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ModuleInformation

ELE8052

Digital System Design

Course Contents

Methods for efficient design, test and implementation of digital functions.
Hardware Description language (VHDL) used throughout the course; system level design issues.
Preview of digital design techniques; use of EXOR gates, Programmable Logic Devices and Field Programmable Gate Arrays.
Top-Down design.
Synchronous and asynchronous sequential logic design.
State Machine Design using hardware description Language.
Combinational and sequential circuit timing analysis.
Circuit timing verification.
Testability of digital circuits.
Coursework assignments.

Supplementary Notes

None

Learning Outcomes

To provide a thorough grounding in modern digital system design with particular emphasis on system design using VHDL-based synthesis tools and FPGAs.

Skills

To provide a thorough grounding in modern digital system design with particular emphasis on system design using VHDL-based synthesis tools and FPGAs.