• Basic information
• Learning outcomes
• Contents
• Assessment
• Workload

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Students gain introductory knowledge on sequential logic elements, timing and interconnect issues.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
   2. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   3. Identify approaches for complex problems and lead multidisciplinary teams.
   4. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field
   5. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
   6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   7. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques
   8. Be aware of issues relating to the rights of other researchers and of research subjects e.g. confidentiality, attribution, copyright, ethics, malpractice, ownership of data

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Term paper
2. Students gain access to information on arithmetic building blocks.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
   2. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   3. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field
   4. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
   5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   6. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques
   7. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc
   8. Be aware of issues relating to the rights of other researchers and of research subjects e.g. confidentiality, attribution, copyright, ethics, malpractice, ownership of data

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Term paper
3. Students learn about memory array structures in digital integrated circuits.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
   2. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   3. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field
   4. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
   5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   6. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques
   7. Be aware of issues relating to the rights of other researchers and of research subjects e.g. confidentiality, attribution, copyright, ethics, malpractice, ownership of data

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Term paper

Contents
Week 1:	Introduction to and Review of Digital Integrated Circuit Technology
Week 2:	Sequential Logic Circuits: Static latches and registers
Week 3:	Sequential Logic Circuits: Dynamic latches and registers
Week 4:	Sequential Logic Circuits: Other topics
Week 5:	Implementation Strategies
Week 6:	Interconnect techniques
Week 7:	Midterm Exam
Week 8:	Timing issues
Week 9:	Arithmetic Building Blocks: the Adder
Week 10:	Arithmetic Building Blocks: the Multiplier
Week 11:	Arithmetic Building Blocks: the Shifter and other blocks
Week 12:	Memory and Array Structures: Memory Core
Week 13:	Memory and Array Structures: Memory Peripherals
Week 14:	Memory and Array Structures: Other Topics
Week 15*:	Review of Topics / Project Presentations
Week 16*:	Final Exam
Textbooks and materials:	Jan M Rabaey, Digital Integrated Circuits: A Design Perspective, Prentice Hall 2nd Edition, 2003
Recommended readings:	David Hodges, Horace Jackson, Resve Saleh, Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits, Third Edition, McGraw Hill
	* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.

Assessment
Method of assessment	Week number	Weight (%)
Mid-terms:	4, 7, 10, 13	48
Other in-term studies:	1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14	24
Project:		0
Homework:	11, 12, 13, 14	16
Quiz:		0
Final exam:	16	12
	Total weight:	(%)

Workload
Activity	Duration (Hours per week)	Total number of weeks	Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching):	3	14
Own studies outside class:	1	14
Practice, Recitation:	1	7
Homework:	5	14
Term project:	10	1
Term project presentation:	1	1
Quiz:	1	4
Own study for mid-term exam:	15	1
Mid-term:	2	1
Personal studies for final exam:	20	1
Final exam:	2	1
		Total workload:
		Total ECTS credits:	*
	* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)