Course Syllabus

Introduction to information representation and Number systems. Boolean algebra and switching theory. Manipulation and minimization of completely and incompletely specified Boolean functions. Physical properties of gates: fan-in, fan-out, propagation delay, timing diagrams and tri-state drivers. Combinational circuits design using multiplexers, decoders, comparators and adders. Sequential circuit analysis and design, basic flip-flops, clocking and timing diagrams. Registers, counters, RAMs, ROMs, PLAs, PLDs and FPGAs.

Reference Textbooks

1. M. M. Mano and C. R. Kime, Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals and XILINX 6.3 Student Edition, Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition, 2004., by Ramez Elmasri and Shamkant Navathe, Addison Wesley, 6th Edition, 2007.


2. Englander,, The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software, 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2003.

Course Materials

1. Lecture Note: Digital Login Design