B.Tech Syllabus (7th Sem Electronics & Communication Engineering)
Seventh semester syllabus for Electronics & Communication Engineering at Bihar Engineering University
7th Semester Courses
| Paper Code | Paper Title | L | T | P | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007xx | Microwave Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1007xx | VLSI Design | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1007xx | Optical Fiber Communication | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Subject Details
Module 1: Microwave Transmission Lines
Introduction, Microwave spectrum and bands, Applications of microwaves. Rectangular waveguides, Solutions of wave equations in rectangular coordinates, TE and TM modes.
Module 2: Circular Waveguides & Cavity Resonators
Circular waveguides, TE and TM modes. Waveguide excitation. Rectangular and circular cavity resonators, Q-factor.
Module 3: Microwave Network Analysis
Scattering matrix: Properties, S-parameters for various microwave components: E-plane tee, H-plane tee, Magic tee, Directional coupler, Circulator, Isolator.
Module 4: Microwave Tubes
Limitations of conventional tubes at microwave frequencies. Two cavity klystron, Reflex klystron, Magnetron, Traveling Wave Tube (TWT).
Module 5: Microwave Solid State Devices
Gunn diode, IMPATT diode, TRAPATT diode. Parametric amplifiers.
Module 6: Microwave Measurements
Measurement of power, frequency, wavelength, VSWR, Impedance measurement.
Module 1: Introduction to VLSI
History of IC, CMOS technology, Moore’s law. MOS transistor theory: Enhancement and depletion mode MOS, Threshold voltage, I-V characteristics.
Module 2: CMOS Inverter
Static and dynamic characteristics of CMOS inverter, Power dissipation, Delay estimation.
Module 3: CMOS Fabrication
Fabrication process: n-well, p-well, twin-tub process. Layout design rules, stick diagrams.
Module 4: Combinational Logic Circuits
Static CMOS design, Dynamic CMOS design, Transmission gate logic, Pass transistor logic.
Module 5: Sequential Logic Circuits
CMOS latches and flip-flops, Registers, Static and dynamic sequential circuits.
Module 6: Hardware Description Language
Introduction to VHDL/Verilog, Modeling of digital systems, Logic synthesis and simulation.
Module 1: Introduction
Historical development, general system, advantages and disadvantages of optical fiber communication. Optical spectral bands.
Module 2: Optical Fiber Structures
Fiber materials, ray transmission theory, step index fiber, graded index fiber, single mode fiber, mode theory.
Module 3: Signal Degradation
Attenuation, absorption, scattering losses, bending losses. Dispersion: intramodal dispersion, intermodal dispersion.
Module 4: Optical Sources
LED: structures, efficiency, modulation. Laser diodes: structures, threshold conditions, external quantum efficiency.
Module 5: Optical Detectors
Physical principles of PIN and APD, detector response time, SNR, noise in detectors.
Module 6: Optical Systems
Optical link design: power budget, rise time budget. WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing), optical amplifiers (EDFA).