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IST Students Won PTA Gold Medal |
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Great News
The Senior Design Project, “Ku-Band LNA Design”, brilliantly crafted by Nosherwan Shoaib and Mujeeb Ahmed of CSE-03 has won the PTA Gold Medal ! It also comes with Rs 50,000 cash award !!
Nosherwan is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Italy, whereas, Mujueeb is off to South Korea for his graduate studies. They had followed up their project work with the following conference paper:
Nosherwan Shoaib, Mujeeb Ahmad, Iftekhar Mahmood, “Design, Fabrication & Testing Of Low Noise Amplifier at Ku-Band,” Proceedings of ICAST, vol. 2, p. 24-27., 2nd International Conference on Advances in Space Technologies Islamabad, Pakistan, 29th – 30th November, 2008.
Abstract—Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) is used to amplify the received low power RF signals. A narrowband LNA is designed at the center frequency of 12.7GHz with a gain of 10dB, bandwidth of 72MHz and noise figure of 3 to 4dB. The design methodology required the analysis of the transistor, stability check and proper matching network selection for input and output. Ideal microwave amplifier equations are used to carry out the analytical treatment for the design. Advanced Design Software (ADS) is used to carry out simulations for the design and to see how the design is comparable to the specifications. The DC and AC simulations for the LNA are presented in the paper. Fabrication and testing of the LNA is also discussed.
The award ceremony was held on 11 March, 2010.
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