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e l e c t r i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g
Introduces the basic concepts related to circuits and circuit elements;
current, voltage, and power; models for resistors, capacitors, and inductors;
and circuit analysis using Kirchhoff's laws.
Discusses selected topics that illustrate the variety of applications of
electrical engineering, such as AC circuits and electric power, the basics of
semiconductor devices with application to transistor amplifier models,
transients in circuits with energy storage, digital signals, logic circuits,
and some basic concepts of computer operation, specifically number coding,
arithmetic operations, and memory circuits. Prereq. MTH1125 or equivalent; not
open to electrical or computer engineering majors.
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ECE 1178
Circuits for Digital Electronics
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4 QH |
Introduces electronic digital circuits to nonelectrical engineering and
noncomputer engineering majors. Starts with the basics of electronic circuit
analysis and continues with the principles of MOS and bipolar semiconductors
and their applications to logic gate circuits. Discusses logic circuit design
with emphasis on hardware considerations: gate and component count, level
tolerance, and power dissipation. Introduces circuits with RC time constants to
explain delays and speed limitations of logic circuits. Describes the
implementation of logic functions by logic array circuits with application to
ROM and PROM. Not open to electrical or computer engineering majors. Prereq.
MTH1125 or equivalent. PHY1223 or equivalent must be taken concurrently.
The current information explosion is the result of the marriage of extensive,
world-wide communications and high-speed computation. Introduces the underlying
concepts of how data is manipulated and transported electronically. Topics
include how information is coded into electronic signals, multiplexing,
networking, and voice and video transmission. Concludes with a discussion of
future trends in telecommunications. Laboratory experiments are integrated with
topics covered. Not open to engineering majors.
Introduces the basic laws and the basic signal and device models used in the
study of linear circuits. Topics include basic circuit analysis with resistive
networks, including node-voltage and mesh-current analysis, and the Thevenin
and Norton Theorems. Introduces three-terminal and dependent source models,
including the ideal operational amplifier model and related circuits. Discusses
various common signal models, including step functions, exponentials and
sinusoids, and the analysis of first- and second-order circuits and the
solution of related differential equations. Prereq. MTH1125 and PHY1223 or
equivalent. ECE1240 and MTH1225 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1226
Discrete Systems Laboratory
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1 QH |
Consists of four experiments that are closely integrated with the ECE1333
course lectures. The first two experiments are concerned with A/D aliasing and
quantization, the third with gain and phase-shift, and the fourth with the
Discrete-Time Fourier Transform. ECE1333 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1227
Electromagnetic Fields Laboratory
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1 QH |
Supports class material related to microwave transmission and radiation.
Experiments include microwave transmission line measurements and the
determination of the properties of dielectric materials; transmission line
electrical length measurement; reflection and impedance measurements of dipole
antenna; frequency characteristics of antennas and waveguides; antenna mutual
coupling; and radiation pattern determination. ECE1360 must be taken
concurrently.
Investigates transformers and DC machines; conducts tests to model the energy
device and evaluate its load characteristics, thereby supporting the theory
learned in ECE1370. ECE1370 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1229
Digital Systems Laboratory
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1 QH |
Introduces aspects of the design of digital hardware design. During the quarter
students implement a digital calculator. Covers skills such as combinational
logic, sequential logic, and finite-state machine design. Students use
computer-aided logic design tools and field programmable logic to implement
their designs. ECE1382 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1230
VLSI System Design Laboratory
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2 QH |
Examines and analyzes the VLSI design, layouts, and switch-level plus
circuit-level simulations, using a comprehensive set of VLSI CAD tools. Studies
layout of CMOS combinational and sequential circuits, using either a layout
editor or automatic layout generator. Studies functional structures, including
registers, adders, decoders, ROM, PLAs, counters, RAM, and ALU. Utilizes logic
and circuit simulators for the logical timing and verification of the designed
circuits. Designs can be sent to MOSIS for fabrication. Prereq. ECE1351 must be
taken concurrently.
