ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING / ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (DIPLOMA STANDARD) SUBJECT

CODE: 337

UNIT – I: ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS Semiconductor– PN junction Diode – Zener diode - Rectifiers – Half
wave, full wave and Bridge rectifier- Filters- Bipolar junction Transistors (BJT) – biasing - configuration –RC coupled
amplifier - Field effect Transistors (FET) - Uni junction Transistor (UJT) – Transistor oscillators - SCR - DIAC - TRIAC –
MOSFET – Opto electronic devices – LDR, LED, LCD, Opto coupler, Solar cell, Photo diode, Photo transistor – Diode
clipper – Diode clamper – Voltage doubler, Multi vibrators -Astable, Monostable, Bistable – Schmitt trigger.

UNIT – II: ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS AND INSTRUMENTATION DC Circuits – Network theorems – AC Circuits – Resonance –
Transformers - D.C generators – D.C motors – Single phase induction motor – Types - Stepper motor – Universal
motor – Measuring instruments- PMMC- Bridges – Cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO) – Digital storage oscilloscope
(DSO)- Recorders - Transducers – Sensors – Test instruments.

UNIT – III: (A). C PROGRAMMING Program, Algorithm & flow chart – Introduction to C – Variables, constants & data
types – C operators – I/O statement – Branching, looping statements – Arrays and strings - Functions – Structures and
Unions – Pointers- Dynamic memory management – File management & Preprocessors- C programming.

(B). COMPUTER HARDWARE AND NETWORK Mother board components- Memory storage devices – I/O devices and
interface – Maintenance and troubleshooting of desktop and laptops – Computer network devices and OSI layers –
802.x and TCP/IP protocols.

UNIT – IV: INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS Thyristor family - SCR, IGBT, MOSFET, GTO –Trigger circuits- Commutation -
Converters – Choppers – Inverters- Applications – HVDC transmission, SMPS, UPS – Programmable logic controller
(PLC) – Numerical control system – CNC- Robotics.

UNIT – V: DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Number system- Boolean algebra- De-Morgan’s
theorems – Logic gates- Digital logic families- Combinational circuits – Arithmetic circuits, Encoder and decoder,
Multiplexer, Demultiplexer, BCD adder, Parity checker and generator- Sequential circuits – Flip flops, Counters, Shift
registers – Memory devices – Operational amplifier – IC 741 – Basic linear circuits – Op-amp applications – PLL &
applications – A/D converters and D/A converters – IC 555 timer- applications- IC voltage regulators. UNIT – VI

(A).COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING Networks - Equalizer – Attenuator – Filters – Antennas – Propagation –

Modulation – Amplitude modulation – AM transmitter, receiver – Frequency modulation – FM transmitter, receiver –
Phase modulation- Pulse modulation – Audio system – Microphone, loud speaker, audio recording and reproduction
–Video system.

( B). TELEVISION ENGINEERING Television fundamentals- Mono chrome TV, Color TV – Camera tube– Picture tubes –
Television transmitter – Television receiver – Advanced television systems.

UNIT – VII: ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Radar and navigational aids –
Telephone system – Facsimile communication system – Digital communication – Digital codes- Optical
communication – Satellite communication – Microwave communication – Mobile communication (Qualitative
treatment only) – Satellite multiple access techniques. Basics of digital communication – Waveform coding
techniques – Digital modulation techniques - Data communication codes – Data network.

UNIT – VIII: MICRO PROCESSOR AND MICRO CONTROLLER Introduction to microprocessors - 8085 micro processor -
Architecture – Instruction set – Addressing mode – Instruction cycle. 8051 microcontroller – Architecture –
Instruction set – Assembler - Addressing modes - Programmes – I/O programming – Timer programming- Serial
communication – Interrupts - IC 8255 - Peripheral interfacing techniques with 8051 – applications.

UNIT – IX: VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Combinational circuit design- combinational circuit building
blocks – VHDL for combinational circuit- VHDL code – Sequential circuit design – Design steps- VHDL for sequential
circuit – PLDS – PROM, PLA, PAL, CPLD –FPGA - ASIC - types.

