ECE 551 Class Messages

7/7 Some pointers to public domain VHDL references via ftp.

7/7 A free version of PSpice and some other tools are available.

7/7 A glance at the new MIPS R10000 (T5) Microprocessor (to be used in Silicon Graphics and other workstations).

9/6 The first class meeting will be in Marcus 220 at 2:30. The class will be short and mostly administrative. You will be encouraged to familiarize yourself with the laboratory at the end of the class.

9/11 Lecture 1 was in the VIP studio C in Marcus at 3:35pm. The lectures in this course are a new component and emphasize computer manufacturing issues. Unless you hear otherwise, there will always be a lecture on Monday afternoons in the VIP studio. You must come to these lectures since short quizzes are given at the end of each one! A homework assignment will also be handed out relating to each lecture. Homework 1 was handed out and is due on Monday, 9/18 in Lecture.

9/13 I sent out an email message to the whole class describing some changes in office hours, etc. I will try and continue to put a copy of all emails I (or the TAs )send out to the class into this file. The file will get quite large. Just go to the end of the file to find the most recent messages.

9/14 I just updated the Final Projects page with some more details and ideas.

9/18 Lecture 2 in VIP Studio C. Homework 1 is due. The Guest Lecturer will be Bill Larkins from Deka R&D. He will describe the design and manufacturer of board-level electro-mechanical systems for medical applications.

9/21 I updated the lab hours

9/25 Lecture 3 in VIP Studio C. Burleson will lecture on manufacturing methods of computer system components (ie. VLSI). There will be a quiz at the end of the lecture and a brief homework will be handed out.

10/2 No lecture due to lab extension for on-campus students. Fear not, there will still be a total of 10 lectures for the series.