Course Listings
| ECE 506 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers |
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| The need for parallel and massively parallel computers. Taxonomy of parallel computer architecture, and programming models for parallel architectures. Example parallel algorithms. Shared-memory vs. distributed-memory architectures. Correctness and performance issues. Cache coherence and memory consistency. Bus-based and scalable directory-based multiprocessors. Interconnection-network topologies and switch design. Brief overview of advanced topics such as multiprocessor prefetching and speculative parallel execution. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Gehringer E |
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| ECE 515 | Digital Communications |
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| This course is a first graduate-level course in digital communications. Functions and interdependence of various components of digital communication systems will be discussed. Statistical channel modeling, modulation and demodulation techniques, optimal receiver design, performance analysis methods, source coding, quantization, and fundamentals of information theory will be covered in this course. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Duel-Hallen A |
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| ECE 516 | System Control Engineering |
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| Introduction to analysis and design of continuous and discrete-time dynamical control systems. Emphasis on linear, single-input, single-output systems using state variable and transfer function methods. Open and closed-loop representation; analog and digital simulation; time and frequency response; stability by Routh-Hurwitz, Nyquist and Liapunov methods; performance specifications; cascade and state variable compensation. Assignments utilize computer-aided analysis and design programs. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Chow M |
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| ECE 517 | Object-Oriented Languages and Systems | |||||||||
| Object-oriented languages and systems built with object-oriented software components. Object-oriented design methodologies, such as CRC cards and the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Requirement analysis. Design patterns. Agile methods. Object-oriented programming environments, such as the Eclipse platform. Platforms for Web services, such as J2EE. Project required. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Summer I '12 Instructors: Gehringer E |
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| ECE 520 | Digital Asic Design |
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| Design of digital Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) based on Hardware Description Languages (Verilog, VHDL) and CAD tools, particularly login synthesis. Emphasis on design practices and underlying algorithms. Introduction to timing-driven design, low-power design, design-for-test and ASIC applications. Project. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Franzon P |
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| ECE 521 | Computer Design and Technology |
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| Design of general-purpose computers through cost-performance analysis. Emphasis on making design decisions regarding the instruction set architecture and organization of single-processor computer. Discussion of design choices, role of compiler and techniques for analysis, simulation and implementation. Consideration of relationships between architecture, organization and technology | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Rotenberg E |
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| ECE 522 | Medical Instrumentation | |||||||||
| Fundamentals of medical instrumentation systems, sensors, and biomedical signal processing. Example instruments for cardiovascular and respiratory assessment. Clinical laboratory measurements, theraputic and prosthetic devices, and electrical safetyrequirements. Students should have background in electronics design using operational amplifiers. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Nagle H |
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| ECE 523 | Photonics and Optical Communications | |||||||||
| This course investigates photonic devices at the component level and examines the generation, propagation and detection of light in the context of optical communication systems. Topics include planar and cylindrical optical waveguides, LEDs, lasers,optical amplifiers, integrated optical and photodetectors, design tradeoffs for optical systems, passive optical networks, and wavelength division multiplexed systems. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Muth J |
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| ECE 534 | Power Electronics |
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DC and AC analysis of isolated and non-isolated switch mode power supply. Basic converter topologies covered include: buck, boost and buck/boost and their transformer-couples derivatives. Design of close loop of these DC/DC converters. Power devices and their applications in DC/DC converters. Inductor and transformer design. Additional course information provided by the department: NOTE: THIS COURSE WILL BE OFFERED IN SPRING 2011 THROUGH ON-LINE DISTANCE EDUCATION. For more information and registration - please contact Dr. Linda Krute Director Engineering Distance Education Programs North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7547 Phone: 919.515.5440 or 877.254.0058 Fax: 919.515.8415 EOL web site: http://EngineeringOnline.ncsu.edu ====================================================================== This first level graduate level course is intended to develop an understanding of Power Electronics and switching mode power converters for various AC and DC applications. This course is intended to teach the fundamentals of power conversion and will cover the design, analysis, modeling and control of all types of power converters - such as, dc-dc converters, dc-ac inverters, ac-dc rectifiers / converters and also introduce the concepts of direct ac-ac converters. This course will also include interface and control considerations of power converters to single-phase and three-phase ac systems, and discuss utility applications of power electronic converters - including power quality and FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems). The students will develop skills in complete design of these power converters through a project - especially focused on design of dc-dc converters. This will be an important course for understanding of renewable energy interface to the grid, power converters for ac- and dc motor drives and power electronics devices and their controls. ====================================================================== Required Book: "Fundamentals of Power Electronics", Robert Erickson, Second Edition References: (strongly recommended) "Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design" - Mohan, Undeland, Robbins, Second Edition ===================================================================== Course Requirements Grading policy: Homework (5-6): 40 % Mid-term exam: 15 % Final exam: 25 % Final Project 20 % (Design project) Computing Tools: PSpice student version 9.1 http://www.electronics-lab.com/downloads/schematic/013 (You can also use Saber software if you are more familiar with Saber) MATLAB: http://www.eos.ncsu.edu/software/matlab/ |