UNIT – X: EMBEDDED SYSTEM ARM processor architecture –Fundamentals- Instruction sets – Interrupts – Exceptions
& modes – Simple programs – Cache mechanism – Concept of flushing and cleaning cache – Cache lockdown –
Memory protection and management unit – Embedded OS – RTOS – Synchronization – Inter process communication.
 1) ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS 
2) ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS AND INSTRUMENTATION
3) COMPUTER HARDWARE AND NETWORK
4) INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
5)
6) zDIGITAL ELECTRONICS
7) LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
8) COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
9) TELEVISION ENGINEERING
10) ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
11) DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
12) MICRO PROCESSOR AND MICRO CONTROLLER
13) VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

14) EMBEDDED SYSTEM

15) C PROGRAMMING

1 1) ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS, 2)INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS,3) LINEAR

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, 4)ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS AND INSTRUMENTATION,5) DIGITAL
ELECTRONICS 6) MCRO PROCESSOR AND MICRO CONTROLLERI

1) COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING 2) TELEVISION ENGINEERING 3) ADVANCED

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 4) DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

1) COMPUTER HARDWARE AND NETWORK 2) C PROGRAMMING 3) EMBEDDED SYSTEM

4) VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

1 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS 2 days

2 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS 2 days
3 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 2 day
4 ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS AND INSTRUMENTATION 2
5 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS 2
6 MCRO PROCESSOR AND MICRO CONTROLLERI 2
7 COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING 2
8 TELEVISION ENGINEERING 2
9 ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 2
10 DIGITAL COMMUNICATION 2
11 COMPUTER HARDWARE AND NETWORK 2
12 C PROGRAMMING 2
13 VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT 2 Study order
14 EMBEDDED SYSTEM

TNPSC JE TRB
1) ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
 CIRCUITS
2) LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
3) INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS AND NETWORKS
INSTRUMENTATION
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS DIGITAL CIRCUITS
MICRO PROCESSOR AND MICRO
CONTROLLER
1) COMMUNICATION ANALOG AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
2) TELEVISION ENGINEERING
3) ADVANCED COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM
4) DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
1) VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CMOS VLSI SYSTEMS
CIRCUIT
1) COMPUTER HARDWARE AND COMPUTER COMMUNICATION
NETWORK
ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS AND ELECTROMAGNETICS
INSTRUMENTATION
1) EMBEDDED SYSTEM ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
2) C PROGRAMMING SIGNAL PROCESSING
CONTROL SYSTEMS

EDC 1 UNIT 4: ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
1) Energy bands, Carrier transport in Semiconductor– PN junction Diode
silicon, Generation and recombination – Zener diode - Rectifiers – Half
of carriers; wave, full wave and Bridge rectifier-
2) PN junction diode, Zener diode, Filters- Bipolar junction Transistors
Tunnel diode, BJT, JFET, MOS capacitor, (BJT) – biasing - configuration –RC
MOSFET, LED, PIN and avalanche photo coupled amplifier - Field effect
diode, Lasers; Transistors (FET) - Uni junction
3) device technology of integrated circuits. Transistor (UJT) – Transistor
4) Small signal equivalent circuits of oscillators - SCR - DIAC - TRIAC –
diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs and analog MOSFET – Opto electronic devices –
CMOS. LDR, LED, LCD, Opto coupler, Solar
5) Biasing and bias stability of transistor cell, Photo diode, Photo transistor –
and FET amplifiers. Diode clipper – Diode clamper –
6) Rectifiers and Power Supplies; Voltage doubler, Multi vibrators
Feedback amplifiers and Oscillators, -Astable, Monostable, Bistable –
Tuned Amplifiers, Multivibrators; Schmitt trigger.
7) Operational Amplifiers and its
applications; Function generators and
wave-shaping circuits, 555 Timers UNIT – IV: INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
Thyristor family - SCR, IGBT,
MOSFET, GTO –Trigger circuits-
Commutation - Converters –
Choppers – Inverters- Applications –
HVDC transmission, SMPS, UPS –
Programmable logic controller (PLC)
– Numerical control system – CNC-
Robotics.
Operational amplifier – IC 741 –
Basic linear circuits – Op-amp
applications – PLL & applications –
 A/D converters and D/A converters –
IC 555 timer- applications- IC voltage
regulators.
UNIT 5: DIGITAL CIRCUITS DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND LINEAR
1) Boolean algebra, minimization of INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Number
Boolean functions; logic gates. system- Boolean algebra- De-
2) Combinatorial circuits: arithmetic Morgan’s theorems – Logic gates-
circuits, code converters, multiplexers, Digital logic families- Combinational
decoders, PROMs and PLAs. circuits – Arithmetic circuits,
3) Sequential circuits: latches and flip- Encoder and decoder, Multiplexer,
flops, counters and shift-registers; Demultiplexer, BCD adder, Parity
ADCs, DACs. checker and generator- Sequential
4) Semiconductor memories; circuits – Flip flops, Counters, Shift
Microprocessors (8085 and 8086) and registers – Memory devices
Microcontrollers
(8051 and PIC): architecture, programming,
and applications UNIT – VIII: MICRO PROCESSOR AND
MICRO CONTROLLER Introduction to
microprocessors - 8085 micro
processor - Architecture –
Instruction set – Addressing mode –
Instruction cycle. 8051
microcontroller – Architecture –
Instruction set – Assembler -
Addressing modes - Programmes –
I/O programming – Timer
programming- Serial communication
– Interrupts - IC 8255 - Peripheral
interfacing techniques with 8051 –
applications.

