Objective

This course is designed for students to gain an understanding of fundamental digital circuit technologies of logic families. Through this course, students will learn the basics of modern digital circuit elements and systems and how different digital circuits and systems are designed and implemented. Recent advances in related areas are also discussed.

Syllabus

• Digital System Concepts, Numbering Systems and Codes
• Boolean Algebra, logic gates and logic circuit elements, and Logic Function Minimization
• Combinational Circuits and Sequential Circuits, Implementation technology
• Introduction to Computer-Aided Digital Design tools and VHDL

Learning Outcome

By the end of the course, students should be able to

• Have an overall picture of the history, progress, and importance of digital circuits and systems, and understand their advantages and applications.
• Understand the operating principle and technology of different gate logics and circuits used in digital systems, including their NMOS and CMOS implementations.
• Understand different the operating principle and technology of combinational and sequential circuit systems.
• Perform logic operation and design simplification for digital circuits and systems.
• Understand the modern hardware description language principles and the popular CAD packages.

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