Applies techniques covered in ECE1472, addressing topics such as transmission
line constants, load flow and short-circuit studies, and transient stability.
Includes upgrading the design of a small power system. ECE1472 must be taken
concurrently.
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ECE 1232
Electric Machines Laboratory
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2 QH |
Investigates topics in electromechanical energy conversion employing Faraday's
Law Machine Bench. Studies steady-state and transient-state behavior of
induction, synchronous, and DC machines. ECE1371 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1234
Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
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2 QH |
Focuses on practical aspects of DSP by programming a digital signal processing
chip in its native assembly language. Topics include, but are not limited to,
input/output operations via A/D and D/A converters, digital frequency
synthesis, computation of discrete time convolution, and design and
implementation of both FIR and IIR digital filters. ECE1456 must be taken
concurrently.
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ECE 1235
Control Systems Laboratory
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1 QH |
Familiarizes the student with the practical aspects of control systems design
through lab experiments. Topics include analog computer simulation, digital
computer control, and use of CAD packages such at MATLAB for analysis and
design of control systems. Experiments with PID control emphasize classical
methods of feedback compensation, and an experiment with modern techniques of
state variable feedback considers digital speed control of a DC motor. ECE1420
must be taken concurrently.
Provides students with an opportunity to practice the theory being learned
concurrently in ECE1383. Consists of four laboratory exercises and a small
project executed by groups of three students using a modern single-board
computer and associated test and development equipment. Exercises cover topics
including memory expansion, memory testing, I/O hardware and I/O drivers, and
interrupt driver control. Requires students to integrate software and hardware
to make the system perform some complete task. ECE1383 must be taken
concurrently.
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ECE 1240
Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory
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1 QH |
Provides a hands-on introduction to electronic circuits, devices, measurement
techniques, and simulation studies. Emphasis is on active learning-by-doing.
Students will design, assemble, and test a working electronic system and
perform simulations to study electrical engineering concepts related to this
system. Prereq. GE1102 and PHY1223 or equivalent.
Covers experiments reinforcing basic circuit theory topics such as equivalent
circuits, voltage/current divider applications, potentiometers or the
Wheatstone bridge, experimental verification of network theorems, operational
amplifier behavior, and/or response of RL, RC, and RLC circuits. Prereq.
ECE1215. ECE1246 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1242
Introduction to Electronics Laboratory
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1 QH |
Includes experiments such as characterization of diodes, BJTs, and mosfets.
Allows students to design amplifiers and switches. ECE1341 must be taken
concurrently.
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ECE 1243
Analog Electronics Laboratory
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1 QH |
Includes experiments dealing with integrated circuit current mirrors,
differential amplifiers, frequency response, and feedback. ECE1342 must be
taken concurrently.
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ECE 1244
Digital Electronics Laboratory
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1 QH |
Includes experiments on CMOS and bipolar devices in logic circuits, latches,
flip-flops, Schmitt triggers, and clock generators. ECE1343 must be taken
concurrently.
Presents the unilateral Laplace transform as a technique for solving
differential equations with initial conditions that model linear circuit
behavior, followed by the introduction of Laplace transform equivalent circuit
models. Uses s-domain analysis for the solution of linear circuit problems,
including node-voltage and mesh-current methods. Covers several topics
connected to the use of network functions including pole/zero plots, frequency
response, and a brief treatment of the synthesis of circuits to match given
transfer functions. Considers circuits in the sinusoidal steady-state, first
introducing phasor representations, then applying phasors to analyze resonance,
ideal and linear transformers, and complex power and three-phase systems.
Prereq. ECE1215, ECE1171, or ECE1178. ECE1241 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1308
Semiconductor Device Theory
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4 QH |
Develops elements of solid-state theory including crystal structure, quantum
theory, and carrier (electron and hole) transport. Uses this knowledge to model
devices commonly used in modern electronic circuits, including p-n junction
diodes, MOS transistors, and bipolar junction transistors. Provides preparation
for advanced study in the areas of integrated circuit fabrication, VLSI design,
and electronic design. Prereq. ECE1341.
