Workshop-1
Workshop Title: "FrontEnd Design of VLSI Systems"
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Brief profile of organizer(s):
Jayesh Tanwani, Vice Chair of the Member Activity Committee (MAC) at IEEE CAS Bangalore, also serving as an Engineering Manager at Intel.
He is a hardworking VLSI industry enthusiast with over 10 years of diverse experience in FPGA-based IP design, system design using FPGA-based boards, board design, ASIC SoC designs, AI SoC, Next Gen Gaming, and Performance Compute SoC integration, and power-on testing. Outside of work, he is a multi-hobbyist, continuously exploring new interests and learning along the way. He is also an IEEE Member associated with the CAS Bangalore Chapter.
Hari Prasad Bhat, Manager at Lekha Wireless Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
He is an FPGA-based hardware engineer with substantial expertise in both FPGA RTL design and implementation, as well as schematic design and board/system bring-up. As an IEEE Member, he actively engages with the professional community, staying abreast of the latest advancements and contributing to the field. His adeptness in both hardware design and system integration showcases a comprehensive skill set tailored for complex VLSI projects.
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Workshop-2
Workshop Title: "Software-defined Radios: The Workhorse of Modern Telecommunication"
Learning objectives:
Understanding of Software-Defined Radios (SDR), including practical understanding of low-cost SDRs.
Understanding of the SDRs and RF Chain in a Telecommunication System.
Basics of RF-power amplifiers, including field-effect transistors and different technologies (GAS, GaN, CMOS, etc.).
Abstract:
Software-defined radio (SDR) is an inherent part of the modern communication system, where many processes that used to be implemented in hardware are defined in the software domain for flexibility and configurability. This workshop describes various components of SDRs with an understanding of their limitations and the application of ‘software-defined solutions’ to overcome such limitations. Understanding the interplay of analog and digital signal processing for power as well as spectrum-efficient transmission and reception of signals leads to an optimized yet practical radio solution. The SDRs play a crucial role in the (Remote Radio Head) RRH / (Open Radio Unit) ORU development in modern telecommunication systems with the help of the wideband radio frequency (RF) chain. The RF power amplifier is a crucial component for long-distance signal transmission in the RF chain. Therefore, the objective of this workshop is to provide a complete understanding of SDRs and RF chains from a telecommunications point of view.
Brief profile of organizer(s):
Ratnesh Kumar Gaur Principal Engineer, R&D-Wireless Tejas Networks Bengaluru ratneshg@tejasnetworks.com, ratneshgaur@ieee.org (Senior Member IEEE), Ratnesh Kumar Gaur received the B.Tech. degree in electronics and communication engineering from G.B.Pant Engineering College, India, in 2004, and the M.Tech. degrees from the Birla Institute of Technology Pilani in 2020. He received the University Gold Medal during his engineering education. He holds one granted US patent on system architecture design for avionics radio. He has 20 years of professional experience working with systems design and development. He is currently working as Principal Engineer with Tejas Networks Ltd., Bengaluru, India. He has worked with Honeywell, Airbus, Keysight and BEL during his professional carrier.
