition aids, all digital phase locked loops, phase locked loops with controllable output phase
Egan, William F.: Frequency Synthesis by Phase Lock, Second Edition. Wiley, 2000. ISBN 0471321044.
The book Phase-Lock Basics by the same author is a good complement
Types of instruction: Seminars, project. It is mandatory to participate in at least 80% of the seminars, and that each particiant is contributing to at least one seminar. A simulation project with report is also required.
Examination formats: Written report, seminars given by participants
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner:
Admission requirements: Analog IC design (ETIN25) or equivalent
Course Coordinator: Prof. Henrik Sjöland
Course coordinators: