• EE 3320 DIGITAL CIRCUITS

  (3 semester hours)    The importance of computers to engineers cannot be overestimated. Few current engineering projects of any real complexity could be completed without the use of computers. Since nearly all of today's computing is done on digital computers it is useful to understand how these machines are designed and operate. All digital computers operate using the same concepts that will be presented in this class. The only difference is in the complexity of the circuits.

  The course is divided into three parts. The first part deals with background material which must be understood in order to discuss digital circuits. Subjects covered in this part include: basic logic function, electrical properties of gates, and combinational logic theory. The second part deals with the design and analysis of combinational circuits, circuit implementations using MSI chips, and introduction to computer arithmetic. After the discussion of combinational circuits is completed, sequential circuits will be considered. These circuits are more complex because their output depends not only on the current input but also on input values from the past. Their operation depends on the sequence of inputs presented to the circuit.

  Prerequisites: EE 2310 or equivalent.       Corequisite:  EE 3120.

 

• EE 3120 DIGITAL CIRCUITS LABORATORY

(1 semester hour)  This is a companion laboratory to EE 3320 (Digital Circuits). It involves design, assembly and test of combinational and sequential logic circuits. Logic designs will be done using simple computer-aided design (CAD) tools and implemented using Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). In this laboratory digital circuits will be designed and implemented using the Foundation Series Tools and FPGAs from Xilinx, Inc.
Corequisite: EE 3320

 

 

• EE 4325 INTRODUCTION TO VLSI DESIGN

(3 semester hours) Introduction to CMOS digital IC design using semi-custom and full-custom design techniques with an emphasis on techniques for rapid prototyping and use of various VLSI design tools. FPGA's, standard cell and full-custom design styles. Introduction to a wide variety of CAD tools. 
Prerequisite: EE 3320 or equivalent.