ECE 627Register-transfer-level Digital Systems
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Engineering
ECE 627 as listed in the Spring 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
Syntax, semantics, and usage of hardware description languages like VHDL, Verilog, etc. Modeling concurrency and using other simulation techniques. Modeling, design, and implementation at the register-transfer level. Functional verification techniques. Timing analysis. Introduction to power analysis and optimization. Introduction to faults and testing.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
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Calendar versions
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