Covers optimization techniques with applications to problems that arise in
electrical and computer engineering. Bridges the gap between theoretical study
of algorithms and their application to the solution of applied optimization
problems. Students learn how to model an applied engineering problem as an
abstract optimization problem and to use powerful optimization techniques to
solve it. Techniques covered include divide and conquer, backtracking, local
optimization, dynamic programming, branch-and-bound, simulated annealing,
genetic algorithms, and greedy algorithms. Emphasizes the use of existing tools
and optimization packages to solve these problems. Prereq. COM1101 or
equivalent.
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ECE 1330
Noise and Stochastic Processes
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4 QH |
Develops noise models for electronic devices, analog and digital circuits, and
transmission links. Introduces probability and random variables to characterize
signals in the presence of noise. Topics covered include PDF, CDF, and PMF
functions, discrete and continuous variables, Markov and Chebyshev
inequalities, multiple random variables, correlation and covariance. Presents
applications to communication channels and digital networks. Discusses the
physical origins of white noise, thermal noise, shot noise, and 1/f noise.
Prereq. ECE1341 and MTH1225.
Discusses continuous systems from both time domain and frequency domain
viewpoints. Presents linear time-variant system theory in detail including
topics such as convolution, causality, stability, and system interconnections,
and the system sinusoidal response. This motivates a brief discussion of the
Fourier transform, which is used as a basis for the development of the
bilateral Laplace transform. System analysis is discussed in terms of the
transform, including causality, stability, and the s-plane analysis of gain and
phase shift. Prereq. ECE1246 and MTH1225.
Begins with a discussion of A/D and D/A conversion, including aliasing and
quantization. Discusses the analysis and realization of linear shift-invariant
systems. Presentation includes such topics as convolution, causality,
stability, DF-1 and DF-2 realization, system interconnections, and the system
sinusoidal response. Presents Discrete-Time Fourier Series, the Discrete-Time
Fourier Transform, and the Z-Transform. Lastly, the z-plane view is used to
analyze system gain and phase-shift, causality, and stability. Prereq. ECE1246
and MTH1223. ECE1226 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1341
Introduction to Electronics
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4 QH |
Introduces the methods of design and analysis of modern electronic circuits.
Develops the operation of the principal semiconductor devices: diodes,
field-effect, and bipolar junction transistors. Focuses on using large- and
small-signal models to understand the behavior of transistors as amplifiers and
switches. Prereq. ECE1171, ECE1178, or ECE1215. ECE1242 must be taken
concurrently.
Develops the analysis techniques required to design analog circuit functions,
primarily amplifiers. Addresses topics such as biasing, and single and compound
amplifier stages. The properties of feedback amplifiers, including impedance,
Nyquist's stability criterion, compensation, and distortion, are treated.
Prereq. ECE1246 and ECE1341. ECE1243 must be taken concurrently.
Develops the techniques needed to design digital and mixed-signal circuits at
the transistor level. Examines CMOS and ECL logic families, flip-flops,
latches, Schmitt triggers, multivibrators, and clock generation circuits.
Introduces A/D and D/A topologies. Prereq. ECE1341. ECE1244 must be taken
concurrently.
Treats the methodologies needed to design a variety of electronic circuits used
in signal progressing and communications. Requires students to do at least
three major design projects, which may include but are not restricted to the
following: active filters, analog multipliers, phase-locked loops, oscillators,
time-base generators, switching regulators, and electronic sensors. Prereq.
ECE1333, ECE1342, and ECE1382.
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ECE 1351
Special Topics in IC Design
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4 QH |
Offers a structured digital MOS design course focusing on designing, verifying,
and fabricating CMOS VLSI integrated circuits and modules. Emphasizes several
topics that are essential to the practice of VLSI design as a system design
discipline, such as a systematic design methodology, good understanding of CMOS
transistors, physical implementation of combinational and sequential logic
networks, and physical routing and placement issues. Begins design exercises
and tutorials with basic inverters and proceeds to the design, verification,
and performance of large complex digital logic networks. In addition, IC design
methodologies and performance, scaling of MOS circuits, design and layout of
subsystems such as PLA and memory, and system timing are covered. Prereq.
