CMOS integrated circuits |
Design metrics. Input/output. Timing parameters. |
Advanced VHDL |
VHDL description of complex digital systems. Advanced structures. |
Sampling and signal reconstruction |
ADC and DAC circuits. Sampling and reconstruction. Conversion errors. |
Retiming and pipeline techniques |
Critical path and latency. Tecniques for the reduction of time delays. Hardware cost. |
Series vs. parallel implementations |
Design techniques. Parallelism degree. Timing response. Hardware cost. |