2015-2016 University Catalog 
  
2015-2016 University Catalog

ECE 740 - Digital Signal Processing Hardware Architectures

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable
Addresses topics that include high-level DSP optimizations, such as pipelining, unfolding, and parallel processing; common DSP structures such as FFTs, filters, direct digital frequency synthesizers, and correlators; modeling of DSP algorithms in MATLAB and conversion of MATLAB models into fixed-point VHDL blocks; platform implementation issues: hardware vs. software, FPGA vs. ASIC, power, area, throughput, and applications of DSP hardware.

Prerequisite(s): ECE 535 and ECE 545 or equivalents or permission of instructor.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring