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

3. Course Context Bachelor Master Digital Design VO 4.
Digital Design & Comp Arch. LU 5.
Hardware-Modelling 5.
Master
HW/SW-Codesign WT
Advanced Digital Design WT
Scientific Project
Informatikpraktikum
Master Thesis
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4. Course Contents Metastability: GALS Asynchronous Design
phenomenon, MTBU-equation & derivation
measurement of MTBU + related parameters
synchronizers
GALS
levels of synchronity
data exchange via synchronizer
stoppable clocking, MUTEX
Asynchronous Design
Bundled Data & QDI
Data Flow Structures („Token Game“)
Control Structures (STG)
Design entry & Design Automation
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5. Course Structure Lecture (25%): Homeworks / Exercises (25%):
standard lectures
10 units, 3 topical blocks
Homeworks / Exercises (25%):
submission of written elaboration
discussion in the group, 3 units
Design Projects
submission of solution
discussion with advisor / group
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6. Homeworks/Exercises typically 3-5 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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7. Design Problems typically 1-2 problems assigned
solutions to be worked out in groups of 3
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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8. Course Material Lecture Slides web Homework Problems web
Design Problems web
Collection of Solutions web ?
Textbooks
Jens Sparso and Steve Furber web (free) Principles of Asynchronous Circuit Design – A Systems Perspective Kluwer
David Kinniment Synchronization and Arbitration in Digital Systems Wiley
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9. Grading quality of submitted homeworks quality of submitted designs
written examination (Jan/Feb)
contributions
during the lectures
during the discussions of homeworks
through presentation of own solutions
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