Course Catalog 2007-2008

TKT-1536 ASYNCHRONOUS CIRCUITS, 5 cr
Asynchronous Circuits

Courses persons responsible
Olli Vainio

Lecturers
Olli Vainio

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
To learn methods for modelling and designing asynchronous digital circuits.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Asynchronous protocols.  VHDL modeling of asynchronous circuits.  Product examples. 
2. Graphical representations.  Applications.    
3. Huffman and Muller circuits.  Timed circuits.    
4.   Verification.    

Requirements for completing the course
Exam and compulsory exercise projects.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Grading is based on final exam and the exercise projects.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Asynchronous Circuit Design Chris J. Myers 0-471-41543-X http://www.async.elen.utah.edu/book/   Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    MAT-20600 MAT-20600 Discrete Mathematics 3 Recommendable
    TKT-1200 TKT-1200 Digital Design I 4 Recommendable
    TKT-1210 TKT-1210 Digital Design II 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Basics of discrete mathematics, digital design and VHDL are required as prerequisites.

    Remarks

    The course is lectured only every other year. It is lectured in 2007-2008.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 36 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 64 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 36
    Exercises 36
    Assignments 15

    Study materials Hours
    Book 40
    Total sum 127

    Additional information related to course
    The course is given only every other year.

    Correspondence of content
    TKT-1530 Asynchronous Circuits

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    Last modified 08.06.2007
    Modified byOlli Vainio