Syllabus

1. Digital-to-Analog Converters
   1. R-2R Ladder DAC
   2. Delta-Sigma DAC
   3. Other Types
2. Analog-to-Digital Converters
   1. Flash ADC
   2. Successive Approximation ADC
   3. Ramp Compare ADC
   4. Sigma-Delta ADC
   5. Other Types
3. FPGAs
   1. Actel and Xilinx FPGAs
   2. Tool Support
   3. Development Scripts
4. The Universal Serial Bus
   1. The Universal Serial Bus V1.1, V2.0, and V3.0
   2. The FTDI and Cypress USB Chips
   3. Prototype Boards
5. VHDL
   1. VHDL Review
   2. Synthesizable VHDL
6. Semester Project Requirements
   1. Requirements
   2. Basic Block Diagram
   3. Testing
7. Advanced Topics
   1. PCI
   2. Firewire
8. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities, Lifelong Learning
   1. ACM Code of Ethics
   2. IEEE Code of Ethics
   3. Lifelong Learning