A. Steininger / TU Wien 1 Advanced Digital Design Organisation

A. Steininger / TU Wien 2 „Key Data“ Elective Subject Master CE Elective Subject Master CE Elective Subject PhD course Elective Subject PhD course Type: VU 6.0 SWS (6 ETCS) Type: VU 6.0 SWS (6 ETCS) Lecturers Lecturers Andreas Steininger Robert Najvirt Thomas Polzer

A. Steininger / TU Wien 3 Course Context Bachelor Digital Design VO4. Digital Design & Comp Arch. LU5. Hardware-Modelling5.Master HW/SW-CodesignWT Advanced Digital DesignWT Advanced Digital DesignWT ES (Scientific) Project Informatikpraktikum Master Thesis

A. Steininger / TU Wien 4 Course Aims Provide you the competence to… deal with difficult (timing) issues in digital design (esp. clock domain crossing), know about alternatives to the synchronous design style, make the appropriate choice for a given problem, practically apply the chosen style, and understand the involved limitations.

A. Steininger / TU Wien 5 Course Contents Why a Design Style? Why a Design Style? fundamental problem & generic timing model hazards & glitches Metastability: Metastability: phenomenon, effects, MTBU-model, measurement mitigation & synchronizers GALS GALS data exchange via synchronizer / FIFO / pausible clock Muller C-Element, MUTEX, Arbiter Asynchronous Design Asynchronous Design Methods: Bundled Data & QDI Data Flow & Control Structures („Token Game“, STG) Design Entry & Design Automation

A. Steininger / TU Wien 6 Course Structure Lecture (25%): Lecture (25%): standard lectures 10 units, 3 topical blocks Homeworks / Exercises (25%): Homeworks / Exercises (25%): submission of written elaboration discussion in the group, 3 units Design Projects (50%) Design Projects (50%) submission of solution discussion with advisor / group

A. Steininger / TU Wien 7 Homeworks/Exercises typically 3-5 problems assigned typically 3-5 problems assigned solutions to be worked out individually solutions to be worked out individually submission of pdf with solution (minimum level of optical attractiveness applies) upload in MyTI submission of pdf with solution (minimum level of optical attractiveness applies) upload in MyTI submission no later than the day before the discussion, 12:00 noon submission no later than the day before the discussion, 12:00 noon

A. Steininger / TU Wien 8 Design Problems typically 3 problems assigned typically 3 problems assigned solutions to be worked out in groups of 3 solutions to be worked out in groups of 3 submission of presentation slides with solution; upload in MyTI submission of presentation slides with solution; upload in MyTI submission no later than the day before the discussion, 12:00 noon submission no later than the day before the discussion, 12:00 noon demo of working solution, until 1 week after discussion, dates by appointment demo of working solution, until 1 week after discussion, dates by appointment

A. Steininger / TU Wien 9 Time & Location lecture: lecture: every Wed 9 – 11 SemTI home exercise: home exercise: 2 weeks time for preparation discussion on 3 selected lecture dates design problem: design problem: free access to lab for experiments discussion in 3 extra slots at 1-3pm: on Nov 19, Dec 10, Jan 21

A. Steininger / TU Wien 10 Course Material Lecture Slides web Lecture Slides web Homework Problems web Homework Problems web Design Problems web Design Problems web Collection of Solutions web ? Collection of Solutions web ? Textbooks Textbooks web (free) Jens Sparso and Steve Furber web (free) Principles of Asynchronous Circuit Design – A Systems Perspective Kluwerhttp://www2.imm.dtu.dk/~jsp/ David Kinniment Synchronization and Arbitration in Digital Systems Wiley

A. Steininger / TU Wien 11 Grading quality of submitted homeworks (25%) quality of submitted homeworks (25%) quality of submitted designs (35%) quality of submitted designs (35%) written examination (Jan/Feb) (40%) written examination (Jan/Feb) (40%) contributions contributions during the lectures during the discussions of homeworks through presentation of own solutions for each of the categories 40% of the achievable points must be attained