Course detail

High Frequency Circuits

FEKT-MPA-VFOAcad. year: 2025/2026

The content is the design of passive and active circuits from the discrete lumped and distributed elements up to GHz frequencies and introduction to the design of the radio-frequency integrated circuits.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Tomáš Urbanec, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

The student should be able to:
- explain basics of electronic circuits and electromagnetic waves and transmission lines (inductance, capacitance, impedance, reflection coefficient, Smith chart, standing wave ratio)
- analyze basic electronic circuits with passive components
- calculate with complex numbers and logarithms
- know the characteristics of the parallel and serial resonant circuits
- know calssical classes of amplifiers and calculate operating point circuits

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Students obtain max. 30 points for the activity in labs during the semester. The final exam is composed of written and oral part for max. 70 points.

Evaluation of activities is specified by a regulation, which is issued by the lecturer responsible for the course annually.

Aims

The aim of the course is to get students acquainted with the theory of analysis and synthesis of the modern radio-frequency transceivers.
Student will be able: (a) to design common radio frequency circuits in modern transceivers; (b) perform numerical calculations for given specifications and computer simulation for functionality verification.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

GILMORE, Rowan. a Les. BESSER. Practical RF circuit design for modern wireless systems. Vol. I. Boston, MA: Artech House, c2003. ISBN 1-58053-521-6. (EN)
GILMORE, Rowan. a Les. BESSER. Practical RF circuit design for modern wireless systems. Vol. II. Boston, MA: Artech House, c2003. ISBN 1-58053-522-4. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPA-SAP Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Tomáš Urbanec, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction, organisation, passive lumped elements filters
Filters with lumped elements and distributed parameters
Filters with short transmission linesand coupled coaxial resonators
Filters with coupled resonators
Linear amplifiers
High efficiency amplifiers
RF chip design 1 – Tomáš Götthans
RF chip design 2 - Tomáš Götthans
Design of passive and low power circuits on chip 1 – Roman Šotner
Design of passive and low power circuits on chip 2 – Roman Šotner
On chip measurement
Individual projects

 

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Tomáš Urbanec, Ph.D.

Syllabus

ANSYS HFSS installation
initial simulations with lumped elements
circuit simulations with lumped elements
circuit simulations with lumped elements/distributed parameters elements
3D simulations with distributed parameters
circuit simulations of amplifier with noise/maximum power transfer matching
design and measurement of lumped element filter
design and measurement of matched amplifier 1
design and measurement of matched amplifier 2
chip design 1 in lab. T10 N5.18
chip design 2 in lab. T10 N5.18
on chip measurement demonstration/measurement finish