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Previous course: C4370
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No credit points with: C4370
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Prerequisite: 49260
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Recommended semester: 7th - 9th semester
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Scope and form: 2 lectures per week for 7 weeks, 2 afternoons with exercises. Project approx 2,5 points.
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Examination: Evaluation of report (½) an 2 hour written exam (½) (13-scale)
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Remarks: Both the report and the written exam must be passed with a least grade 5.
An alternative day for the exam can be arranged.
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URL: http://www.it.dtu.dk/c49363
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Department: Department of Information Technology
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Aim: 1) to enable the students to design large VLSI circuits, (2) to enable the students to choose computational and control structures which utilise the VLSI technology effectively. (3) to practise a structured "top-down" approach to the design of complex digital systems.
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Contents: Lecture part: The interplay between algorithm/architecture and VLSI technology, illustrated by presentation of selected examples. Principles of system timing. Design of high speed circuits. System with a high degree of parallellism (pipelining, systolic structures etc). Structured design of digital circuits and systems.
Design project: The design project consists of designing a selected part of a digital system, using modern CAD tools. The design process encompasses for instance: functional specification and simulation, using a hardware language (eg. VHDL), stepwise refinement, testability considerations, circuit implementation, using module generators, standard cells and custom-made building blocks.
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