The course introduces the fabrication technologies and the function of the main digital devices which compose the modern electronic systems. Particular emphasis is devoted to embedded circuits with microcontrollers and field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). Main topics include: planar CMOS and bipolar transistor technology, integrated capacitor and resistor. EEPROM and FLASH memory, static and dynamic RAM, DUAL PORT, FIFO, latest technologies like memory cube, memristor, etc. Microcontrollers and peripherals, interrupts and programming methods. Logic circuits basics, PLD,PAL, CPLD, FPGA. VHDL language.
Type of Assessment
The student can participate to an oral tests during the year, or to the written test that is done at the end of the course