ECE1230, ECE1341 and ECE1382 must
be taken concurrently.
Introduces basic concepts of digital communication in additive white Gaussian
noise (AWGN) channels. Reviews Fourier transform and Fourier Series
representation of signals and introduces random processes. Examines power
spectrum density, geometric representation of signals and signal spaces,
concepts of information sources and source coding algorithms, principles of
optimum receiver design for AWGN channels, correlation and matched filter
receivers, and probability of error analysis for binary and
M-ary signaling through AWGN channels, digital PAM transmission through
band-limited AWGN channels, zero ISI condition, system design in the presence
of channel distortion, design of optimum transmitting and receiving filters,
channel equalization, introduction to digital transmission via carrier
modulation. Prereq.
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ECE 1360
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
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4 QH |
Introduces electromagnetics and high frequency applications. Topics covered
include: (1) transmission lines: transmission line model with distributed
circuit elements, transmission line equations and solutions, one-dimensional
traveling and standing waves, and applications; (2) electromagnetic field
theory: Lorentz force equation, Maxwell's equations, Poynting theorem and
application to the transmission line's TEM waves. Also, uniform plane wave
propagation along a coordinate axis and along an arbitrary direction;
equivalent transmission lines for TEM, TE, and TM waves; reflection and
refraction of uniform plane waves by conducting and dielectric surfaces.
Discusses applications to waveguides, resonators, and optical fibers; and
radiation and elementary antennas. Introduces modern techniques (computational
methods) and applications (optics, bioelectromagnetics, electromagnetic effects
in high-speed digital systems). Prereq. MTH1223 and PHY1223 or equivalents.
ECE1227 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1366
Computational Electromagnetics
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4 QH |
Presents numerical and computational approaches to electromagnetic field
problems, as well as engineering applications. Gives students an opportunity to
use software environments such as Matlab to implement the various algorithms
for solution and to present graphical results. Begins with an introduction to
computation methods and linear algebra. Uses the finite difference method
approach for solving the major partial differential equations of
electromagnetics: Poisson's equation, the diffusion equation, and the wave
equation. Also uses the FDTD approach to solve the wave equation. Introduces
integral equations as foundation for solving problems with the method of
moments. Makes applications to the transmission lines, waveguides, resonators,
antennas, and to antenna arrays. Prereq. ECE1360.
Reviews phasor diagrams and three-phase circuits, and presents magnetic aspects
including magnetic circuits, energy storage, and permanent magnets. Includes
other topics such as elements of transformers, principles of electromechanical
energy conversion, and steady-state theory of induction, synchronous, and DC
machines. Prereq. ECE1246 and ECE1360. ECE1228 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1371
Electric Drives and Motion Systems
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4 QH |
Continues ECE1370. Presents steady-state theory and performance of induction,
synchronous, and DC machines. Investigates transients and dynamics of AC and DC
machines. Introduces power semiconductor controlled drives. Prereq. ECE1370;
ECE1232 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1381
Introduction to Computer Organization and Structure
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4 QH |
Provides an introduction to the compound logic elements present in a computer
system. Reviews the interaction of hardware and software. Covers a simple
assembly language as an example of how high-level language abstract data types
are mapped to the underlying hardware structures. Presents implementations of
pointer arithmetic and I/O at the assembly code level. Discusses IEEE
floating-point formats. Emphasizes the hardware implementation of the datapath
and memory system. Makes use of assembly language simulators and design tools.
Prereq. ECE1382 and GE1101 or C programming ability.
Discusses the implementation of digital systems at the logic gate level. Covers
Boolean logic, logic minimization, combinational design, sequential circuits,
state machines, datapath design, and finite state machine design. Students use
commercial CAD logic tools to design and simulate circuits, building up to the
design of a simple calculator. Prereq. GE1101 or C programming ability. ECE1229
must be taken concurrently.
