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students will be formed to work as a unit on each project, and also for ECE 630 – Advanced Low-Power
a unit on each project, and also for the purpose of an oral special topic Integrated Circuit Design
the purpose of an oral special topic presentation. Every project is unique Credit Hour: 3
presentation. Every project is unique and may require additional readings
and may require additional readings to promote self and life-long learning, Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
to promote self and life-long learning, and part of the challenge for the In recent years, with the development
and part of the challenge for the students is to determine the stepsto of applications such as mobile
students is to determine the steps take. systems, sensor networks, and
to take. Typical goals are conducting biomedical applications, power
Typical goals are conducting feasibility studies, development of consumption has become the most
feasibility studies, development of preliminary designs, creation of compelling constraint in designing
preliminary designs, creation of advanced designs in software and integrated circuits (ICs). This course
advanced designs in software and hardware, final building and testing introduces in depth the theme
hardware, final building and testing of the product, and understanding of low-power analog and digital
of the product, and understanding the impact of the solution in a integrated circuits. At first, energy-
the impact of the solution in a global economic, environmental constrained applications and system
global economic, environmental and societal context. There will be requirements are introduced. In the
and societal context. There will be regularly scheduled online class second section, MOSFET modeling
regularly scheduled online class sessions every week. All members in weak inversion is presented.
sessions every week. All members of the class are expected to attend The second section of the course
of the class are expected to attend these sessions, which are partially is dedicated to the analog circuits
these sessions, which are partially devoted to class discussion, overall in weak inversion. Finally, the third
devoted to class discussion, overall planning and scheduling of class section of the course is dedicated to
planning and scheduling of class activities. low-power digital circuits.
activities. Students on the MEngECE On the other hand, the students
program are expected to orient their will be involved in a project work in
project towards management of small groups. They will apply their
Electrical and Computer Engineering Elective Courses knowledge from earlier courses to
project. design a low-power integrated circuit.
ECE 622 – Embedded Signal This is done using modern CAD tools
Processing such as CADENCE. It will provide
precious hands-on experience as the
Thesis Option Credit Hour: 3 students go through a realistic ASIC
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing design cycle from specification to
finished integrated circuit.
ECE 691- Thesis in ECE This course introduces students to ECE 632 – Computer Based
real-time signal processing systems
Credit Hour: 3 and their design and implementation Power System Planning and
Prerequisite: 15 credit hours using embedded systems. It Design
introduces students to the Blackfin
The objective of this course is to processor and its programming and Credit Hour: 3
provide guided experience in wide applications in the area of real-time Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
areas of Electrical and Computer audio, image, and video signal
Engineering to student teams processing. It also discusses the This course covers power system
working on design projects. The limitations imposed due to use of planning and design using modeling
projects will integrate various embedded systems and the influence and simulation tools and techniques.
Electrical and Computer Engineering of these limitations on algorithm The main part of this course is
skills into operational prototypes. utilization and design. The course dedicated for implementing various
types of analysis and design
The projects will emphasize problem discusses digital signal processing techniques for future power systems
definition, design conceptualization, principles and filter design before and analyzes various future energy
implementation and system introducing implementation scenarios. The analysis types
integration in software and hardware techniques using embedded include load flow, economic load
aspects. There are no formal lectures systems. flow, harmonic load flow, reliability
associated with the course. Teams of analysis, short-circuit analysis, switch
students will be formed to work as events and transients, contingency

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