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System-on-Chip Technologies

Module EI7384

This Module is offered by TUM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

This module handbook serves to describe contents, learning outcome, methods and examination type as well as linking to current dates for courses and module examination in the respective sections.

Module version of SS 2017 (current)

There are historic module descriptions of this module. A module description is valid until replaced by a newer one.

Whether the module’s courses are offered during a specific semester is listed in the section Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature below.

available module versions
SS 2017WS 2013/4

Basic Information

EI7384 is a semester module in English language at Master’s level which is offered in winter semester.

This Module is included in the following catalogues within the study programs in physics.

  • Catalogue of non-physics elective courses
Total workloadContact hoursCredits (ECTS)
150 h 45 h 5 CP

Content, Learning Outcome and Preconditions

Content

This course provides basics, current trends and challenges in the development of digital system-on-chip (SoC). We start with the main steps for building arbitrary CMOS-based combinatorial logic and sequential digital data processing and control circuitry (e.g. Finite State Machines) and explaining their role and significance in the scope of key system-on-chip components: microprocessors, memories and interconnects. The microarchitectural structure and building blocks of processor elements (RISC cores), on-/off-chip memory technology (SRAM, DRAM, Flash), bus and point-to-point interconnect standards (Processor Local Bus, Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture, FIFO) as well as the design of communications specific arithmetic blocks (adder, multipliers, shift and comparators) will be introduced and analyzed. Finally, we will introduce main implementation methods for SoCs, such as FPGA, standard cell and full custom design, and discuss methods for low power design, which is vital for the development of SoCs in embedded systems.

Learning Outcome

At the end of the module students are able to analyze and evaluate the structure and operation of systems-on-chip, including its main building blocks, e.g. processor, on-/off-chip memories, and interconnect, as well as implementation methods and techniques for low power consumption.

Preconditions

Bachelor courses on semiconductor devices and digital circuits, basics in computer architecture

Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature

Courses and Schedule

TypeSWSTitleLecturer(s)DatesLinks
VI 3 System-on-Chip Technologies Biersack, F. Herkersdorf, A. Stechele, W. Wild, T.
Responsible/Coordination: Surhonne, A.
Thu, 15:00–16:30, 0220
Thu, 09:45–10:30, 1260
and singular or moved dates
eLearning

Learning and Teaching Methods

Lecture material is accompanied by corresponding tutorials.
Students will analyze technical publications (as distributed during the course) like data-sheets as representation of building blocks and for usage in own developments of building blocks during the tutorials.

Media

- Presentations
- Lecture notes
- Exercises with solutions as download

Literature

- J. Hennessy, "Computer Architecture. A Quantitative Approach", Elsevier
- J. Rabaey, "Digital Integrated Circuits", Prentice Hall
- N. Weste, K. Eshraghian, "Principles of CMOS VLSI Design", Addison Wesley

Module Exam

Description of exams and course work

The module exam is a written exam (75 min).
Students demonstrate that they have gained both fundamental and deeper understanding in various aspects of System on Chip Technologies and their analysis, from combinatorial logic to complete Embedded Systems. They have to answer the questions with self-formulated responses, checking boxes of multiple choice questions, sketch circuit or qualitative performance diagrams and do quantitative calculations. The allowed support material is constraint to a single sheet, individually prepared reminder notice.

Exam Repetition

There is a possibility to take the exam in the following semester.

Current exam dates

Currently TUMonline lists the following exam dates. In addition to the general information above please refer to the current information given during the course.

Title
TimeLocationInfoRegistration
System-on-Chip Technologies
0220
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