Open AccessAddressing Low-Power Electronics in a Digital System and FPGA Design Course
Author(s) -
Marco Winzker
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of engineering pedadogy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2192-4880
DOI - 10.3991/ijep.v4i4.3926
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , electronics , field programmable gate array , power electronics , curriculum , power (physics) , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , systems engineering , embedded system , voltage , aerospace engineering , psychology , pedagogy , physics , quantum mechanics
Low power dissipation is a current topic in digital design, and therefore, it should be covered in a state-of-the-art electrical engineering curriculum. This paper describes how low-power design can be addressed within a digital design course. Doing so would be beneficial for both topics because low-power design is not detached from the systems perspective, and the digital design course would be enriched by references to current challenges and applications. Thus, the presented course should serve as an example of how a course can be developed to also teach students about sustainable engineering