| 1a | 8/29 |
Introduction, Logistics |
Special issue of IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine |
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| 1D | 8/31 |
Perl Tutorial [JR] (video - contact TAs for username/password) |
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9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 1b | 8/31 |
Design Methodologies: RTL Flow, Analog/Mixed-Signal Design, Model-Based Design (to be covered later). |
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No lecture, Labor Day holiday |
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| 2D | 9/7 |
Timing Analysis - Discussion on Algorithms & Complexity [SAS] |
Appendix B of Lee and Seshia |
9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 2b | 9/7 |
Timing Analysis - 1 [SAS] |
In-class handout (also posted on bSpace):Chapter 5 of Timing" by S. Sapatnekar
Optional: Chapter 15 of Lee and Seshia |
HW 1 out (on bspace):hw1_files |
| 3a | 9/12 |
Timing Analysis - 2 [SAS] |
Floating-Mode Delay paper, Devadas et al. |
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| 3D | 9/14 |
Software Engineering Best Practices 1 [EAL] |
Resources
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9-10am, 337 Cory |
| 3b | 9/14 |
Retiming [EAL] |
Shenoy, N, "Retiming: Theory and Practice" |
HW 1 due 9/18; HW 2 out |
| 4a | 9/19 |
Basic Boolean algebra and logic optimization [SAS] |
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| 4D | 9/21 |
Software Engineering Best Practices 2 [EAL] |
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9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 4b | 9/21 |
Boolean algebra and logic optimization (contd.) [SAS] |
Multi-level logic synthesis paper (Sections I-IV, topics mentioned in the slides) |
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| 5a | 9/26 |
Binary Decision Diagrams (BDDs) [SAS] |
ACM Computing Surveys paper: Required reading; Knuth's chapter: optional reading |
HW 2 due; HW 3 out (on bspace):hw3_files |
| 5D | 9/28 |
Observability and controllability (stuck-at testing) [SAS] |
Goel '81; Larrabee '92 |
9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 5b | 9/28 |
Boolean satisfiability (SAT) solving [SAS]
Other slides: DLL-Example-1, DLL-Example-2, BCP Introduction, BCP 2-literal watching. |
CACM Article on SAT |
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| 6a | 10/3 |
Reachability analysis (sequential equivalence checking) [SAS] |
Ch. 14 of Lee & Seshia |
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| 6D | 10/5 |
Temporal Logic [SAS] |
Ch. 12 of Lee & Seshia |
9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 6b | 10/5 |
Model Checking [SAS] |
Clarke, Grumberg, Long paper |
HW 3 due; HW 4 out (on bspace):hw4_files |
| 7a | 10/10 |
Midterm 1 review |
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| 7D | 10/12 |
No discussion section: Highly recommended to attend guest lecture in DREAM Seminar series,
10/17, 4-5 pm in DOP Center |
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9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 7b | 10/12 |
Midterm 1 (in class) |
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| 8a | 10/17 |
Synchronous Systems [EAL] |
Malik, Cyclic Combinational Circuits, 1994 and Edwards and Lee, Synchronous, 2003 |
HW 4 due |
| 8D | 10/19 |
Discussion: Posets and Fixed-Point Theorems [EAL] |
Edward A. Lee (2011), Concurrent Models of Computation: An Actor-Oriented Approach, Chapter 1: Partially Ordered Sets.
| 9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 8b | 10/19 |
Symbolic Execution [EAL] |
Shiple Et. Al, CyclicCircuits, 1996 |
HW 5 out |
| 10a | 10/24 |
From Discrete to Continuous [EAL] |
Ptolemeus, Draft, 2011 |
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| 10D | 10/26 |
Continuous-time modeling [JR] |
Reading: Chapters 2 and 3 of this link
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| 10b | 10/26 |
The Newton-Raphson algorithm [JR] |
Reading: Chapter 4 of this link |
9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 11a | 10/31 |
Newton-Raphson (contd.) [JR] |
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| 11D | 11/2 |
Continuous Random Variables and Stochastic Processes [JR]
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9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 11b | 11/2 |
Solving sparse linear systems [JR](video - contact TAs for username/password) |
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HW 5 due; HW 6 out; HW 6 (SDF) |
| 9a | 11/7 |
Scheduling algorithms - 1 [EAL] |
Lee & Messerschmitt, SDF |
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| 9D | 11/9 |
TBA |
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9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 9b | 11/9 |
Scheduling algorithms - 2 [EAL] |
Sih & Lee, Parallel Scheduling
Geilen & Stujik, Scenarios |
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| 12a | 11/14 |
Basics of numerical ODE solution [JR] |
Reading: Chapter 5 of this link |
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| 12D | 11/16 |
Continuous Random Variables and Stochastic Processes (contd.) [JR] (video - contact TAs for username/password) |
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9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 12b | 11/16 |
Basics of numerical ODE solution (contd.) [JR] |
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| 13a | 11/21 |
Sinusoidal Steady State ("AC") Analysis of Linear DAEs [JR] |
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HW 6 due |
| 13D | 11/23 |
TBA |
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9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 13b | 11/23 |
Lecture |
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HW 7 out |
| 14a | 11/28 |
Lecture |
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HKN course survey |
| 14D | 11/30 |
TBA |
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9-10am, 540 Cory |
| 14b | 11/30 |
Midterm 2 (in class) |
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HW 7 due on 12/2 |
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NO CLASS: RRR week.
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Project Presentation |
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