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Bhattacharya S |
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| ECE 535 | Design of Electromechanical Systems |
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| A practical introduction to electromechanical systems with emphasis on modeling, analysis, design, and control techniques. Provides theory and practical tools for the design of electric machines (standard motors, linear actuators, magnetic bearings, etc). Involves some self-directed laboratory work and culuminates in an industrial design project. Topics include Maxwell's equations, electromechanical energy conversion, finite element analysis, design and control techniques. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Buckner G |
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| ECE 540 | Electromagnetic Fields |
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| Brief review of Maxwell's Equations, constitutive relations and boundary conditions. Reflection and refraction of plane waves; power and energy relations in isotropic media. Potential functions, Green's functions and their applications to radiation and scattering. Antenna fundamentals: linear antennas, uniform linear arrays and aperture antennas, microstrip antennas. Fundamentals of numerical methods for electromagnetic simulation and antenna design. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Schmidt S |
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| ECE 542 | Neural Networks |
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| Introduction to neural networks and other basic machine learning methods including radial basis functions, kernel methods, support vector machines. The course introduces regularization theory and principle component analysis. The relationships to filtering, pattern recognition and estimation theory are emphasized. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Trussell J |
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| ECE 544 | Design Of Electronic Packaging and Interconnects |
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| A study of the design of digital and mixed signal interconnect and packaging. Topics covered include: Single chip (surface mount and through-hole) and multi-chip module packaging thecnology; packaging techology selection; thermal design; electricaldesign of printed circuit board, backplane and multi-chip module interconnect; receiver and driver selection; EMI control; CAD tools; and measurement issues. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Evans B |
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| ECE 553 | Semiconductor Power Devices |
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| The operational physics and design concepts for power semiconductor devices. Relevant transport properties of semiconductors. Design of breakdown voltage and edge terminations. Analysis of Schottky rectifiers, P-i-N rectifiers, Power MOSFETs, Bipolar Transistors, Thyristors and Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Baliga J |
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| ECE 555 | Computer Control of Robots |
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| An introduction to robotics: history and background, design, industrial applications and usage. Manipulator sensors, actuators and control, linear, non-linear, and force control. Manipulator kinematics: position and orientation, frame assignment, transformations, forward and inverse kinematics. Jacobian: velocities and static forces. Manipulator Kinetics: velocity, acceleration, force. Trajectory generation. Programming languages: manipulator level, task level, and object level. Introduction to advanced robotics. Credit not allowed for both ECE 455 and 555. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Grant E |
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| ECE 556 | Agent-based Mechatronics Systems | |||||||||
| Agent and systems concepts to study sensors, actuators, controllers and communication networks, as well as their interactions. Theory, design and control of the integration of sensors, interfaces, actuators, microcontrollers. Use of computer networks as communication media in the mechatronics systems integration and control. Use of unmanned vehicle path tracking and teleoperation to illustrate the mechatronics agent and system concept and integration. Students can either take ECE 456 or ECE 556, but not both. These two courses are piggy-backed and cover similar material, yet ECE 556 has more demanding homeworks, project, and an exam that are at the graduate level. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Summer I '12 Instructors: Chow M |
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| ECE 557 | Principles Of MOS Transistors | |||||||||
| MOS capacitor and transistor regions of operation. Depletion and enhancement mode MOSFETs. MOSFET scaling, short and narrow channel effects. MOSFETs with ion-implanted channels. High field effects in MOSFETs with emphasis on recent advances in design of hit carrier suppressed structures. Small and large signal MOSFET models. State of the art in MOS process integration. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Misra V |
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| ECE 558 | Digital Imaging Systems |
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| Foundation for designing and using digital devices to accurately capture and display color images, spatial sampling, frequency analysis, quantization and noise characterization of images. Basics of color science are presented and applied to image capture and output devices. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Summer I '12 Instructors: Trussell J |
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| ECE 561 | Embedded System Design |
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| Design and implementation of embedded computer systems. The student will extend previous knowledge of the use of microcontrollers, C and assembly programming, real-time methods, computer architecture, simulation, interfacing, system development andcommunication networks. System performance is measured in terms of power consumption, speed and reliabiity. Efficient methods for project development and testing are emphasized. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Dean A |
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| ECE 570 | Computer Networks |
