Masters Programme

in
Radio Frequency Design & Technology
(RFDT )

Centre for Applied Research in Electronics

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
India
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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 students are hardware intensive. Frequently, the projects are part of

deliverable products for sponsoring agencies.

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
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he 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 Research

Facilities
Microwave/Millimeter Wave
Measurement Laboratory

EBG Structures
Microwave planar antennas
Microwave active & passive circuits
Millimeter wave active & passive
circuits using Finlines & SSL
MMIC design
Metamaterials & super conducting
microwave circuits
RFIC
RFID systems
RF MEMS

Vector network analyzers (upto 110 GHz)

and Spectrum analyzers (upto 40 GHz)for RF
measurements
Power meters ( upto 40GHz)
Signal Source (upto 40 GHz)
Antenna measurement setup (in an anechoic
chamber
Probe station interfaced with automatic
Network analyzer

Microwave CAD Laboratory

Technology Transfer
C-band dual mode reciprocal Ferrite phase shifter
CAD of millimeter wave Finlines - Analysis and
Design software
Design and technology of balanced mixer at Kaband
Ka - band Gunn diode oscillator in SSL with
evanescent guide termination
Microwave and millimeter wave receiver
components using SSL
Millimeter wave integrated circuit components at
Ka-band using Finlines
Micro machined passive and active antenna
Tx / Rx antenna for miss distance indicator
X - band dual mode reciprocal Ferrite phase shifter
with integrated antenna
Anechoic Chamber

RF CAD Tools : ADS-2009 (integrated with

Momentum), AWR Microwave Office, Ansoft
Designer,Serenade
EM Simulation Tools : Agilent HFSS,
Ansoft HFSS, Flomerics Microstripes, CST
Microwave Studio, IE3D, Fidelity, XFDTD,
Sonnet.

MEMS CAD Lab : COMSOL Multiphysics, Coventorware, Intellisuite

Mask Making and IC Laboratory

Computer controlled coordinatograph
Semi-automatic photo plotter
MIC fabrication facilities: spinners, ovens,
UV-exposure systems and etching stations
Bonding stations
Dicing saw
Probe Station

VNA (110 GHz)

Spectrum Analyzer

MICROELECTRONICS GROUP
The Microelectronics Group houses a comprehensive facility for the devel-

opement of silicon & allied microcircuits. The group adds another dimensionality 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.

Technology Transfer

Area of Research
Magnetic nanoparticles

Micropower CMOS hearing aid

design

Nanostructured materials

Frequency modulated heat

sources for thermal NDT of
composites

Organic semiconductors
Semiconductor devices and
MEMS simulations
Silicon micro machining and
MEMS Sensors
Wafer 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

Oxidation Unit

Clean Room

Thermal, Optical, Acoustic & Magnetic Characterisation

System for Non Destructive Element

SIGNAL PROCESSING GROUP

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he Signal Processing Group specializes in acoustics, speech & audio processing, signal processing algorithms and underwater signal processing. The group has been involved in
developing real-time hardware and signal processing algorithms for the underwater environments. 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 softwares, high speed signal acquisition systems and DSP kits.

Area of Research

Facilities

Detection, localization & target

classification algorithms
Hardware & software for low power
DSP systems
High speed modems & communication
protocols
Higher order spectrum analysis based
signal processing
Human & Machine voice
communication applications
Signal processing for communication

Technology Transfer
Acoustic imaging for underwater applications
Algorithm 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 applications
Target detection algorithms for passive
surveillance
Underwater local area network protocols for
ship-ship communication
NI PXI DAQ System

Digital Signal Processing Labs

Development tools (Code Composer
Studio) for Texas Instruments DSPs
OMAP Processor Kits
Modern DSP kits: fixed and floating point
Orcad 10.5 for DSP board development
Signal conditioning and daughter cards
for external interface with DSK.

Speech & Audio Processing Lab

Assorted high quality microphones, loud
speakers, headsets and other audio equipment
Low ambient noise environment to perform auditory perception experiments &
recordings according to ITU-T standards
Speech & 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 real
time underwater experiments
Low Power Multi-DSP Platform

UW Acoustic Modem

Underwater Electronics Lab

FACULTY
Microelectronics
Prof. Suneet Tuli
Prof. Vikram Kumar
Prof. Sudhir Chandra
Prof. B. S. Panwar
Dr. Manish Sharma
Dr. Vikas Rana

Professor & Head CARE

Professor
Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor

Microwave
Prof. S. K. Koul
Dr. Ananjan Basu
Dr. Mahesh P. Abengaonkar

Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor

Signal Processing
Prof. Rajendar Bahl
Prof. Arun Kumar
Dr. Monika Aggarwal

Professor
Professor
Associate Professor

Industrial Collaboration

Working Domain
EBG Structures

Agilent Technologies

Radar

Beceem

RFIC

BEL

RFID

Conexant

RF MEMS
Microwave Components upto
140 GHz
Tranceiver Design
Uniplanar Structures

Real Time Operating System for

DSP
Wireless Sensor Network
Speech & Audio Processing
RF & Underwater
Communication

Agilent Technologies
Applied Nano Structures USA
Femto CNRS France
Lockheed Martin USA
Maxim Semiconductor USA
MEMS Cap. USA
Mitsubishi Japan

Digibee
NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductor Netherland

SiRF Technology USA

Nokia

National

NVIDIA

Astra Microwave
BEL

Algorithm Design
Active Sonar

International

Past Recruiters

Antenna Design

Powerwave

DRDO

Sasken

GAETEC Hyderabad

Tejas Network

Honeywell Bangalore

Texas Instruments

Indian Navy
NPMASS

TSMC

SAC Ahmedabad
Tektronix
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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.
Companies that wish to recruit from RFDT Programme may contact
PLACEMENT CO-ORDINATOR

Dr. Ananjan Basu

Room No. III - 323

Centre for Applied Research in Electronics
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India
Tel: +91-11-2659 6210 Fax: +91-11-2659 6219
E-mail: ananjan@care.iitd.ernet.in

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Sunil Prasad

Ph: +91 9953493355

E-mail: rfdt.iitd@gmail.com

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