Digital Systems: From Logic Gates to Processors
Learn to design digital systems, from basic logic gates to complex processors, in this comprehensive electrical engineering course.
Learn to design digital systems, from basic logic gates to complex processors, in this comprehensive electrical engineering course.
Dive into the world of digital systems design with this comprehensive course that takes you from the fundamentals of logic gates to the intricacies of processor design. Offering a practical approach, the course focuses on system-level understanding rather than just electronics. You'll learn essential design methodologies and use educational computer-aided-design (CAD) tools to create small and medium-sized circuits. The curriculum covers combinational and sequential circuits, boolean algebra, arithmetic components, and finite state machines. A unique feature is the transversal example of designing a simple processor, which introduces you to fundamental computer architecture concepts. The course also includes an introduction to VHDL for hardware description. Through a mix of video lectures, readings, and hands-on assignments using tools like VerilUOC_Desktop, you'll gain the skills to design medium-complexity digital systems and understand how computers operate at their most basic level.
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What you'll learn
Understand the fundamentals of digital systems and their components
Design and analyze combinational and sequential circuits
Apply Boolean algebra and logic minimization techniques
Use computer-aided design tools for digital circuit design
Understand and implement basic arithmetic components
Learn the basics of VHDL for hardware description
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8.5 Hours PreRecorded video
17 assignments
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There are 12 modules in this course
This comprehensive course covers the fundamentals of digital systems design, from basic logic gates to complex processor architectures. The curriculum is divided into 12 modules, starting with an introduction to digital systems and progressing through combinational circuits, sequential circuits, arithmetic components, and finite state machines. Students will learn essential design methodologies and use computer-aided-design (CAD) tools like VerilUOC_Desktop for practical assignments. The course includes an introduction to VHDL for hardware description and features a transversal project of designing a simple processor. This project helps students understand fundamental computer architecture concepts such as instruction sets, microprograms, and microinstructions. Through a combination of video lectures, readings, quizzes, and hands-on assignments, learners will develop the skills to design medium-complexity digital systems and gain insights into how computers operate at their most basic level.
All you need to know to start the course
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Previous knowledge: A review
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
What Digital Systems are?
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Combinational Circuits (I)
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
VerilUOC_Desktop tools
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
Combinational circuits (II)
Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete
Arithmetic components + Introduction to VHDL
Module 7 · 4 Hours to complete
Sequential circuits (I)
Module 8 · 2 Hours to complete
Sequential circuits (II)
Module 9 · 2 Hours to complete
Sequential circuits III and Finite State Machines
Module 10 · 3 Hours to complete
Implementation of digital systems
Module 11 · 1 Hours to complete
COURSE SUMMARY AND FAREWELL
Module 12 · 30 Minutes to complete
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Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, she holds a PhD in Physics and a Degree in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where she is currently a Professor in the Microelectronics Department at the Engineering School. From 1980 to 1998, she served as an Adscript Researcher at the National Centre for Microelectronics, part of the Spanish Superior Board for Scientific Research (CSIC), leading projects centered on the design and integration of highly complex digital systems (VLSI). Her current interests lie in education, focusing on both teaching and the management and quality assurance of engineering-related educational programs. Her research is primarily directed toward the biomedical applications of microelectronics.
Professor
He earned his MS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Louvain, Belgium, in 1967, followed by a PhD in computer science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, in 1983, and a second PhD in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1984. Throughout his career, he has worked for companies like Philips and held academic positions in Belgium, Spain, and Argentina. Now retired, his last role was as a professor at the University Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. His research interests span ASIC and FPGA design, digital arithmetic, and cryptography. He has authored nine books and more than a hundred international papers.
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