This lecture is aiming at all students which are interested in the area of electronic design automation (EDA) for digital circuits and "system-on-chip (SoC)" designs. SoC refers to integrating all components of a computer or other electronic system into a single integrated circuit (chip). It may contain digital, analog, mixed-signal, and often radio-frequency functions - all on a single chip substrate.
In the lecture we will illustrate the principles of SoC design - with a particular focus on the optimization of the system architecture and embedded software. We will present design methodologies and tooling - system level design is generally assumed to be the most promising invention in EDA and is a fundamental enabler to design modern SoCs.
Structure of the lecture:
- Embedded Systems
- Microprocessors
- Bus Systems
- EDA I
- EDA II
- Electronic System Level
- System description language
- System Level Design
- Exploration of computer architectures
- Embedded software development
Examination
Oral examinations b.a.
