P: EE 365 or equivalent. An overview of advanced-architecture CISC
microprocessors and their associated support components, with emphasis on
incorporating these devices into both general-purpose and embedded
board-level designs for multi-microprocessor systems utilizing
open-architecture system buses. Survey of 32-bit CISC microprocessor,
memory management, floating point support, advanced peripherals, PLD-base
"glue logic" design, performance evaluation, IEEE-standard
open-architecture system buses, and various pertinent interface and
networking standards. Design experience is gained through a comprehensive,
semester-long project.