Objective
Syllabus
This course deals with methodologies to design VLSI circuits for DSP algorithms used in a wide range of signal processing applications. Architectural techniques to optimize for speed, power consumption or size include pipelining, retiming, unfolding, folding and systolic array. The course also introduces a hardware description language(HDL), and shows the example of using HDL to design a signal processing system. Practical work will be arranged for students to gain first hand experience of designing and implementing DSP algorithms.
Learning Outcome
- Use signal diagram to describe digital signal processing algorithms
- Understand different architectural transforms to optimize a VLSI DSP circuit for speed, power consumption or size.
- Understand a Hardware Description Language and has the ability to use the HDL to design VLSI DSP circuits
- Gain the experience of using FPGA Design Tools
