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ECE 123 - High-Performance Digital Circuit Design

Full Course Title

High-Performance Digital Circuit Design

Instructor Name(s)

Theogarajan

Course Description

Introduction to high-performance digital circuit design techniques. Basics of device physics including deep submicron effects; device sizing and logical effort; Circuit design styles; clocking & timing issues; memory & datapath design; Low-power design; VLSI design flows and associated EDA tools.

Unit Value

4

Maximum number of times course can be repeated for additional credit

0

Maximum Units

4

Prerequisites

ECE 10A-B-C and ECE 10AL-10BL-10CL or ECE 2A-B-C with a minimum grade of C- in each of those courses; open to both electrical engineering and computer engineering majors only.

Repeat Comments

Not open for credit for those who have taken ECE 124A or ECE 122A.