Teaching Responsibility

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LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture

Practical

Tutorial

Module Offerings

7544ELEMST-JAN-PAR

Aims

To develop skills related to digital design. To develop advanced skills in digital circuit design, at the transistor and gate levels. To develop expertise in modern digital electronic circuit design and testing.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Design complex modern digital electronic circuits.
2.
Realize state-of-the-art MOS design methods and design rules
3.
Comprehensively apply the principles of self testing within complex digital circuit designs

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Review of clocked and pulse mode circuits, sequential circuit design. Asynchronous digital circuit design, fundamental mode circuit design. Design for test, Built-in Self Test (BIST/BIT), Boundary Scan testing, IEEE 1149.1 and variants. Review of MOS technology, properties of MOS circuits, MOS Design rules, Stick diagram design, Transistor level design of MOS logic functions. Semi-custom design, Selection of PLA/PLD/CPLD/FPGA/ROM based designs. Languages for digital design, levels of design and simulation, introduction to languages for digital design, e.g. VHDL, Verliog, Chipwise, Palasm, Abel. Emerging technologies, future important devices, new design methods.
Additional Information:This level 7 module gives the student an advanced knowledge of the design and test techniques required for modern digital electronic integrated circuits, at the transistor, register and silicon level. Practical design is carried out with the help of modern ECAD software.

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