ANALOG AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION (A).COMMUNICATION

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Networks - Equalizer
1) Random signals and noise theory: – Attenuator – Filters – Antennas –
2) Amplitude, Angle and Pulse Propagation – Modulation –
modulation and demodulation Amplitude modulation – AM
systems, superheterodyne receivers; transmitter, receiver – Frequency
signal-to-noise ratio; modulation – FM transmitter,
3) Pulse code modulation; differential receiver –Phase modulation- Pulse
pulse code modulation; modulation – Audio system –
4) digital modulation schemes: Microphone, loud speaker, audio
amplitude,phase and frequency shift recording and reproduction –Video
keying schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK), Error system.
Control Coding. ( B). TELEVISION ENGINEERING
5) Satellite Communication; Television fundamentals- Mono
6) Fundamentals of information theory chrome TV, Color TV – Camera
and channel capacity tube– Picture tubes – Television
transmitter – Television receiver –
UNIT 3: ELECTROMAGNETICS Advanced television systems.
1) Elements of vector calculus; UNIT – VII: ADVANCED
2) Electrostatic Fields: Coulomb's Law, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND
divergence and curl, Gauss' and Stokes' DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Radar
theorems; and navigational aids – Telephone
3) Magnetic Fields: Biot-Savat's Law, system – Facsimile communication
Ampere's circuital Law, Faraday's Law, system – Digital communication –
Maxwell's equations, Poynting vector; Digital codes- Optical
4) Waveguides: TE and TM modes in communication – Satellite
 rectangular and circular waveguides; communication – Microwave
boundary conditions; communication – Mobile
5) Transmission lines: characteristic communication (Qualitative
impedance; impedance transformation; treatment only) – Satellite multiple
Smithchart; impedance matching; S access techniques. Basics of digital
parameters, pulse excitation. communication – Waveform coding
6) Fundamentals and Parameters of VHF techniques – Digital modulation
and UHF antennas and Wave techniques - Data communication
Propagation; codes – Data network
RF and Microwave circuits and systems

UNIT 6: CMOS VLSI SYSTEMS VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED

1) MOSFET's as switches, Basic logic gates CIRCUIT Combinational circuit
in CMOS, CMOS layers, CMOS inverter, design- combinational circuit
Dynamic CMOS, Floor planning and building blocks – VHDL for
Routing, Low power design, Reliability combinational circuit- VHDL code –
and testing of VLSI circuits, CMOS Sequential circuit design – Design
clocking and testing; steps- VHDL for sequential circuit –
2) Structural Gate Level Modeling; PLDS – PROM, PLA, PAL, CPLD –
3) Switch Level Modeling; Behavioral and FPGA - ASIC - types.
RTL Modeling — Multiplier, encoders,
decoders, flip flops, registers; arithmetic
circuits in CMOS VLSI.

