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EE290A: Advanced Topics in CAD
Component-Based Design of Electronic Systems

Outline
Lectures
Homework
Project
Logistics


Lecture Notes

Week 1: Introduction and Course Overview

Tu Jan 19: Introduction to Component-Based Design (pdf)
Th Jan 21: A Single-Chip Radio Design Flow (Rhett Davis) (pdf)

Homework 1: Implementing JPEG

Week 2:

Tu Jan 26: Comparing Computing Machines (pdf)
Th Jan 28: Homeworks (pdf)

Week 3:

Tu Feb 2: Component-based Design Issues (pdf)
                Comparison of Reed-Solomon Codec Implementations (pdf)
Th Feb4: Comparisons and Computations

Week 4:

Tu Feb 9: Component-based Software (pdf)
Th Feb 11: Homework#1 Summary (pdf)

Week 5:

Tu Feb 16: Viterbi (pdf)
                  Viterbi IPs (pdf)
Th Feb 18: ILP

Week 6:

Tu Feb 23: Viterbi Algorithm (pdf)
                  Viterbi Algorithm Chapter (pdf)
                  Cordic Chapter (pdf)
Th Feb 25: Homework#2 Summary (pdf)

Week 7:

Tu Mar 2: Design Space Exploration
Th Mar 4: Viterbi IPs (pdf)

Week 8:

Tu Mar 9: Component-based Software (Part 2) (pdf)
Th Mar 11: Hardware Components (pdf)

Week 9:

Tu Mar 16: Design Reuse (pdf)
Th Mar 18: Component-based Software (Part3) (pdf)

Week 10:

Tu Mar 23: Spring Break
Th Mar 25: Spring Break

Week 11:

Tu Mar 30: Component-based Software (Part 4) (pdf)
Th Apr 1: Homework#3 (Part I) Summary (pdf)

Week 12:

Tu Apr 6: Interface-based Design (pdf)
Th Apr 8: Software Power Estimation and Optimization

Week 13:

Tu Apr 13: SoC and Interfaces (pdf)
Th Apr 15: Encapsulation (pdf)

Week 14:

Tu Apr 20: Sonics
Th Apr 22: Faculty Retreat

Week 15:

Tu Apr 27:
Th Apr 29: