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EE50230: Advanced digital systems design

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2018/9
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: EX 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Examination (EX 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To introduce students to the key elements of digital electronic systems design.
To introduce key concepts in understanding, designing and critically appraising advanced digital systems.
To provide key skills in implementing digital systems design using a hardware description language.

Learning Outcomes:
After successfully completing this unit the student will be able to:
Understand, design and critically appraise digital systems.
Design and validate digital systems.
Demonstrate detailed knowledge of practical digital design techniques and technologies.
Use a range of established and new techniques to design digital systems.

Skills:
Numeracy: Design digital systems (TFA)
Using IT effectively: Simulators and design tools (TFA)
Research and Analysis: evaluating designs critically (TFA)

Content:
Theory and practice of how to describe and implement combinatorial and sequential digital designs using a hardware description language.
Test digital designs using a simulator, test benches and validation techniques.
Synthesise and test digital designs on a field-programmable gate array.
Understand how to implement a systematic test approach in both combinatorial and sequential digital designs.
How to move data between domains in a digital design that may have different clocks or bus structures.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

EE50230 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

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