Hardware Description Languages (EE 310)

2019 Spring
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Electronics Engineering(EE)
3
8/6 ECTS (for students admitted in the 2013-14 Academic Year or following years)
Erdinç Öztürk erdinco@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Undergraduate
CS303
Formal lecture,Interactive lecture,Laboratory
Interactive,Communicative,Task based learning
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Programs\Type Required Core Elective Area Elective
Computer Science and Engineering *
Computer Science and Engineering *
Electronics Engineering *
Electronics Engineering *
Materials Science and Nano Engineering *
Materials Science and Nano Engineering (Previous Name: Materials Science and Engineering) *
Mechatronics Engineering *
Mechatronics Engineering *
Microelectronics *
Telecommunications *

CONTENT

Introduction to hardware description languages; VHDL fundamentals, behavioral and structural models; syntax and basic rules; design entry; behavioral simulation; logic synthesis and synthesizeable code development; design mapping to standard cells and/or field programmable gate array (FPGA).

OBJECTIVE

This course teaches designing digital circuits, behavioral and RTL modeling of
digital circuits using Verilog HDL, verifying these models, and synthesizing RTL
models to standard cell libraries and FPGAs. Students gain practical experience
by designing, modeling, implementing and verifying several digital circuits.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • By the end of this course, students should be able to: Describe hardware description languages (HDL) and Verilog HDL;
  • Design digital circuits;
  • Write behavioral models of digital circuits;
  • Write register transfer level (RTL) models of digital circuits;
  • Verify behavioral and RTL models;
  • Describe standard cell libraries and FPGAs;
  • Synthesize RTL models to standard cell libraries and FPGAs;
  • Implement RTL models on FPGAs and verify their implementations

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 1

2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 3

3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 4

4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 4

5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 4

1. Possess sufficient knowledge of mathematics, science, fundamental engineering, computational methods and program-specific engineering topics; use theoretical and applied knowledge of these areas in complex engineering problems. 4

2. Identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems while considering the UN Sustainable Development Goals; choose and apply suitable analysis, design, estimation/prediction and modeling methods for this purpose. 4

3. Develop, choose and use modern techniques and tools that are needed for analysis and solution of complex problems faced in engineering applications; use information technologies effectively. 4

4. Have the ability to design a complex system, process, instrument or a product under realistic constraints and conditions, with the goal of fulfilling creative current and future requirements. 4

5. Use research methods, including conducting literature reviews, designing experiments, performing experiments, collecting data, analyzing results, and interpreting results, to investigate complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. 3

6. Possess knowledge of business practices such as project management, risk management, change management, and economic feasibility analysis; awareness on entrepreneurship and innovation. 2

7. Possess knowledge of impact of engineering solutions on society, health and safety, the economy, sustainability, and the environment within the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; awareness on legal outcomes of engineering solutions; awareness of acting impartially and inclusively without any form of discrimination; act in accordance with ethical principles, possessing knowledge of professional and ethical responsibilities. 2

8. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, on technical subjects, considering the diverse characteristics of the target audience (such as education, language, and profession). 4

ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA

  Percentage (%)
Final 30
Midterm 35
Assignment 35

RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS

Textbook

A Verilog HDL Primer, Jayaram Bhasker, Star Galaxy Publishing, Third Edition
Verilog HDL Synthesis: A Practical Primer, Jayaram Bhasker, Star Galaxy Publishing