Note: The following provides a suggested course description,
objectives, and an outline. These may be modified pending discussion with
the Faculty Chairs, proposing faculty, and other curriculum
reviewers.
Course Description: This course aims to convey a
knowledge of advanced concepts in VLSI signal processing. Emphasis is on
the architectural exploration, design and optimization of signal
processing systems for communications. The focus of the course will be in
the exciting and exploding field of systems for wireless communications.
The basic principles will be applied to architectural exploration and
implementation of complete wireless systems including all aspects of the
design problems such as analog digital tradeoffs, synchronization,
modulation, equalization and error correction.
Course Outline by Topical Areas:
| Topics covered will include the principles
of datapath design; Arithmetic for signal processing; design of
signal processing building blocks and design styles; algorithmic and
architectural transformations; architectural tradeoffs;
specification and simulation of system. |
