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ECE 627Register-transfer-level Digital Systems

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Electrical and Computer Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 1 lecture section. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

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

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00152200 / 40TTh 11:30–12:50
Jan 11 11:30–12:20
Jan 25 11:30–12:20
Feb 8 11:30–12:20
Mar 1 11:30–12:20
Mar 15 11:30–12:20
Mar 29 11:30–12:20
LAB 10183380 / 20Jan 19 13:00–15:50
Feb 23 13:00–15:50
Mar 16 13:00–15:50
Mar 30 13:00–15:50
Feb 2 13:00–15:50
LAB 10283390 / 20Jan 21 13:00–15:50
Feb 25 13:00–15:50
Mar 18 13:00–15:50
Apr 1 13:00–15:50

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  • Nice & humorous professor. Easy quizzes if you TAKE THE LECTURES, LISTEN TO THE PROFESSOR, and spend time on tutorial questions.
    Labs are challenging, but lab help sessions can help a lot.

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Winter 2021

Fall 2020

Good prof appreciation thread 61 points, 89 comments

“This term sucks a lot and a lot of people are having some shitty experiences, especially with certain profs/TAs/instructors. But there’s a lot of profs who are not that shitty. …”

u/6011304: “Mark Aagard for ECE627, he holds regular and high-quality office hours and tried his very best to engage students remotely. He also features his big brown Labrador in his lecture bloopers :P”

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Spring 2020

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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In 24 terms, Fall 2012 to Winter 2024