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IC Design Training
		Both for our own purposes and for the benefit of our customers, we have developed training workshops on advanced electronic design. These courses are intended for professional designers who wish to improve their competence level, thereby reducing development time and guaranteeing quality by design. A highly systematic design approach is used. It supports the correct interpretation of performance requirements as well as translation into target specifications. It subdivides electronic systems into basic functions, the design aspects of which are all covered in detail. Wherever possible, a synthesis instead of an analysis approach is emphasised.

Recently we have also developed a basic RF introduction course intended for beginners, managers and marketing engineers in this field in order to familiarize them with the possibilities of wireless techniques. This course completes our workshop program which is as follows: RF Introduction Design Technique of Low Noise Wide-Band Amplifiers RF Transceiver Design PLL Design Advanced Digital Modulation Techniques These workshops can be tailored to specific customer requirements. They can be held in our training facilities in Kista, Sweden and in Delft and Eindhoven in the Netherlands or upon request at your site.


Workshops		Overview

Introduction to RF Design Brief historical overview Transmission of information Standards Radio system example RF IC production RF building blocks Radio architectures RF measurements Integration aspects	Design Technique of Low-Noise Wide-Band Amplifiers Definitions, models, specifications Amplification mechanisms & amplifying devices CE & CS amplifier stages Noise, speed & power limitations Balancing & negative feedback Single- & multi-stage amplifiers HF compensation Biasing Design exercises	RF Transceiver Design Antenna filter & LNA Up/down mixer Local oscillator Limiter chain RSSI Detector Design exercises

PLL Design Architecture & loop transfer characteristics Frequency dividers Phase detector VCO Jitter/noise aspects Stability & loop filter Transient response Reference spurious PLL optimization Design exercises		Digital Modulation Basics Transmission principles Analog modulation Binary modulation M-ary modulation & pulse shaping Practical considerations Carrier & Symbol Synchronization Terrestrial broadcasting Wireless Personal Area Networks Exercises

Download the workshop presentations in pdf format (zip file - 4Mb)
Download the workshop presentations in ppt format (zip file - 568Kb) For more information, please contact by e-mail, Mr. Ernst Habekotté of Catena Microelectronics bv.