Module overview
Linked modules
Pre-requisite: ELEC2221 or ELEC6259
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Design and layout simple digital CMOS logic gates
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The Principles of CMOS Digital Circuits
- Power-reduction techniques
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Analyse the performance of synchronous systems
- Describe the principles of asynchronous circuits
- Describe architectures for Arithmetic Datapath Blocks
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Type | Hours |
---|---|
Revision | 10 |
Completion of assessment task | 6 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Lecture | 36 |
Follow-up work | 18 |
Wider reading or practice | 50 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 18 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Tanenbaum and Wetherall (2010). Computer Networks. Prentice Hall.
Weste N, Harris D (2011). Integrated Circuit Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective. Pearson.
Zwolinski M, (2010). Digital System Design with SystemVerilog. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Design | 10% |
Examination | 90% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Examination | 90% |
Coursework marks carried forward | 10% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Examination | 90% |
Design | 10% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External