DSP Hardware Systems Design

(2-0-0-3)

CMPE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Digital Signal Processing, VLSI Systems and Digital Design

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Prerequisites: ECE 4270

Catalog Description

A study of theory and practice in the design and implementation of
DSP algorithms on programmable processors, multiprocessors, and
ASICs.

Textbook(s)

Digital Signal Processing with Field Programmable Gate Arrays

Course Outcomes

Not Applicable

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Not Applicable

Topical Outline

[6 hrs] Introduction to Programmable DSPs
Skillikorn's taxonomy and classification
Architectures of DSP
Examples of DSPs
Memory architectures
External interface units

[9 hrs] Data Path Design for DSP
SISC architectures
Reservation tables and optimization
Pipeline control
Synchronous data path design and retiming
Arithmetic circuits for DSP
Multiprocessor scheduling theory

[3 hrs] Video signal processors

[9 hrs] DSP ASIC design and VHDL
Introduction to VHDL
VHDL Language Fundamentals
Structuring a Design
Modeling DSP data and control path in VHDL

[6 hrs] DSP Chip Synthesis
Design recommendations
Compilation and coding issues
Joint simulation and synthesis issues

[9 hrs] Synthesis Examples
FIR filter chip design
FFT filter chip design
DSP processor design

[3 hrs] Exams