Masters Programme in

Radio Frequency Design & Technology

(RFDT)

Centre for Applied Research in Electronics

Indian Institute of Technology DelhiIndia

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M.TECH PROGRAMME

A multidisciplinary masters program in Radio Frequency Design & Technology is offered by the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics. The program provides specialization in Microwave/ Microelectronics/ Signal Processing. This course is unique in India imparting hands-on training focusing on hardware in a wide range of topics like digital signal processors and applications, speech processing, wireless and underwater communications, antenna design, active and passive circuit design at microwave and millimeter wave frequencies, fabrication of solid state devices, MEMS based sensors and actuators, RF MEMS etc. The projects done by the stu-dents are hardware intensive. Frequently, the projects are part of deliverable products for sponsoring agencies.

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COURSES UNDERTAKEN

Advanced Active Circuits Adaptive Signal Processing

Analog Integrated Circuits Architectures for DSP Processors

CAD of RF and Microwave Circuits Detection & Estimation Theory

Electromagnetism Digital Communication

Fabrication Techniques for RF Devices Digital Signal Processing

Mixed Signal Design DSP Programming

RF Antenna Design Techniques Image Processing

RF Active & Passive Circuit Design Multiuser Communications

RF & Microwave Solid State Devices Sensor Array Signal Processing

RF Measurement Techniques Signal Theory

RF MEMS Design and Technology Speech Processing

PAST PROJECTS

6 bit antenna-integrated phase shifter

Active antenna array (using injection locking) in MIC and MMIC

Device modelling of GaAs HEMT & MESFET

Design and implementation of underwater QPSK modem

Effiecient wideband speech encoding and decoding schemes

Investigation of EBG in microstrip circuits

Low power acoustic DSP processor design

MEMS based micro-cantilevers

Method and software for target classification using passive sonar

Multifunctional MMIC design

Passive surveillance and detection algorithms

Reconfigurable antenna design

Sonocular perception system for the visually impaired

Transceiver designs in NRD, SSL and MIC

Voice conversion using voice fonts

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MICROWAVE GROUP

The Microwave Group specializes in high frequency RF circuit design (upto 140 GHz). Over the years the group has developed expertise in the design, techniques and technology of Microwave Integrated Circuits (MIC), Millimeter Wave Integrated Circuits (MWIC) and RF MEMS. The group has established excellent infrastructure both in terms of hardware, as well as software that facilitates design and development at frequencies upto 140GHz. The group has recently tied up with MMIC foundries in India and abroad for design of MMIC circuits. The group has successfully completed 30 major sponsored R&D projects and 60 consultancy projects from various industries and R&D organizations.

Area of ResearchEBG StructuresMicrowave planar antennasMicrowave active & passive circuitsMillimeter wave active & passive circuits using Finlines & SSLMMIC designMetamaterials & super conducting microwave circuitsRFICRFID systemsRF MEMS

Technology TransferC-band dual mode reciprocal Ferrite phase shifterCAD of millimeter wave Finlines - Analysis and Design softwareDesign and technology of balanced mixer at Ka-bandKa - band Gunn diode oscillator in SSL with evanescent guide terminationMicrowave and millimeter wave receiver components using SSLMillimeter wave integrated circuit components at Ka-band using FinlinesMicro machined passive and active antennaTx / Rx antenna for miss distance indicatorX - band dual mode reciprocal Ferrite phase shifter with integrated antenna

FacilitiesMicrowave/Millimeter Wave Measurement Laboratory

Vector network analyzers (upto 110 GHz) and Spectrum analyzers (upto 40 GHz)for RF measurementsPower meters ( upto 40GHz)Signal Source (upto 40 GHz)Antenna measurement setup (in an anechoic chamberProbe station interfaced with automatic Network analyzer

Microwave CAD LaboratoryRF CAD Tools : ADS-2009 (integrated with Momentum), AWR Microwave Office, Ansoft Designer,SerenadeEM Simulation Tools : Agilent HFSS,Ansoft HFSS, Flomerics Microstripes, CSTMicrowave Studio, IE3D, Fidelity, XFDTD, Sonnet.MEMS CAD Lab : COMSOL Multi-physics, Coventorware, Intellisuite

Mask Making and IC LaboratoryComputer controlled coordinatographSemi-automatic photo plotterMIC fabrication facilities: spinners, ovens, UV-exposure systems and etching stationsBonding stationsDicing saw

Anechoic Chamber VNA (1 10 GHz) Probe Station Spectrum Analyzer

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The Microelectronics Group houses a comprehensive facility for the devel-opement of silicon & allied microcircuits. The group adds another dimension-ality to the diversity of activities within the Centre in realizing the fabrication of circuits. The group has a fabrication facility for integrated circuits. It has initiated a few sponsored R&D programmes on sensors and actuators using silicon micro-machining techniques.

