Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 254B - Advanced Computer Architecture: Reconfigurable Computing

Spring 2007

 

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Instructor: Prof. Ryan Kastner (kastner@ece)

Time: Monday, Wednesday, 12-2pm

Location: Phelps 1437

Office Hours: After class or by appointment

 

Grading:

· Project - 70%

· 15% - Topic research - Literature survey

· 25% - Project Presentations - 10 minute progress report & 15 minute presentation during dead week

· 30% - Project Reports (progress and final reports)

· Homework - 20%

· Class Participation - 10%

· Attendance

· Questions in class, especially during student presentations

 

Class Materials:

· Lectures

· Reader

· Student Projects

 

Prerequisites:

This class requires a background knowledge found in a typical undergraduate computer engineering curriculum.  Specifically, the class assumes knowledge of compilers, algorithms, computer architecture and low level hardware synthesis (logic and physical synthesis).