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ECE 1383
Microprocessor-Based Design
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4 QH |
Provides an introduction to both hardware and software issues in interfacing
microprocessors to their local and outside worlds. Includes lab and lecture
components to develop both analytical understanding and design skills. Examines
the following hardware items: bus characteristics, timing and protocols; memory
organization; memory-mapped I/O; and interrupts. Studies complementary software
topics including polling versus interrupt driven I/O and exception processing.
Prereq. ECE1382. ECE1238 must be taken concurrently.
Provides an in-depth look at the current state of computer architecture.
Presents a number of commercial instruction-set architecture and
instruction-set design tradeoffs. Emphasizes the cost/performance decisions
that drive today's microprocessor implementations; covers the design of full
systems, including the memory hierarchy and the supporting bussing and I/O
subsystems. Topics include performance analysis, pipelining, control and data
prediction, compiler organization, superscalar and VLIW execution, virtual
memory, bus protocols, and parallel processing. Emphasizes how compilers and
computer architectures work in tandem to produce high-performance execution.
Prereq. ECE1381.
Teams two students together to design and implement a small mobile robot system
to complete a specific task. Students compete their robots against robots built
by other teams at the end of the course. Develops students' design capabilities
of microprocessor-controlled systems with input from sensory devices and output
actuators. Topics include actuators, sensors, and system modeling. Prereq.
ECE1342 and ECE1383.
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ECE 1386
Engineering Programming Models and Structures
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4 QH |
Presents a survey of many common data structures and algorithms. Includes
lists, trees, queues, stacks, and graphs. Covers searching, sorting and
matching, and an overview of software engineering issues, including
specification, design, and testing. Presents object-oriented design and
programming as the underlying theme of all programming assignments in the
course. Requires C, C++, and Java languages in homework assignments. Prereq.
GE1101 or C programming ability.
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ECE 1390
Senior Project Laboratory 1
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2 QH |
Allows students to work with a faculty adviser on a term project, either
experimental or theoretical. Prereq. Permission of
department.
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ECE 1391
Senior Project Laboratory 2
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2 QH |
Continues the project started in ECE1390 or it may be a new project. Prereq.
Permission of department.
Covers various topics from term to term, depending on the interests of the
department and the students. Prereq. Permission of department.
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ECE 1406
Integrated Circuit Fabrication
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4 QH |
Provides an overview of integrated circuit fabrication from the viewpoint of
the process engineer. Focuses on the physics, chemistry, and technology of
integrated circuit fabrication in the lecture portion of the course, while
students fabricate and test MOS integrated circuits in the lab portion.
Compares process and device models with experimental results during lab
sessions. Tests diodes, MOS capacitors, transistors, and logic gates. Students
use the industry-standard process simulator SUPREM-IV to supplement analytical
process models. Concentrates on silicon IC technology but also discusses other
material systems and microstructures, including gallium arsenide and
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Prereq. ECE1341.
Introduces the analysis and design of classical control systems and comprises
closely coupled lectures and laboratory experiments. Examines control system
concepts, basic components and goals, modeling and mathematical description,
transfer function and state variable representations, feedback control system
characteristics, system responses, and stability of feedback systems. Also
addresses analysis of graphical tools such as root-locus and Nyquist diagram,
compensator design based on root-locus and frequency response, and modern
control system design. Prereq. ECE1332; ECE1235 must be taken concurrently.
Covers real-time (RT) system characteristics, both hardware and software.
Topics include RT system specifications, deadlines, RT task scheduling and
switching, multitasking and synchronization mechanisms such as semaphores and
monitors, and RT O/S kernels. Also includes embedded RT systems, distributed RT
systems, and reliability and fault tolerance. Applications considered include
communications and signal/image processing. Prereq. ECE1330.
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ECE 1441
Hardware Description Languages and Synthesis
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4 QH |
Focuses on modeling of digital systems in a hardware description language.
