Standard Course Syllabus Course Supervisor Date of Approval

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ozguner, F 5/05

761 Switching Circuit Theory

2. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Minimization of multiple output combinational circuits, computer-aided design, state minimization, asynchronous sequential

machines, state assignment, transient analysis.

Quarters of Offering Credits
Level Class Meeting

Au Qtr. 3 U G 3 cl.

Course Prerequisites

Prereq: 662 or CS&E 675.01.

3. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC

Boolean algebra; number systems; combinational circuit analysis, design, map minimization techniques; sequential circuit

design and analysis; programming.

Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite

861, 864, 865

4. Text(s) and Other Course Materials Author(s) Publisher

Computer Aided Logical Design with Emphasis on VLSI, Hill and Peterson Wiley

4th Ed.

ISBN: 0-471-57527-5

(told by publisher this is still available)

References (supplemental reading)

none

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Extend the student's understanding of combinational and sequential circuit design techniques,

including design algorithms suitable for programming and solving large problems. (Criteria 3(a),(e))

2. Teach advanced minimization and sequential circuit design methods at a more advanced level. (Criteria 3(a),(c))

3. Provide experience with the use of computers to design and minimize logic circuits. (Criterion 3(k))

6. TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES)

Algorithms for optimization of combinational logic (4)

Multiple output circuits, programmable arrays (4)

Combinational functions with special properties (3)

Synthesis of clocked sequential circuits (5)

Incompletely specified sequential circuits (5)

Level-mode sequential circuits (6)

Test generation for VLSI (2)

7. CLASS MEETING PATTERN (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.)

3 cl.

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