• Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oehm
• Language: German
• Credits: 5 CP
• Programs: B.Sc. Computer Science, B.Sc. IT-Security
• Examination: 90 % Written Exam (120 Minutes) + 10 % Homework

Course Description

The course provides a systematic overview of the following topics:

• Historical review and motivation
• Boolean algebra, minimal circuits based on NAND and NOR
• Gate propagation times, timing analysis, critical path
• Number systems, number encodings, error detection and correction, fixed and floating point representations
• Arithmetic circuits, arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
• edge detectors, bi-, mono- and astable circuits, transparent and non-transparent flip-flops (FF)
• frequency dividers, counters (asynchronous, synchronous), automata, shift registers
• memory: S-RAM, D-RAM, ROM, … (structure and organization forms)
• clock synchronous techniques for data processing
• ALU in microprogramming environments
• concepts for serial data transmission
• basic idea of A/D and D/A converters
• Concept: scalable standard logic cells, CMOS logic
• Overview: logic analysis, tools for logic analysis, HDL design languages
• Moore’s law