Digital Logic and Computer Organization (3-0-2-4)
Course objective: This course provides an introduction to the design and implementation of digital
circuits and microprocessors. Topics include transistor network design, Boolean algebra,
combinational circuits, sequential circuits, finite state machine design, processor pipelines, and
memory hierarchy. Design methodology using both discrete components and hardware description
languages is covered in the course.
Topics:
- Combinational Circuits: Small and large Designs, Logic Expressions, Sum of Product Expression
& Product of Sum Expression, Canonical Expression, Min-Terms, Max-Terms, Logic
Minimization, Karnaugh Map, K-Map Minimization, Logic Minimization Algorithm,
Minimization Software
- Other Gates, Buffer, Tri-State Buffer, Full Adder, Multiplexer, Decoder, Encoder, Circuit Timing
Diagram, Signal Propagation Delay, Fan-In and Fan-Out, Programmable Logic Devices, Design
Flow, Hardware Description Languages, Floating point standard
-Sequential Circuits: Core Modules, Small and large Designs. Latches, flipflops, Registers, HDL
models, FSM, Single cycle, multi cycle, pipelining, Multipliers
-Memory. Multiplayers of memory, Memory types, Design Example: Multiprocessor Memory
Architecture, HDL Models.
-Instruction Set Architecture. Types of Instruction Set Architecture, Design Example, Advanced
Processor Architectures
-Computer Architecture: Interconnection, Memory Controller, I/O Peripheral Devices, Controlling
and Interfacing I/O Devices, Data Transfer Mechanisms, Interrupts, Design Example: Interrupt
Handling CPU. Computer Architecture: Security
Textbook:
Digital Design - M Mano and M Ciletti [Pearson]
Digital Design and Computer Architecture, Harris, Harris, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann.
Evaluation Components
In semester evaluations – 40% (20+20)
End semester evaluation – 40%
Lab assignments – 20%
Attendance – 70%
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