UNIT 10: COMPUTER COMMUNICATION (B). COMPUTER HARDWARE AND

1) Data Communication: OSI reference NETWORK Mother board
model; components- Memory storage
2) Modems; devices – I/O devices and interface –
3) Error detection and Correction; Maintenance and troubleshooting
4) Data link control and Protocols; of desktop and laptops – Computer
5) Local Area Networks and Metropolitan network devices and OSI layers –
Networks; Wide Area Networks; 802.x and TCP/IP protocols
6) Cloud Computing: architecture,
services.
7) Mobile Communication: architecture,
structure; OFDM principle; Basics of
TDMA, FDMA; CDMA, GSM, GPRS and
WiMax.

NETWORKS UNIT – II: ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS AND

1) Graphs Theory: Matrices associated INSTRUMENTATION DC Circuits –
with graphs; incidence, fundamental cut Network theorems – AC Circuits –
set and fundamental circuit matrices. Resonance – Transformers - D.C
2) Network Analysis: Nodal and mesh generators – D.C motors – Single
analysis. phase induction motor – Types -
3) Network theorems: Superposition, Stepper motor – Universal motor –
Thevenin's, Norton's, Maximum power Measuring instruments- PMMC-
transfer theorems, Wye-Delta Bridges – Cathode ray oscilloscope
transformation. (CRO) – Digital storage oscilloscope
4) Steady state sinusoidal analysis using (DSO)- Recorders - Transducers –
phasors. Sensors – Test instruments
5) Linear constant coefficient differential
equations;
6) time domain analysis of simple RLC
circuits,
7) Solution of network equations using
Laplace transform:
8) frequency domain analysis of RLC
circuits.
9) 2-port network parameters: driving
point and transfer functions; State
equations for networks.
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1 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 1) Linear Algebra: Vector space, basis, linear
1) Linear Algebra: Matrix Algebra, Systems dependence and independence, matrix algebra,
of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen values and eigen vectors, rank, solution of
eigen vectors. linear equations – existence and uniqueness.
2) Calculus: Mean value theorems, 2) Calculus: Mean value theorems, theorems of
Theorems of integral calculus, Evaluation integral calculus, evaluation of definite and improper
of definite and improper integrals, Partial integrals, partial derivatives, maxima and minima,
Derivatives, Maxima and Minima, multiple integrals, line, surface and volume integrals,
Multiple integrals, Fourier series. Vector Taylor series.
identities, Directional derivatives, Line, 3) Differential Equations: First order equations
Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, (linear and nonlinear), higher order linear
Gauss and Green's theorems. differential equations, Cauchy's and Euler's
3) Differential equations: First order equations, methods of solution using variation of
equation (linear and nonlinear), Higher parameters, complementary function and particular
order linear differential equations with integral, partial differential equations, variable
constant coefficients, Method of variation separable method, initial and boundary value
of parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s problems. Vector Analysis: Vectors in plane and
equations, Initial and boundary value space, vector operations, gradient, divergence and
problems, Partial Differential Equation curl, Gauss's, Green's and Stoke's theorems.
and variable separable method. 4)Complex Analysis: Analytic functions, Cauchy's
4) Complex variables: Analytic functions, integral theorem, Cauchy's integral formula; Taylor's
Cauchy's integral theorem and integral and Laurent's series, residue theorem.
formula, Taylor's and Laurent' series, 5) Numerical Methods: Solution of nonlinear
Residue theorem, solution integrals. equations, single and multi-step methods for
5) Probability and Statistics: Sampling differential equations, convergence criteria.
theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, 6) Probability and Statistics: Mean, median, mode
median, mode and standard deviation, and standard deviation; combinatorial probability,
Random variables, Discrete and probability distribution functions - binomial,
continuous distributions, Poisson, Normal Poisson, exponential and normal; Joint and
and Binomial distribution, Correlation conditional probability; Correlation and regression
and regression analysis. analysis.
6) Numerical Methods: Solutions of non-
linear algebraic equations, single and
multistep methods for differential
 equations.

