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\newcommand\supplMaterials{There is no particular textbook required as I will be integrating materials from many sources. However, a comprehensive VHDL reference book is required. If you do not have one, the following book is recommended.         

A VHDL Primer, 3rd edition, J. Bhasker, Prentice Hall, 1999, ISBN: 0-13-096575-8.
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\newcommand\catalogDesc{Introduces students to advanced digital design and implementation using FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays). Topics include VHDL \& Verilog, FPGA architectures, programming technologies, design methodologies, simulation and synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis, which board and EDA tools are used to help students gain hands-on experience. Prerequisite: Digital/logic design and VHDL basics.}
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\newcommand\courseExpectation{An FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) device is a semi-custom integrated circuit (IC) that contains an array of programmable (configurable) logic blocks and programmable (configurable) interconnects that connect the logic blocks. FPGAs have undergone phenomenal advances in capacity and complexity during the past few years, and have transformed into most flexible and domain-specific platforms for many applications. Such advances, along with the skyrocketing costs of nano silicon processes and the ever-shrinking time-in-market window continue to successfully help FPGAs erode ASIC and ASSP market shares.
The objective of this course is to introduce students to advanced digital design using VHDL/Verilog for FPGAs. We start with fundamental concepts of FPGAs and focus on practical aspects of FPGA-based digital design later on. Students will learn various FPGA design approaches, such as HDL-, schematic-, and C/DSP-based methods. The final segment of the class covers special topics that identify current trends in FPGA technologies. The design and implementation tools used throughout the course include Quartus Prime and ModelSim. Hands-on experience is gained by implementing various designs and a comprehensive project on an Intel (Altera) FPGA development board. Please check the course schedule of topics for more details. 
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08/25 & Course Overview; Introduction to FPGAs\\
09/01 & FPGA design methodology and tools; Quartus Prime Tutorial 1\\
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09/15 & Introduction to Verilog\\
09/22 & VHDL 2: Behavior modeling\\
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