Field Programmable Gate Arrays Design Laboratory

Host University

ODU

Semester

Spring 2026

Course Number

ECE 342 CRN 30933

Credits

1

Discipline

Elect Computer Engineering

Instructor

Belfore, Lee (LBELFORE@ODU.EDU)

Times and Days

02:00 PM - 02:50 PM

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Course Information

Introduction to the application of FPGAs for data processing problems. Introduction to interfacing, timing closure, built-in logic analyzers. Emphasis is on the design, simulation, implementation, and testing of digital systems. Design methods incorporate CAD design tools, system on a chip (SoC) tools, implementation with advanced integrated circuit technology and contemporary software tools.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: ECE 341. Pre- or corequisite: ECE 346.