Test 1 Syllabus

CSCI 4330 / CSCI 5330: Digital Systems Design with VHDL

Instructor: Dr. Saraju P. Mohanty

NOTE:

· This is closed book, closed text examination.

· Calculators are NOT allowed in the examination.

NOTE: All material covered in class from 2^nd Sep to 23^rd Sep is the syllabus of the test1.

• Introduction to a basic digital computer

• Software / Hardware Hierarchy in a computer

• Five classic components of a computer

• IC design abstraction level

• Developmental trends of ICs

• Binary Logic and Logic Gates

• Operation of Transistors

• Tri-state Buffer and Transmission Gate

• Positive Logic Vs Negative Logic

• Integrated Circuits Categories

• Levels of Integration

• Digital Logic Families and their characteristics of digital logic families

• Nomenclature of ICs

• Delay of real gates

• Implementation Approaches for Digital ICs

• Digital IC Design Flow

• Hierarchical Design Concepts

• Basic VHDL language concepts

• Design methodology using VHDL

• Writing simple VHDL code