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Category: Digital systems and design
Digital systems and design: Preface
Aim of the study element
To provide an introduction to digital systems, and their real-world applications, explain digital logic and microprocessor basics, introduce memory architecture, and the design of a complex digital systems. To provide knowledge about computer architecture and logic design.
Learning outcome
Having successfully completed this element you will be able to:
- Understand digital system concepts and implementation.
- Know how a computer works as a real system.
- Understand and build digital systems.
- Understand and apply logic design methodologies and technologies, networking technologies and logic devices.
- Understand computer architecture and logic design.
Covered topics
- Fundamentals of analogue systems and devices (reference to previously material).
- Digital circuit fundamentals.
- Advanced digital systems.
- Digital system design using Verilog.
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