Update : Correction to solution of GATE-2012 ECE Q38

Thanks to Mr. Raghava G D’s comments on the post discussing Question 38 on Communication from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper, realized that I had made an error [...]

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GATE-2012 ECE Q38 (communication)

Question 38 on Communication from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper. Q38. A binary symmetric channel (BSC) has a transition probability of 1/8. If the binary transmit symbol X [...]

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GATE-2012 ECE Q3 (communication)

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Question 3 on Communication from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper. Q3. In a baseband communications link, frequencies upto 3500Hz are used for signalling. Using a raised cosine pulse [...]

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GATE-2012 ECE Q26 (electronic devices)

Question 26 on Electronic Devices from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper. Q26. The source of a silicon (), n-channel MOS transistor has an area of and a depth [...]

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GATE-2012 ECE Q36 (math)

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Question 36 on math from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper. Q36. A fair coin is tossed till a head appears for the first time. The probability that the [...]

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GATE-2012 ECE Q46 (math)

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Question 46 on math from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper. Q46. The maximum value of  in the interval [1, 6] is (A) 21 (B) 25 (C) 41 (D) 46 [...]

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GATE-2012 ECE Q24 (math)

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Question 24 on math from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper. Q24. Two independent random variables X and Y are uniformly distributed in the interval [-1, 1]. The probability [...]

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GATE-2012 ECE Q25 (math)

Question 25 on math from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper. Q25. If , then the value of  is, (a)  (b)  (c) (d) 1

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GATE-2012 ECE Q6 (digital)

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Question 6 on digital circuit from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 Electronics and Communication Engineering paper. Q6. Consider the given circuit In this circuit, the race around (A) does not occur (B) occurs [...]

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Modeling phase noise (frequency domain approach)

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In typical wireless system simulations, there is  a need to model the phase noise profile of the local oscillator. For eg, the phase noise profile of the oscillator can be of the shape described in [...]

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Migration to new template (skin)

Hi, Those visiting the blog might have noticed a fresh look to the dspLog. This new feel is thanks to the Thesis Magazine Skin provided by FourBlogger Skins. Click here to view more details. There [...]

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Transmit spectrum with phase noise

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The earlier posts on phase noise discussed about phase noise in oscillators, conversion of phase noise profile to jitter and the impact of phase noise on the error vector magnitude (evm). This post discuss the [...]

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EVM with phase noise

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The previous post on phase noise discussed about finding the root mean square phase noise for a given phase noise profile. In this post let us discuss about the impact of phase noise on the [...]

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Phase noise power spectral density to Jitter

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Following a brief discussion with my friend Mr. Rethnakaran Pulikkoonattu on phase noise profiles, he pointed me to his write up on Oscillator Phase Noise and Sampling Clock Jitter . In this post, we will discuss the math behind integrating [...]

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