1. Advanced Digital Design
Modern Trends in Digital Design
Advanced Digital Design
Organisation
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2. „Key Data“ Elective Subject Master CE Elective Subject PhD course
Type: VU 2.0 SWS (3 ETCS)
Lecturers
Andreas Steininger
Jakob Lechner
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3. Course Structure Lecture (60%): Exercises (40%): standard lectures
blocked, 7 units
Exercises (40%):
Homeworks
submission of written elaboration
discussion in the group, 3 units
specific treatment for PhDs
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4. Exercises typically 3 problems assigned
solutions to be worked out individually
submission of pdf with solution (minimum level of optical attractiveness applies) to
submission no later than the day before the discussion, 12:00 noon
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5. Course Context Digital Design VO 4. Digital Design LU 5.
Bachelor
Digital Design VO 4.
Digital Design LU 5.
Hardware-Modelling ST
Master
Computer Architecture WT
HW/SW-Codesign ST
Advanced Digital Design WT
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6. Course Contents The Need for a Design Style Glitches, Hazards
Generic Timing Model
Synchronous/GALS/asynchronous
Metastability
Asynchronous Design
Basic Principles
Design-Methods
Basic Blocks
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7. Course Material Lecture Slides on the web Homework Problems on the web
Collection of Solutions on the web ?
Textbook freely available on the web
Jens Sparso and Steve Furber Principles of Asynchronous Circuit Design – A Systems Perspective Kluwer
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8. Grading quality of submitted homeworks
written examination (in January)
contributions
during the lectures
during the discussions of homeworks
through presentation of own solutions
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9. Further Related Courses
Scientific Project
Informatikpraktikum
Master Thesis
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10. Possible Dates / MO Monday 10:15 – 12:00 Seminar Room TI (=here) Dates
8 lectures
3 exercise discussions
1 written exam
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11. Dates for Version MO October 4 Lect (time)
11 Lect (comm models) 18 Lect (metastability)
November 8 Exercise 1
22 Lect (asyn)
29 Lect (asyn)
Dezember 6 Lect (asyn)
13 Exercise 2
20 Lect (asyn)
Januar 10 Lect (asyn)
17 Exercise 1
24/31 Exam 25 1 15 27 3
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12. Possible Dates / TU Tuesday 10:15 – 12:00
Lecture Hall EI9 (Gußhausstr.)
Dates
8 lectures
3 exercise discussions
1 written exam
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13. Dates for Version TU October 4 Lect (time)
12 Lect (comm models) 19 Lect (metastability)
November 9 Exercise 1
16 Lect (asyn)
23 Lect (asyn)
30 Lect (asyn)
Dezember 7 Exercise 2
14 Lect (asyn)
21 Lect (asyn)
Januar 11 Exercise 1
18/25 Exam 26 2 28 4
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