BLG 231E - Digital Circuits

Course Objectives

1. Learning the principles of digital electronic circuits.
2. Obtaining the ability to analyze digital circuits.
3. Obtaining the ability to choose and design the suitable circuits for a variety of digital design applications.

Course Description

Digital Computers, Number Systems, Arithmetic Operations, Decimal, Alphanumeric, and Gray Codes
Binary Logic, Gates, Boolean Algebra, Standard Forms
Circuit Optimization, Two-Level Optimization, Map Manipulation, Multi-Level Circuit Optimization
Additional Gates and Circuits, Other Gate Types, Exclusive-OR Operator and Gates, High-Impedance Outputs
Implementation Technology and Logic Design, Design Concepts and Automation, The Design Space, Design Procedure, The major design steps
Programmable Implementation Technologies: Read-Only Memories, Programmable Logic Arrays, Programmable Array Logic,Technology mapping to programmable logic devices
Combinational Functions and Circuits
Arithmetic Functions and Circuits
Sequential Circuits Storage Elements and Sequential Circuit Analysis
Sequential Circuits, Sequential Circuit Design State Diagrams, State Tables
Counters, register cells, buses, & serial operations
Sequencing and Control, Datapath and Control, Algorithmic State Machines (ASM)
Memory Basics