ECE 551 -- Syllabus -- Fall 2007

12:40 p.m.-1:55 p.m. in 510 Ferris Hall
Session	Date	Topic
01	08/23/Thu	Course Overview; Microelectronic Systems Design
02	08/28/Tue	Describe HW1; Remote Access; Role of Synthesis
03	08/30/Thu	HDL Languages; Describe HW2 (GUI and CLI)
04	09/04/Tue	VHDL for Combinational Logic
05	09/06/Thu	VHDL for Controllers
06	09/11/Tue	Structural VHDL
07	09/13/Thu	Design Methodology
08	09/18/Tue	Describe HW3
09	09/20/Thu	VHDL Examples; Describe HW4
10	09/25/Tue	FPGA Floorplans & Interconnect
11	09/27/Thu	Physical Place & Route
12	10/02/Tue	HDL2Graphics; Graphics2HDL
13	10/04/Thu	Testbenches; Describe HW6
14	10/09/Tue	No Class (miss# 1)
--	10/11/Thu	No Class (Fall Break)
15	10/16/Tue	Project Descriptions and Assignments
16	10/18/Thu	Creating and Integrating IP Blocks
17	10/23/Tue	No Class (miss# 2)
18	10/25/Thu	Digital Systems Verification (Prof. Peterson)
19	10/30/Tue	High-Performance Switch Fabrics (Prof. Elhanany)
20	11/01/Thu	Retargeting and Migration
21	11/06/Tue	Reconfigurable Computing
22	11/08/Thu	Need for Test
23	11/13/Tue	Designing Testable ICs
24	11/15/Thu	Platform Design
25	11/20/Tue	No Class (miss# 3)
--	11/22/Thu	No Class (Thanksgiving)
26	11/27/Tue	Global Design
27	11/29/Thu	Group Presentations
28	12/04/Tue	Group Presentations
29	12/05/Wed	Project Checkoffs; Reports Due
30a	12/05/Wed	Final Exam #1 (9-11 am -- optional)
30b	12/11/Tue	Final Exam #2 (12:30 pm--2:30 pm -- reqd)

Grading:

05 % -- Project Proposal
10 % -- Project Presentation
15 % -- Project Report
25 % -- Project Demo
25 % -- Homework
20 % -- Final Exam

Project Report:

A project report consists of a PPT with notes.

Final Exam:

No reference material or scratch paper may be used during the Final Exam which will be two hours in length. It will cover the topics discussed in class.

Homework:

Students may consult others about possible solutions but may not copy from one another directly.

Late Work:

Each assignment is due at the beginning of class. Assigned work that is received late but within the subsequent 24 hours will be discounted 30%. Thereafter, each 24-hour period will necessitate an additional 10% penalty. Saturday and Sunday are considered one period. No work will be accepted after 12/05/Wednesday at noon.

Incompletes:

I adhere strictly to this statement from the UTK catalog: "I" indicates that the student has done satisfactory work in the course, but because of circumstances beyond his control has been unable to finish all requirements. It is not to be given to enable a student to do additional work to bring up a deficient grade.

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