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| General introduction to computer networks. Discussion of protocol principles, local area and wide area networking, OSI stack, TCP/IP and quality of service principles. Detailed discussion of topics in medium access control, error control coding, and flow control mechanisms. Introduction to networking simulation, security, wireless and optical networking. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Sichitiu M |
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| ECE 573 | Internet Protocols |
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| Principles and issues underlying provision of wide area connectivity through interconnection of autonomous networks. Internet architecture and protocols today and likely evolution in future. Case studies of particular protocols to demonstrate how fundamental principles applied in practice. Selected examples of networked clinet/server applications to motivate the functional requirements of internetworking. Project required. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Harfoush K |
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| ECE 574 | Computer and Network Security | |||||||||
| Security policies, models, and mechanisms for secrecy, integrity, and availability. Basic cryptography and its applications; operating system models and mechanisms for mandatory and discretionary controls; introduction to database security; securityin distributed systems; network security (firewalls, IPsec, and SSL); and control and prevention of viruses and other rogue programs. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Yu T |
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| ECE 575 | Introduction to Wireless Networking |
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| Introduction to cellular communications, wireless local area networks, ad-hoc and IP infrastructures. Topics include: cellular networks, mobility mannagement, connection admission control algorithms, mobility models, wireless IP networks, ad-hoc routing, sensor networks, quality of service, and wireless security. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Wang W |
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| ECE 579 | Introduction to Computer Performance Modeling |
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| Workload characterization, collection and analysis of performance data, instrumentation, tuning, analytic models including queuing network models and operational analysis, economic considerations. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Summer I '12 Instructors: Stewart W |
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| ECE 591 | Special Topics In Electrical Engineering |
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Devetsikiotis M |
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| ECE 592 | Topic #20 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Gajda J |
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| ECE 592 | Topic #21 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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Credits: 3
Summer II '12 Instructors: Baran M |
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| ECE 592 | Topic #23 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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| ECE 592 | Topic #24 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Oralkan O |
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| ECE 592 | Topic #6 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Williams C |
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| ECE 592 | Topic #7 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering |
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No course information available from Registration & Records. The following is additional course information provided by the department: This course focuses on the electric power generation systems. Conventional heat engine based techniques as well as the new renewable energy based electric energy generation technologies will be introduced. The principals of main renewable energy based generation technologies -solar, wind, and fuel cells- will be covered. Economic and environmental aspects will also be discussed. (This is the slightly revised version of the course on Renewable Electric Energy Systems) |
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Baran M |
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| ECE 592 | Topic #8 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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No course information available from Registration & Records. |
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Baran M |
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| ECE 600 | ECE Graduate Orientation |
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Introduction of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department graduate program. Introduction to computing and library facilities; Review of NC State student code of conduct and ethics. Structure of the ECE department. General information forstarting graduate studies. Overview of on-going research projects by faculty members. Must hold graduate standing. Additional course information provided by the department: Introduction of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department graduate program. Introduction to computing and library facilities; Review of NC State student code of conduct and ethics. Structure of the ECE department. General information for starting graduate studies. Overview of on-going research projects by faculty members. Must hold graduate standing. |
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Credits: 1
Spring '12 Instructors: Lunardi L |
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| ECE 633 | Individual Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
| Provision of opportunity for individual students to explore topics of special interest under direction of a member of faculty. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 1-3
Summer I '12 Instructors: Kolbas R |
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| ECE 634 | Individual Studies In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
| The study of advanced topics of special interest to individual students under direction of faculty members. | ||||||||||
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| ECE 685 | Master's Supervised Teaching | |||||||||
| Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 1-3
Spring '12 Instructors: Byrd G |
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| ECE 693 | Master's Supervised Research | |||||||||
| Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. | ||||||||||
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| ECE 695 | Master's Thesis Research | |||||||||
| Thesis research. | ||||||||||
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| ECE 696 | Summer Thesis Research | |||||||||
| For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. | ||||||||||