Topics covered include textual versus graphical modeling of digital systems,
syntax and semantics of the VHDL language, modeling for simulation, and
modeling for synthesis. Students will use a commercially available CAD tool to
simulate and synthesize digital system descriptions. Prereq. ECE1382.
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ECE 1442
Parallel and Distributed Processing
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4 QH |
Covers parallel and distributed processing concepts, including concurrency and
its management, models of parallel computation, synchronous and asynchronous
parallelism. Additional topics include simple parallel algorithm formulation,
parallelization techniques, interconnection networks, arrays, trees,
hypercubes, message routing mechanisms, shared address space and
message-passing multiprocessor systems, communication cost and latency-hiding
techniques, scalability of parallel systems, and parallel programming concepts
and application case studies. Prereq. ECE1381.
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ECE 1443
Introduction to Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
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4 QH |
Provides an introduction to pattern recognition methods through simple
classification problems that arise in computer image processing. Topics include
digital images and their properties, classification principles (Bayes Rules,
class boundaries), and pattern recognition methods. Studies techniques
including image preprocessing, segmentation, feature extraction, object
recognition, and image analysis and understanding. Discusses applications in
computer vision. Prereq. ECE1330 and ECE1333.
Introduces the basic algorithmic principles of computer-aided design (CAD) for
VLSI circuits and systems. Design topics include placement and routing with
particular emphasis on partitioning, floorplanning, global and detailed routing
techniques. Emphasizes performance issues as well as tool design and use.
Testing topics include fault modeling, automatic test generation for
combinational and sequential circuits, functional approaches,
design-for-testability, and built-in self test. Prereq. ECE1351 and COM1101.
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ECE 1445
Software Design and Architecture
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4 QH |
Covers the principles, methods, and techniques for describing how a software
product will be implemented so that its requirements are satisfied. Examines
the fundamental building blocks and patterns for constructing software systems
in the context of a sound design process. Topics include reference models, APIs
components (e.g., COBRA), frameworks, structuring computation, patterns of
design, principles of modularity, architectural design, component design, data
design, algorithm design, graphical user interfaces, documentation, and case
studies and standards. Prereq. ECE1386.
Examines the effect of very high-speed switching and signal transmission on the
design of digital circuits. Topics include transmission line effects for
digital circuits, inductive and capacitate effects of high-speed circuits,
high-speed properties of logic gates, clock distribution issues, and power
dissipation in high-speed circuits. Prereq. ECE1382 and ECE1360.
Presents the state-of-the-art theory and techniques used in digital
communication systems. Covers digital communication and system performance
analysis in a variety of channel models, channel capacity, and coding for
reliable communication, block and convolutional coding and decoding,
trellis-coded modulation, spread spectrum systems, and wireless communications.
Prereq. ECE1355.
Introduces concepts in modern signal processing. Topics include review of
discrete time signals and systems, discrete Fourier transform, realizations
structures for digital filters, FIR filter design, IIR filter design, fast
Fourier transforms, and applications to fast convolution. Prereq. ECE1333.
ECE1234 must be taken concurrently.
Presents an overview of modern communication networks and basic principles of
network design. Discusses types of traffic, multiplexing, and switching
techniques. Uses layered network architectures, such as OSI (Open System
Interconnection), and Internet and LAN (Local Area Network) architectures to
explain the hierarchy of network functions. Studies data-link layer protocols
including the commonly used Stop and Go, Go Back N, and Selective repeat
protocols. Propagation characteristics in optical cables are used for physical
layer study, including packet framing, synchronization, and error control.
Discusses medium-access control (MAC) methods including the Aloha protocol used
in packet radio networks, Carrier Sense Multiple Access, Ethernet and Fast
Ethernet, Token Ring and Token Bus protocols, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data
Interface), and DQDB (Dual Queue Data Bus) protocols used in high-speed
networks for local and metropolitan area networks. Addresses network layer
functions of routing and congestion control. Analyzes routing algorithms based
on flooding, shortest-path, and optimal routing. Introduces emerging techniques
such as ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) for use in the future Broadband ISDN
(Integrated Service Data Network). Prereq. ECE1355 and ECE1330.
