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An introduction to logic theory and its application to the analysis, synthesis and simulation of digital logic circuits. An introduction to logic devices and the digital assumption made of switching analogue circuits. Also covered is the implementation of circuit designs using a hardward description language with specific application to the design of ALUs and simple microprocessors.
Topics covered include:Boolean algebra Combinational logic Sequential logic and finite state machines VHDL CPU architecture and operation Noise margins CMOS inverter electrical properties Synthesis of logic gates and flip-flops in CMOS Digital signal propagation on a transmission line Supply decoupling
At this end of this course students will be able to:Understand and apply Boolean algebra including: de Morgan's theory, sufficiency, SOP and POS form.Obtain logic equivalences and minimise logic expressions using K-maps.Analyse and synthesize combinational logic circuits from logic gates.Understand the operation, and be able to synthesize, sequential logic and finite state machines.Describe logic hardware in VHDL for implementation and simulation.Understand the architecture and operation of a CPU and be able to implement a basic CPU in VHDL.Obtain the output voltage versus input voltage transfer function of a CMOS inverter.Obtain noise margins of CMOS gate and understand their significance.Predict the propagation delays of a CMOS inverter.Directly synthesize a logic expression in CMOS including calculating gate widths of each MOSFET.Predict voltage and current waveforms at either end of a transmission line driven and terminated by CMOS inverters.Understand the need for power-supply de-coupling.Predict power consumed by a gate for a certain clock speed and capacitive load.Demonstrate knowledge of a RS flip-flop circuit in CMOS and aware that it is the basic memory unit.
ENCE260, ENEL270
ENEL353 or ENEL340
Volker Nock
Andrew Bainbridge-Smith and Steve Weddell
Sedra, Adel S. , Smith, Kenneth Carless; Microelectronic circuits ; International 6th ed; Oxford University Press, 2011.
Domestic fee $841.00
International fee $4,638.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering .