Accelerating Systems with Programmable Logic Components

On completion of the course, you should be able to: * define complex digital circuits using hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog * test, debug, and verify digital designs using test benches and simulation tools * integrate custom programmable logic components with processor-based systems * analyse power and performance of accelerating key system components * demonstrate how a processor interacts with an accelerator through software Content: * Syntax and semantics of hardware description languages, and their use to define digital systems. * Design and implementation of test benches and the use of simulation-based and on-chip debugging facilities for verifying system designs. * Parallelisation of key algorithms for higher throughput and lower latency. * Integration of hardware accelerators at the system- and software levels. * Overview of different design styles and abstraction methods. * An extensive project in simulation and synthesis, designing a realistic accelerator for a system-on-chip processor system.