Download Course Syllabus - Asynchronous Circuit Design | CS 3810 and more Assignments Computer Architecture and Organization in PDF only on Docsity! ECE/CS 5750/6750 Handout #1 Fall 2006 Myers ECE/CS 5750/6750: Asynchronous Circuit Design Chris J. Myers Course description In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the design of asynchronous circuits due to their ability to eliminate clock skew problems, achieve average case performance, adapt to environmental and processing variations, provide component modularity, and lower system power requirements. There is, however, a widely held belief that asynchronous design is difficult and leads to inefficient and unreliable designs. The goal of this course is to dispel this belief by introducing a systematic approach to the design of asynchronous VLSI systems from a high-level specification to an efficient and reliable circuit implementation. This course will include both hands-on experience with existing CAD tools as well as learn the algorithms within them. Topics will include: specifi- cation, synthesis, optimization with timing information, performance analysis, and verification. Prerequisites Students should have a familiarity with computer programming (CS 2010-2020) and digital logic de- sign (ECE/CS 3700). Courses in algorithms and data structures (CS 3510), computer organization (ECE/CS 3810 and ECE/CS 3710) and integrated circuit design (ECE/CS 6710) are recommended. Textbook Asynchronous Circuit Design by Chris J. Myers published by Wiley. Grading policy Participation 10 percent Homework 30 percent Project 30 percent Final 30 percent Project A major emphasis of this course will be a final individual project. Students will choose one topic from the course, find research papers on that topic, and implement a computer aided design (CAD) tool. Each student must present the project both in a written report and an oral presentation. ECE/CS 6750 Students taking ECE/CS 6750 will be expected to solve extra homework problems and complete a more extensive project. Course Info COURSE: Credits: Place: Time: Class email: Class webpage: ECE/CS 5750/6750 3 EMCB 114 TTh 3:40 to 5pm ece6750@vlsigroup.ece.utah.edu http://www.async.ece.utah.edu/∼myers/ece6750/ INSTRUCTOR: Electronic Mail: Location: Telephone: Office Hours: Chris J. Myers myers@vlsigroup.ece.utah.edu MEB 4112 581-6490 TTh 2:30 - 3:30pm
