Through the Digital Integrated Circuit Design certificate program, students will gain comprehensive knowledge and hands-on training in digital integrated circuit design, spanning from transistor-level intricacies to computer architecture principles. This program will help students understand essential design concepts, such as standard cells and pipelining, and be familiar with circuit evaluation criteria such as timing performance and power dissipation. Moreover, students will become proficient in utilizing Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for circuit logic synthesis and physical design. Upon successfully completing the certificate program, students will possess the expertise to design digital integrated circuits of moderate complexity.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
ECEN 714	Digital Integrated Circuit Design	3
Select four of the following: 1		12
ECEN 651	Microprogrammed Control of Digital Systems
ECEN 653	Computer Arithmetic Unit Design
ECEN 676	Advanced Computer Architecture
ECEN 719	Advanced Digital System Design
ECEN 722	Field Programmable Gate Arrays Information Processing Systems
ECEN 749	Microprocessor Systems Design
ECEN 752	Advances in VLSI Circuit Design
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

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Four courses are required, and the total SCHs may exceed 15 if 4-credit elective courses are included in the program.