2 1) Graphs Theory: Matrices associated with 1) Network solution methods: nodal and mesh
graphs; incidence, fundamental cut set analysis;
and fundamental circuit matrices. 2) Network theorems: superposition, Thevenin
2) Network Analysis: Nodal and mesh and Norton’s, maximum power transfer;
analysis. Wye-Delta transformation;
3) Network theorems: Superposition, 3) Steady state sinusoidal analysis using
Thevenin's, Norton's, Maximum power phasors;
transfer theorems, Wye-Delta 4) Time domain analysis of simple linear
transformation. circuits;
4) Steady state sinusoidal analysis using 5) Solution of network equations using Laplace
phasors. transform;
5) Linear constant coefficient differential 6) Frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits;
equations; 7) Linear 2-port network parameters: driving
6) time domain analysis of simple RLC point and transfer functions;
circuits, 8) State equations for networks.
7) Solution of network equations using
Laplace transform:
8) frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits.
9) 2-port network parameters: driving point
and transfer functions;
10) State equations for networks.

3 SIGNAL PROCESSING 1) Continuous-time signals: Fourier series and

1) Definitions and properties of Laplace Fourier transform representations,
transform, 2) sampling theorem and applications;
2) continuous-time and discrete-time 3) Discrete-time signals: discrete-time Fourier
3) Fourier series, transform (DTFT),
4) continuous-time and discrete-time 4) DFT, FFT,
Fourier Transform, 5) Z-transform,
5) DFT and FFT, 6) interpolation of discrete-time signals;
6) Z transform. 7) LTI systems: definition and properties,
7) Sampling theorem. causality, stability, impulse response,
8) Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) Systems: Signal convolution, poles and zeros, parallel and
transmission through LTI systems. cascade structure, frequency response,
9) Infinite impulse response filters; finite group delay, phase delay,
impulse response filters; 8) digital filter design techniques.
10) Quantization effects and DSP
architecture.

4 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS 1) Electronic Devices Energy bands in intrinsic

1) Energy bands, Carrier transport in silicon, and extrinsic silicon;
Generation and recombination of 2) Carrier transport: diffusion current, drift
carriers; current, mobility and resistivity; Generation
2) PN junction diode, Zener diode, Tunnel and recombination of carriers; Poisson and
diode, BJT, JFET, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, continuity equations;
LED, PIN and avalanche photo diode, 3) P-N junction, Zener diode, BJT, MOS
Lasers; capacitor, MOSFET, LED, photo diode and
3) device technology of integrated circuits. solar cell;
4) Small signal equivalent circuits of diodes, 4) Integrated circuit fabrication process:
BJTs, MOSFETs and analog CMOS. oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation,
5) Biasing and bias stability of transistor and photolithography and twin-tub CMOS
FET amplifiers. process.
6) Rectifiers and Power Supplies; Feedback 5) 4: Analog Circuits Small signal equivalent
amplifiers and Oscillators, Tuned circuits of diodes, BJTs and MOSFETs;
Amplifiers, Multivibrators; 6) Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping
 7) Operational Amplifiers and its and rectifiers;
applications; Function generators and 7) Single-stage BJT and MOSFET amplifiers:
wave-shaping circuits, 555 Timers biasing, bias stability, mid-frequency small
signal analysis and frequency response;
8) BJT and MOSFET amplifiers: multi-stage,
differential, feedback, power and
operational;
9) Simple op-amp circuits; Active filters;
Sinusoidal oscillators: criterion for
oscillation, single-transistor and opamp
configurations; Function generators, wave-
shaping circuits and 555 timers; Voltage
reference circuits; Power supplies: ripple
removal and regulation
5 UNIT 5: DIGITAL CIRCUITS 1) Number systems; Combinatorial circuits:
1) Boolean algebra, minimization of Boolean Boolean algebra, minimization of functions
functions; logic gates. using Boolean identities and Karnaugh map,
2) Combinatorial circuits: arithmetic circuits, logic gates and their static CMOS
code converters, multiplexers, decoders, implementations, arithmetic circuits, code
PROMs and PLAs. converters, multiplexers, decoders and PLAs;
3) Sequential circuits: latches and flip-flops, Sequential circuits: latches and flip-flops,
counters and shift-registers; ADCs, DACs. counters, shift-registers and finite state
4) Semiconductor memories; machines; Data converters: sample and hold
Microprocessors (8085 and 8086) and circuits, ADCs and DACs; Semiconductor
Microcontrollers memories: ROM, SRAM, DRAM; 8-bit
(8051 and PIC): architecture, programming, and microprocessor (8085): architecture,
applications. programming, memory and I/O interfacing.