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| ECE 699 | Master's Thesis Preparation | |||||||||
| For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full-time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their thesis. | ||||||||||
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| ECE 706 | Advanced Parallel Computer Architecture |
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Advanced topics in parallel computer architecture. Hardware mechanisms for scalable cache coherence, synchronization, and speculation. Scalable systems and interconnection networks. Design or research project required. Additional course information provided by the department: Topics include:
Course material is based on classic and recent papers from the research literature. There are two exams and a significant research project. Students who have taken ECE/CSC 748 with Dr. Byrd as the instructor may not receive credit for this class. |
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Byrd G |
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| ECE 712 | Integrated Circuit Design for Wireless Communications |
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| Analysis, simulation, and design of the key building blocks of an integrated radio: amplifiers, mixers, and oscillators. Topics include detailed noise optimization and linearity performance of high frequency integrated circuits for receivers and transmitters. Introduction to several important topics of radio design such as phase-locked loops, filters and large-signal amplifiers. Use of advanced RF integrated circuit simulation tools such as SpectreRF or ADS for class assignments. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Floyd B |
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| ECE 719 | Microwave Circuit Design Using Scattering Parameters |
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| Development and examination of techniques for design of microwave and millimeterwave components and systems. Specific topics include mixer, oscillator and amplifier performance and design. This course will focus on the use of S-parameters to aid inthe design of circuits used in mm-wave and microwave circuits. Emphasis will be made on the microwave/mm-wave properties of transistors, matching networks and how these properties are utlized for design for noise, power, mixer or oscillator performance. Computer aided design techniques will be addressed. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Steer M |
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| ECE 720 | Electronic System Level and Physical Design |
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| Study of transaction-level modeling of digital systems-on-chip using SystemC. Simulation and analysis of performance in systems with distributed control. Synthesis of digital hardware from high-level descriptions. Physical design methodologies, including placement, routing, clock-tree insertion, timing, and power analysis. Significant project to design a core at system and physical levels. Knowledge of object-oriented programming with C and register-transfer-level design with verilog or VHDL is required. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Davis R |
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| ECE 724 | Electronic Properties Of Solid-State Devices | |||||||||
| Basic physical phenomena responsible for operation of solids-state devices. Examination and utilization of semiconductor transport equations to explain principles of device operation. Various solid-state electronics devices studied in detail. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Kim K |
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| ECE 726 | Advanced Feedback Control |
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| Advanced topics in dynamical systems and multivariable control. Current research and recent developments in the field. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Chakrabortty A |
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| ECE 733 | Digital Electronics |
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| In-depth study of digital circuits at the transistor level. Topics include fundamentals; high speed circuit design; low-power design; RAM; digital transceivers; clock distribution; clock and data recovery; circuits based on emergining devices. Project. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Franzon P |
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| ECE 736 | Power System Stability and Control |
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| Principles of FACTS (flexible AC transmission systems) and their applications. Power transmission on an AC system. Power system models for steady-state and dynamic analysis. Power system transient analysis for stability assessment. Voltage phenomena and methods for assessment. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Chakrabortty A |
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| ECE 739 | Integrated Circuits Technology and Fabrication Laboratory |
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| An integrated circuit laboratory to serve as a companion to ECE 538. Hands-on experience in semiconductor fabrication laboratory. Topics include: techniques used to fabricate and electrically test discrete semiconductor devices, the effects of process variations on measurable parameters. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Yu G |
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| ECE 756 | Advanced Mechatronics |
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| A project-oriented course focusin on the design, analysis, and implementation of advanced mechatronics technologies, including large-scale distributed sensors, distributed-actuators, and distributed-controllers connected via communication networks.Will use unmanned vehicles as the project platform, with applications from sensors, actuators, network-based controllers, cameras, and microcontrollers. ECE 516 is recommended. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Chow M |
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| ECE 759 | Pattern Recognition |
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| Image pattern recognition techniques and computer-based methods for scene analysis, including discriminate functions, fixture extraction, classification strategies, clustering and discriminant analysis. Coverage of applications and current research results. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Krim H |
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| ECE 763 | Computer Vision |
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| Analysis of images by computers. Specific attention given to analysis of the geometric features of objects in images, such as region size, connectedness and topology. Topics include: segmentation, template matching, motion analysis, boundary detection, region growing, shape representation, 3-D object recognition including graph matching. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Snyder W |
