Electronics Engineering

INTRODUCTION Digital design phases, implementation methodologies COMBINATIONAL LOGIC Digital signals, logic operators, truth tables, Boolean algebra, Synthesis of logic functions, Karnaugh maps, STANDARD COMBINATIONAL COMPONENTS Propagation delays annd critical paths, Decoder, Multiplexer, Full Adder, Comparator, Encoder SEQUENTIAL LOGIC Introduction to sequential functions, an elementary sequential operator:the D flip-flop, Finite State Machines, the ASM diagrams, delay-related malfunctions STANDARD SEQUENTIAL COMPONENTS D latch, Flip-flop and latch different from D type, shift registers, counters, memories ADDITIONAL NOTES ON SEQUENTIAL LOGIC SYNTHESIS Equivalent state machine structures, synthesis with flip-flop excitation tables, synthesis with compressed K-maps INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC CIRCUITS Logic family classification, fundamental circuit parameters, voltage based operation and a fundamental historical implementation CMOS AND ECL LOGIC CMOS: static analysis, CMOS: dynamic analysis, CMOS: power consumption analysis, generic CMOS gates and CMOS latch, Quick overview of ECL “HARDWIRED” DIGITAL SISTEMS Control path and data path, design of fully hardwired units, a design case EMBEDDED SYSTEMS: HARDWARE FUNDAMENTALS Programmable digital systems, memory bank organization, memory and I/O unit organization EMBEDDED SYSTEMS: SOFTWARE FUNDAMENTALS Review of elementary concepts on processor operation, analysis of a commercial microcontroller, a design case

fundamentals on bipolar and MOS transistors, binary and hexadecimal arithmetics, fundamentals on the architecture of a computer

M. Olivieri, “Elementi di Progettazione dei Sistemi VLSI. Volume I: Introduzione all’Elettronica Digitale”. Edizioni EDISES, Napoli. Errata corrige relativo al libro di testo: http://vlsi.die.uniroma1.it/Errata_Corrige_VLSI_Volume_1.pdf M. Olivieri, “Elementi di Progettazione dei Sistemi VLSI. Volume III: Esercizi di Progetto”. Edizioni EDISES, Napoli. Errata corrige relativo al libro di testo: http://vlsi.die.uniroma1.it/Errata_Corrige_VLSI_Volume_3.pdf Slides and articles available at: http://vlsi.diet.uniroma1.it

lectures, class exercises

written and oral exam

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lectures, class exercises