CE173. High Speed Digital Design

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CE173. High Speed Digital Design. F, S Studies of analog circuit
 principles relevant to high-speed digital design: signal propagation,
 crosstalk, and electromagnetic interference.  Topics include
 electrical characteristics of digital circuits, interfacing different
 logic families, measurement techniques, transmission lines, ground
 planes and grounding, terminations, power systems, connectors/ribbon
 cables, clock distribution, shielding, electromagnetic compatibility
 and noise suppression, and bus architectures.  Prerequisite(s):
 Electrical Engineering 70/L; previous or concurrent enrollment in
 course 173L is required. Enrollment limited to 30.  Enrollment
 restricted to computer engineering majors. P. Chan, S. Petersen
CMPE173L.  High-Speed Digital Design Laboratory (1 credits). S 
 Laboratory sequence illustrating topics covered in course 173.
 One two-hour laboratory session per week.
 Students are billed for a materials fee. Prerequisite(s): Electrical
 Engineering 70/L; previous or concurrent enrollment in course 173 required.
 Enrollment limited to 30. Enrollment restricted to computer engineering
 majors.  P. Chan, S. Petersen


Explanation of prerequisites 
CMPE70:   Students need to be familiar with basic electrical circuit theory.
CMPE70L:  Students need to be familiar with laboratory skills related to
  electrical circuits.

Required Skills to pass the course
1. basic analog circuit principles relevant to high-speed digital design
2. knowledge of how to interface different logic families
3. basic printed circuit boards design
4. shielding and EMI techniques

Core topics (must be taught)
1. Introduction to multiple layer printed circuit boards         
2. Review of circuit theorems, electromagnetism, fields, flux
3. Integral, Gradient, Curl, del, and Divergence
4. Nonideal behavior of some passive components
   lead inductance, ESR, ESL
5. Measurement techniques, oscilloscope                        
   Rise time and bandwidth of scopes
6. Frequency and time, rise time of signal, signal spectra     
7. Analog aspects of digital circuits, noise margins, transfer
   characteristics, input and output impedance
8. Metastability                                               
9. Interfacing different logic families
10. Shielding and Electromagnetic interference, crosstalk        
11. Transmission lines, wave equation, characteristic impedance,
    skin effect, Bergeron Plots, bounce/lattice diagrams,
    microstrip and stripline
12. Terminations                                                
13. Printed circuit board design:                       
    signal and planes, layer stacking,
    component selection, power distribution, component placement,
    decoupling capacitors, bulk capacitor
14. Power Systems, capacitors, linear and switching power supply,
    grounding, analog and digital ground,
15. Clock distribution

Optional topics 
1. IC Packages
2. Connectors/Ribbon Cables

Core lab exercises 
1. Electromagnetic interference, cross-coupling measurements
2. Rise time and bandwidth of oscilloscopes measurements
3. Construction of a multi-layer printed circuit board, and layout tool

Text 
Johnson and Graham, "High-Speed Digital Design. A Handbook of Black Magic",
Prentice-Hall, 1993. 

Prepared by Pak Chan, 9/02