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| ECE 767 | Error-Control Coding |
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| An introduction to the theory and practice of codes for detecting and correcting errors in digital data communication and storage systems. Topics include linear block codes, cyclic codes, cyclic redundancy checksums, BCH and Reed-Solomon codes, convolutional codes, trellis-coded modulation, LDPC and turbo codes, Viterbi and sequential decoding, and encoder and decoder architecture. Applications include the design of computer memories, local-area networks, compact disc digital audio, NASA's deepspace network, high-speed modems, communication satellites, and cellular telephony. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Hughes B |
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| ECE 772 | Survivable Networks | |||||||||
| Principles of network and service continuity and related metrics; the theory of network availability, survivability, and restoration; a comprehensive coverage of network architectures, protocols, algorithms, and related technology for survivability; advanced topics in network survivability; hands-on experience in the implementation of protocols and software for survivable systems and the operation of survivable networks. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Rouskas G |
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| ECE 773 | Advanced Topics in Internet Protocols |
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| Cutting-edge concepts and technologies to support internetworking in general and to optimize the performance of the TCP/IP protocol suite in particular. Challenges facing and likely evolution for next generation intenetworking technologies. This course investigates topics that include, but may be not limited to: Internet traffic measurement, characteriztion and modeling, traffic engineering, network-aware applications, quality of service, peer-to-peer systems, content-distribution networks, sensor networks, reliable multicast, and congestion control. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Harfoush K |
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| ECE 776 | Design and Performance Evaluation of Network Systems and Services |
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Introduction to the design and performance evaluation of network services. Topics include top-down network design based on requirements, end-to-end services and network system architecture, service level agreements, quantitative performance evaluation techniques. Provides quantitative skills on network service traffic and workload modeling, as well as, service applications such as triple play, internet (IPTV), Peer-to-peer (P2P), voice over IP (VoIP), storage, network management, and access services. Additional course information provided by the department: To provide an introduction to advanced topics in modern high-speed telecommunication networks and in quantitative performance evaluation methods. Under the guidance of the instructor, and in an interactive and participatory manner, students will gain familiarity with and some critical understanding of the state-of-the-art in the areas of Network traffic modeling Multiplexing/Scheduling Admission/Access control End-to-end quality of service and effective bandwidths Quantitative/mathematical performance evaluation techniques including simulation methods Special topics, time permitting (e.g., closed-loop congestion control, pricing/charging, more advanced mathematical techniques) Students will participate and learn by following reading assignments before coming to class, by asking and answering questions during in-class discussions, by preparing essays/reports and presenting them to class, by performing simulation projects, and by preparing for in-class exams. |
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Eun D |
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| ECE 792 | Topic #1 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Bhattacharya S |
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| ECE 792 | Topic #14 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Baron D |
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| ECE 792 | Topic #9 - Special Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Lukic S |
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| ECE 801 | Topic #1 - Seminar in Electrical and Computer Engineering | |||||||||
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No course information available from Registration & Records. |
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Credits: 1-3
Spring '12 Instructors: Baran M |
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| ECE 803 | Seminar in Computer Engineering |
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No course information available from Registration & Records. The following is additional course information provided by the department: A series of talks on topics related to computer architecture and computer engineering. Speakers include NCSU faculty and graduate students, as well as visitors from industry and academia. |
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Credits: 1-3
Spring '12 Instructors: Byrd G |
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| ECE 804 | Seminar in Comm/Sig PR | |||||||||
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No course information available from Registration & Records. The following is additional course information provided by the department: Weekly seminars will feature State of the Art Research in Communications, Signal and Image Processing. The lectures will exploit Signal and Image analysis tools as intrinsic to practical solutions to problems in a variety of disciplines. Graduate standing is required. |
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Credits: 1-3
Spring '12 Instructors: Krim H |
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| ECE 833 | Individual Topics In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
| Provision of opportunity for individual students to explore topics of special interest under direction of a member of faculty. | ||||||||||
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Credits: 1-3
Summer I '12 Instructors: Kolbas R |
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| ECE 834 | Individual Studies In Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
| The study of advanced topics of special interest to individual students under direction of faculty members. | ||||||||||
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| ECE 895 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | |||||||||
| Dissertation research. | ||||||||||
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| ECE 896 | Summer Dissertation Research | |||||||||
| For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. | ||||||||||
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| ECE 899 | Doctoral Dissertation Preparation |
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