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E C E 555

DIGITAL CIRCUITS AND COMPONENTS

3 credits.

Principles and characterization of logic circuits. Design and analysis techniques for applied logic circuits. Transmission lines in digital applications. Families of circuit logic currently in use and their characteristics.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( E C E/COMP SCI 352 and E C E 340 ), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize theory of advanced MOS devices and operations Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify challenges and solutions in scaling of CMOS devices Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze power, performance, area metrics for CMOS logic families Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze design of sequential circuits with timing constraints Audience: Undergraduate 5. Produce circuit schematic and layout in CAD tools Audience: Undergraduate 6. Test transient behavior of circuits in simulation tools Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe operation of VLSI memory and identify critical components Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize theory of advanced MOS devices and operations Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify challenges and solutions in scaling of CMOS devices Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze power, performance, area metrics for CMOS logic families Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze design of sequential circuits with timing constraints Audience: Undergraduate 5. Produce circuit schematic and layout in CAD tools Audience: Undergraduate 6. Test transient behavior of circuits in simulation tools Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe operation of VLSI memory and identify critical components Audience: Undergraduate

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