Area of Research

MICROELECTRONICS GROUP

Magnetic nanoparticles

Nanostructured materials

Organic semiconductors

Semiconductor devices and MEMS simulationsSilicon micro machining and MEMS SensorsWafer bonding

Facilities

Diffusion / oxidation furnace Optical probes for non-destructive characterization, microscopes

Thermal evaporation system Rapid thermal annealing system

First reduction camera Reactive ion etching

Mask aligner RF sputtering systems

Surface profiler for thickness measurement

Thermal, optical, acoustic & magnetic systems for characterisation of non-destructive element

RIE & Sputtering Unit Clean Room Oxidation UnitThermal , Optical , Acoustic & Magnetic Characterisat ion

System for Non Destructive Element

Technology TransferMicropower CMOS hearing aid design

Frequency modulated heat sources for thermal NDT of composites

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SIGNAL PROCESSING GROUP The Signal Processing Group specializes in acoustics, speech & audio processing, sig-nal processing algorithms and underwater signal processing. The group has been involved in developing real-time hardware and signal processing algorithms for the underwater environ-ments. Other research interests are in developing quantitative models for speech perception and production mechanisms and using these models to improve the performance of speech processing applications. The group has excellent lab infrastructure with all necessary soft-wares, high speed signal acquisition systems and DSP kits.

Area of Research

Detection, localization & target classification algorithmsHardware & software for low power DSP systemsHigh speed modems & communication protocolsHigher order spectrum analysis based signal processingHuman & Machine voice communication applicationsSignal processing for communication

Technology Transfer

Acoustic imaging for underwater applicationsAlgorithm for telephone band speech encoder and decoder at 3-4 kbps.Low bit rate speech codecs & 7 KHz band speech and audio codecs.Low power battery operated DSP-based systems for underwater applicationsTarget detection algorithms for passive surveillanceUnderwater local area network protocols for ship-ship communication

FacilitiesDigital Signal Processing Labs

Development tools (Code Composer Studio) for Texas Instruments DSPsOMAP Processor KitsModern DSP kits: fixed and floating pointOrcad 10.5 for DSP board developmentSignal conditioning and daughter cardsfor external interface with DSK.

Speech & Audio Processing Lab

Assorted high quality microphones, loud speakers, headsets and other audio equip-mentLow ambient noise environment to per-form auditory perception experiments & recordings according to ITU-T standardsSpeech & Audio processing softwares

Underwater Signal Processing Lab

Hydrophones and power amplifiers

High speed signal acquisition hardware with multichannel DAQ cards and signal analysis tools (like LabVIEW)

Underwater acoustic tank for realtime underwater experiments

NI PXI DAQ System UW Acoustic Modem Low Power Multi-DSP Plat form Underwater Electronics Lab

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FACULTY

MicroelectronicsProf. Suneet Tuli Professor & Head CAREProf. Vikram Kumar ProfessorProf. Sudhir Chandra ProfessorProf. B. S. Panwar ProfessorDr. Manish Sharma Associate ProfessorDr. Vikas Rana Assistant Professor

MicrowaveProf. S. K. Koul ProfessorDr. Ananjan Basu Associate ProfessorDr. Mahesh P. Abengaonkar Assistant Professor

Signal Processing

Prof. Rajendar Bahl ProfessorProf. Arun Kumar ProfessorDr. Monika Aggarwal Associate Professor

Working DomainAntenna Design

EBG Structures

Radar

RFIC

RFID

RF MEMSMicrowave Components upto 140 GHz

Tranceiver Design

Uniplanar StructuresAlgorithm DesignActive SonarReal Time Operating System for DSP

Wireless Sensor Network

Speech & Audio Processing

RF & Underwater Communication

Past RecruitersAgilent Technologies

Beceem

BEL

Conexant

Digibee

NXP Semiconductors

Nokia

NVIDIA

Powerwave

Sasken

Tejas Network

Texas Instruments

TSMC

Industrial CollaborationInternational

Agilent TechnologiesApplied Nano Structures USAFemto CNRS FranceLockheed Martin USAMaxim Semiconductor USAMEMS Cap. USAMitsubishi JapanNXP Semiconductor NetherlandSiRF Technology USA

National

Astra MicrowaveBELDRDO

GAETEC HyderabadHoneywell BangaloreIndian NavyNPMASSSAC AhmedabadTektronix

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PLACEMENT CO-ORDINATORDr. Ananjan BasuRoom No. III - 323

Centre for Applied Research in ElectronicsIndian Institute of Technology Delhi,

Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, IndiaTel: +91-11-2659 6210 Fax: +91-11-2659 6219

E-mail: ananjan@care.iitd.ernet.in

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVESunil Prasad

Ph: +91 9953493355E-mail: rfdt.iitd@gmail.com

Web: http://care.iitd.ac.in/

Companies that wish to recruit from RFDT Programme may contact

Companies that wish to participate in the formal recruitment process through our T&P cell may contact to Prof. Kushal Sen (Email Id: hodtnp@admin.iitd.ernet.in) Prof-In-Charge T&P Cell IIT Delhi.

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