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Subject Code: EC 302 Course Title: VLSI Design

2. Contact Hours : L: 3 T: 0 P: 2

3. Examination Duration (ETE )(Hrs.) : Theory: 3 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS: 15 PRS: 25 MTE: 20 ETE: 40 PRE: 0

5. Credits : 4

6. Semester : VI

7. Subject Area : DCC

8. Pre-requisite : Nil

9. Objective : To give the student an understanding of the different

design steps required to carry out a complete digital
VLSI (Very-Large-Scale Integration) design in
silicon.

10. Details of Course :

S.No. Contents Contact

Hours
1. Introduction to VLSI, Manufacturing process of CMOS integrated 6
circuits, CMOS n-well process design rules, packaging integrated
circuits, trends in process technology.
MOS transistor, Energy band diagram of MOS system, MOS under
external bias, derivation of threshold voltage equation, secondary
effects in MOSFETS
2. MOSFET scaling and small geometry effects, MOS capacitances, 6
Modeling of MOS transistors using SPICE, level I II and equations,
capacitance models.
The Wire: Interconnect parameters: capacitance, resistance and
inductance.
Electrical wire models: The ideal wire, the lumped model, the lumped
RC model, the distributed RC model, the transmission line model,
SPICE wire models.

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 3. MOS inverters: Resistive load inverter, inverter with n-type MOSFET 8
load, CMOS inverter: Switching Threshold, Noise Margin, Dynamic
behavior of CMOS inverter, computing capacitances, propagation
delay, Dynamic power consumption, static power consumption, energy,
and energy delay product calculations, stick diagram, IC layout design
and tools.
4. Designing Combinational Logic Gates in MOS and CMOS: 8
MOS logic circuits with depletion MOS load.
Static CMOS Design: Complementary CMOS, Ratioed logic, Pass
transistor logic, BiCMOS logic, pseudo nMOS logic,
Dynamic CMOS logic, clocked CMOS logic CMOS domino logic, NP
domino logic, speed and power dissipation of Dynamic logic, cascading
dynamic gates.
5. Designing sequential logic circuits: Timing matrices for sequential 8
circuits, classification of memory elements, static latches and registers,
the bistability principle, multiplexer based latches , Master slave Edge
triggered register , static SR flip flops, dynamic latches and registers,
dynamic transmission gate edge triggered register, the C2MOS register
6. Pulse registers, sense amplifier based registers, Pipelining, Latch 6
verses Register based pipelines, NORA-CMOS. Two-phase logic
structure; VLSI designing methodology –Introduction, VLSI designs
flow, Computer aided design technology: Design capture and
verification tools, Design Hierarchy Concept of regularity, Modularity &
Locality, VLSI design style, Design quality.
TOTAL 42

11. Suggested Books :

S.No. Name of Books / Authors/ Publishers Year of

Publication/
Reprint
1. Digital integrated circuits a design perspective by Jan M Rabaey, 2011
Anantha Chadrakasan Borivoje Nikolic, Pearson education.
2. CMOS digital integrated circuits by Sung MO Kang Yusuf Leblebici, 2002
Tata McGraw Hill Publication
3. Principle of CMOS VLSI Design by Neil E Weste and Kamran 2000
Eshraghian, Pearson education.

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1. Subject Code: EC 304 Course Title: Digital Signal Processing

2. Contact Hours : L: 3 T: 0 P: 2

3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.) : Theory: 3 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS: 15 PRS: 25 MTE: 20 ETE: 40 PRE: 0

5. Credits : 4

6. Semester : VI

7. Subject Area : DCC

8. Pre-requisite : Signals and Systems, Communication System

9. Objective : To introduce the fundamentals of digital processing

of the signals and systems, which includes
conversion analog to digital signals/system,
realization of systems, computation of DFT and its
algorithms, Multi-rate signal processing, concept of
finite word length and DSP processors.