Introduces the fundamental principles of antenna theory. Applies these
principles to the design and analysis of practical antennas for radar,
broadcast, and wireless communication systems. Covers fundamental antenna
parameters, radiation integrals and auxiliary potential functions, linear and
loop antennas, antenna arrays, broadband dipoles and impedance matching
techniques, traveling wave and broadband antennas, and frequency-independent,
aperture, and reflector antennas. Prereq. ECE1360.
Focuses on advanced analytical, graphical, and matrix analyses of transmission
lines and microwave networks. Covers analyses of lossy and lossless
transmission lines, electrical scattering S-parameters, ferrite networks,
microwave absorbers, and matrix representation of multiple connected networks.
Prereq. ECE1360.
Presents the basic optical concepts necessary for an understanding of current
and future optical communication, remote sensing, industrial and biomedical
systems. Topics include geometric optics, polarized light, diffraction, and
interference. Studies lasers and other light sources, optical fibers,
detectors, CDD cameras, modulators, and other components of optical systems.
Presents applications to specific systems such as medical imaging systems,
fiber-optic sensors, laser radars, and communication systems, depending upon
the interests of the class. Prereq. ECE1360.
Introduces electric power systems. Examines steady-state balanced three-phase
systems, transmission line constants and system modeling, transmission line
equations and line power limitations, and three-phase transformers. Introduces
symmetrical components. Prereq. ECE1246 and ECE1360.
Presents basic methods for the analysis of power systems, including load flow,
symmetrical short circuits, symmetrical component theory and unsymmetrical
faults, and elements of power system protection, control, and transient
stability. Uses power system software for some system studies. Prereq. ECE1471;
ECE1231 must be taken concurrently.
Presents the application of electronics to energy conversion and control.
Studies phase-controlled rectifier circuits, DC/DC converters, high frequency
inverters, and resonant converters. Illustrates modeling, analysis, and control
techniques in numerous applications. Design problems include analysis and
sizing of passive components (inductors and capacitors) in high-frequency DC/DC
switching converters. Prereq. ECE1333 and ECE1341.
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ECE 1486
Numerical Methods and Computer Applications
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4 QH |
Presents numerical techniques used in solving scientific and engineering
problems with the aid of digital computers. Topics include modeling and
simulating of deterministic and probabilistic systems; theory of interpolation;
least squares; numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential
equations using a programming environment such as MATLAB. Chooses
representative problems for solution on a computer. Prereq. MTH1225 and GE1102.
Provides students with a multidisciplinary experience, integrating knowledge
from the core, intermediate, and advanced courses in electrical and computer
engineering. Requires students to form a team; select a project involving
design and implementation of an electrical, electronic, and/or software system;
submit a detailed proposal for the work with a presentation. Students must
specify the materials needed for their project, provide cost analysis,
and make arrangements with their capstone adviser to purchase and/or secure
donation of equipment. Requires students to perform a feasibility study by
extensive simulation or prototype design of subsystems to facilitate the second
phase of the capstone design. Prereq. ENG1125 and senior standing.
Requires students to design and implement the project proposed in ECE1503. The
teams are expected to organize and assign tasks, perform the solution to be
implemented, produce the subsystems, realize the overall system, and check its
functionality. The teams are also required to monitor productivity, evaluating
their progress with interim milestone reports, and to present the final design
project with written and oral reports. Prereq. ECE1503 taken in previous
quarter.
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ECE 1703
Capstone Design 1 (Honors)
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4 QH |
Honors equivalent of ECE1503.
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ECE 1704
Capstone Design 2 (Honors)
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4 QH |
Honors equivalent of ECE1504.
An honors adjunct associated with a 4-QH ECE course.
The course descriptions listed under general engineering are intended to show
the scope of the subject that will be covered. Since courses are continually
updated, specific topics or methods of approach may vary from term to term.
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