6 UNIT 8: CONTROL SYSTEMS Control Systems

1) Basic control system components; 1) Basic control system components;
2) Open loop and closed loop systems and 2) Feedback principle; Transfer function;
stability analysis of these systems. 3) Block diagram representation;
3) Signal flow graphs and their use in 4) Signal flow graph; Transient and steady-state
determining transfer functions of analysis of LTI systems;
systems; transient and steady state 5) Frequency response;
analysis of LTI control systems and 6) Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist stability criteria;
frequency response. 7) Bode and root-locus plots;
4) Tools and techniques for LTI control 8) Lag, lead and lag-lead compensation;
system analysis: root loci, Routh-Hurwitz 9) State variable model and solution of state
criterion, Bode and Nyquist plots. equation of LTI systems.
5) Control system compensators: elements
of lead and lag compensation, elements
of Proportional-Integral-Derivative
control.

7 UNIT 9: ANALOG AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Communications Random processes:

SYSTEMS autocorrelation and power spectral density,
1) Random signals and noise theory: properties of white noise, filtering of random signals
2) Amplitude, Angle and Pulse modulation through LTI systems; Analog communications:
and demodulation systems, amplitude modulation and demodulation, angle
superheterodyne receivers; signal-to- modulation and demodulation, spectra of AM and
noise ratio; FM, superheterodyne receivers, circuits for analog
3) Pulse code modulation; differential pulse communications; Information theory: entropy,
code modulation; mutual information and channel capacity theorem;
4) digital modulation schemes: Digital communications: PCM, DPCM, digital
amplitude,phase and frequency shift modulation schemes, amplitude, phase and
keying schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK), Error frequency shift keying (ASK, PSK, FSK), QAM, MAP
 Control Coding. and ML decoding, matched filter receiver,
5) Satellite Communication; calculation of bandwidth, SNR and BER for digital
Fundamentals of information theory and channel modulation; Fundamentals of error correction,
capacity theorem Hamming codes; Timing and frequency
synchronization, inter-symbol interference and its
mitigation; Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA
8 : ELECTROMAGNETICS Electromagnetics Electrostatics; Maxwell’s
1) Elements of vector calculus; equations: differential and integral forms and their
2) Electrostatic Fields: Coulomb's Law, interpretation, boundary conditions, wave equation,
divergence and curl, Gauss' and Stokes' Poynting vector; Plane waves and properties:
theorems; reflection and refraction, polarization, phase and
3) Magnetic Fields: Biot-Savat's Law, group velocity, propagation through various media,
Ampere's circuital Law, Faraday's Law, skin depth; Transmission lines: equations,
Maxwell's equations, Poynting vector; characteristic impedance, impedance matching,
4) Waveguides: TE and TM modes in impedance transformation, S-parameters, Smith
rectangular and circular waveguides; chart; Waveguides: modes, boundary conditions,
boundary conditions; cut-off frequencies, dispersion relations; Antennas:
5) Transmission lines: characteristic antenna types, radiation pattern, gain and
impedance; impedance transformation; directivity, return loss, antenna arrays; Basics of
Smithchart; impedance matching; S radar; Light propagation in optical fibers.
parameters, pulse excitation.
6) Fundamentals and Parameters of VHF
and UHF antennas and Wave
Propagation;
7) RF and Microwave circuits and systems.

CMOS VLSI SYSTEMS

1) MOSFET's as switches, Basic logic gates in
CMOS, CMOS layers, CMOS inverter,
Dynamic CMOS, Floor planning and
Routing, Low power design, Reliability
and testing of VLSI circuits, CMOS
clocking and testing;
2) Structural Gate Level Modeling;
3) Switch Level Modeling; Behavioral and
RTL Modeling — Multiplier, encoders,
decoders, flip flops, registers; arithmetic
circuits in CMOS VLSI.

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION
1) Data Communication: OSI reference
model;
2) Modems;
3) Error detection and Correction;
4) Data link control and Protocols;
5) Local Area Networks and Metropolitan
Networks; Wide Area Networks;
6) Cloud Computing: architecture, services.
7) Mobile Communication: architecture,
structure; OFDM principle; Basics of
TDMA, FDMA; CDMA, GSM, GPRS and
WiMax.