EE 614 Course Project Topics
Sr. No. Topic
Broadband 2 way unequal broadband unequal power divider Isolation between output ports 25 dB (min)
1 so that it can be used as combiner also. It can be
power divider and combiner and combiner to achieve the given
2 4-way power divider
3 Broadband coupler
4 5 Port Rat-Race Coupler
5 Band Pass Filter
Multi Section Band Pass
6 Attenualtion in CDMA and
Filter
7 Medium Gain Amplifier
Problem definition Specifications Applications
Frequency of operation 1600-2500 MHz
Power ratio at 2 output ports 1:3 Broadband 2 way unequal power divider should be
Design, fabricate and test a
designed with good isolation between output ports
used as feeding network in designing tapered
specifications.
antenna array which provides less side lobe level.
Frequency band 2300 -2500 MHz
Design, fabricate and test a 4-way This power divider can be used as a feeding
Power ratio at 4 ports 1:3:3:1
unequal power divider for the network to design binomial antena array which
Isolation between ports 15 dB (min)
given specifications eliminates the power scattered in side lobe level.
Frequency of operation 800-2500 MHz Broadband couplers find applications in
Design, fabricate and test a
Coupling 20 dB microwave instrumentation, such as network and
broadband coupled line coupler
Input return loss Better than 15 dB spectrum analyzers. such couplers are also used in
for the given specifications
wide-band Tx/Rx systems.
Design, fabricate and test a 5-port Center Frequency 2.8 GHz 5-port rat-race is a configuration used to achieve
Rat-race coupler with the given Resurn Loss Better than 15 dB large bandwidth. The geometry is also used in
specifications Isolation Better than 20 dB singly-balanced mixer design.
Frequency of operation 470-700 MHz This broadband BPF is designed for TV white
Design, fabricate and test a band Insertion loss 2 dB max space band communication. However, signal
pass filter for the given Attenualtion in CDMA through CDMA and GSM 900 band should be
40 dB min
specifications frequency band attenuated significantly to reduce interference from
these signals.
Frequency of operation 500-750 MHz This broadband BPF can be used in receiver chain
Design, fabricate and test a band
Insertion loss 2 dB max of ground penetrating radar to pass the desired
pass filter using multi section
band (500-750 MHz) and to attenuate the
directly coupled configuration to 60 dB min
GSM frequency band interfering signal significantly through CDMA and
achieve the given specifications
GSM 900 band.
Frequency of operation 470-750 MHz This amiplifier is typically used to amplify the
Design, fabricate and test an Operating Power Gain 20 dB ( min) signal transmitteed in TV white space band. It can
amplifier for the given Input power 10 dBm (max) also be used to amplify the power of microwave
specifications Supply Voltage 5V transmitter pulse in ground penetrating radar
Supply Current 250 mA ( max) which results in detection of buried target upto
 Frequency of operation 80 - 2500 MHz
This broadband low noise amplifier can be used to
Operating Power Gain 20 dB min
Design, fabicate and test a Low ampilfy the weak signal received in cellular bands
Noise Figure 2 dB max.
8 LNA Noise Amplifier (LNA) with the (GSM 900, 2G, 3G) and Wi-Fi frequency band.
P1dB 0 dB min
given specifications. The same also finds applications in
Supply Voltage 5 V max
instrumentation and RSSI.
Supply Current 13 mA max
Volatge Controlled Frequency of operation 890 - 960MHz VCO can be used as RF source or transmitter to
9
Oscillator (VCO) Output power -3 dBm generate the signal in GSM band. It can be further
Design, fabricate and test a VCO
Supply Voltage 5V integrated with amplifier to increase the trasmitted
for the given specifications
10 PLL based VCO Supply Current 30 mA power and can be used as jammer to jam GSM
signals from cell phones.
Input frequency range 800 - 3000 MHz
11 Mixer (IC-based) LO frequency range 800 - 3000 MHz Mixers are widely used in almost all
Design, fabricate and test an
Output frequency range 800 - 3000 MHz communication systems. Wideband mixers are
upconverting mixer with the given
SSB Noise Figure 15 dB max required for RF instrumentation and wideband
Mixer (Singly-balanced, Rat- specifications
12 Conversion gain -3 dB min Tx/Rx systems.
race based)
Input Return loss Better than 10 dB
Frequency Range 500-3000 MHz
Design, fabricate and test a Attenuation dynamic range 20 dB Variable attenuators are used in numerous systems
13 Variable Attenuator variable attenuator for the given Input port return loss Better than 10 dB such as RSSI, Spectrum Analyzers to mention a
specifications few.

Frequency of operation 2.4-2.5 GHz

Phase shift 45 degree Phase shifters can be used in feed network of
Design, fabricate and test a phase Acceptable phase error (+/-) 3 degree phased array antennas to provide phase shift.
14 Phase Shifter
shifter for the given specification Insertion loss 2 dB (max) Phased array antennas are used for beam scanning
Return loss 15 dB ( min) and are frequently used in radar, statellite
communication. Phase shifters can also be used in
Frequency of operation 800-6000 MHz RF detectors are widely used in RF receiver
Design, fabricate and test a RF
Return loss Better than 20 dB architectures. RSSI, RF power meters, RF energy
15 RF detectors detector with the given
Dynamic Range Better than 40 dB harvesting systems, microwave test instruments
specifications
are some common applications.