10. Details of Course :

S. No. Contents Contact

Hours
1. Review: Basic elements of a DSP system, Analog to digital conversion, 8
Digital processing of Analog signals, Z-Transform and its properties.
Computation of DFT : Review of DFT and its properties, DFT as a
linear transformation. Efficient computation of DFT, Decimation in time
Algorithm, Decimation in frequency algorithm, Chirp-z and Goertzel
Algorithm, Implementation of FFT Algorithms.
2. General difference equation, Implementation of Discrete Time Systems 8
: Structure of FIR systems: Direct form, Cascade form, frequency
sampling, and lattice. Structure of IIRsystems: Direct form, Cascade
form, parallel form, Lattice and Lattice-Ladder.

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 3. Design of Digital Filters: FIR Filters : Design of FIR filters using windows, 8
Design of FIR filters using frequency sampling method, Design of FIR
differentiator. Design of IIR Filter: Impulse Invariance Method, Bilinear
transformations, design examples: Butterworth low
p a s s , Frequency transformations and Least square inverse method.
4. Multirate D i g i t a l Signal Processing: Decimation, Interpolation, 6
sampling rate conversion, polyphase representation, multistage
implementation, 2 channel maximally decimated perfect reconstruction
filter banks, 2 channel Paraunitary filter banks , Applications.
5. Concept of finite word length in DSP, fixed and floating point numbers, 6
representation of negative number, effect of truncation, finite word
length effect in realization of IIR and FIR system. Fundamentals of
adaptive filters and applications, system identification, adaptive channel
equalization, echo cancelation in data transmission,
6. Introduction to Digital Signal Processors: Fixed point and Floating 6
point processors, architectures. TMS 320C54XX and TMS320C67XX
Architecture, Memory, Addressing Modes, filter implementation on
fixed and floating point processors.
TOTAL 42

11. Suggested Books :

S.No. Name of Books / Authors/ Publishers Year of

Publication/
Reprint
1. Digital Signal Processing/ Oppenheim and Schafer/ PHI 2005

2 Digital signal Processing-Principles ,algorithms ,and applications 4TH Edition /

, J G Proakis, DG Manolakis and D. Sharma, Pearson Education 2004
3. Digital Signal Processing, S.K. Mitra THM Third Edition
4. Digital Signal Processing Matlab Based Approach/ Ingle/ Cengage 1990
Learning.
5. Digital signal Processor: Architectures, Implementations and 2005
Applications/ Sen M. Kuo and Woon-Seng Gan/ Pearson Education

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 6. Digital Signal Processing: Fundamentals and Applications/ Li Tan/ 2009
Elsevier Publications

1. Subject Code: EC 306 Course Title: Embedded Systems

2. Contact Hours : L: 3 T: 0 P: 2

3. Examination Duration (ETE)(Hrs.) : Theory: 3 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS: 15 PRS: 25 MTE: 20 ETE: 40 PRE: 0

5. Credits : 4

6. Semester : VI

7. Subject Area : DCC

8. Pre-requisite : Knowledge of Computer Architecture and

Microprocessors

9. Objective : To introduce fundamentals of 16 and 32 bit

Microcontrollers, assembly language programming.
The course also focuses on interfacing of different
interrupt driven peripherals. It also covers in detail
Real Time Operating Systems, Bus architecture,
Digital Signal Processors and System On-Chip.

10. Details of Course :

S.No. Contents Contact

Hours
1. Overview of Embedded Systems: Characteristics of Embedded 8
Systems. Comparison of Embedded Systems with general purpose
processors. General architecture and functioning of micro controllers.
PIC and 8051 micro controllers : Architecture, memory interfacing ,
interrupts, instructions, programming and peripherals .
2. ARM : Architecture, memory interfacing , interrupts, instructions and 12
Assembly Language programming. Exception processing and pipeline
architecture and applications.

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 3. Digital Signal Processors: DSP Architecture, DSP applications, 4
algorithms, data path, memory, addressing modes, peripherals. TI and
Sharc family of DSP processors.
4. System On Chip : Evolution, features, IP based design, TI OMAP 4
architecture and peripherals. Digital Multimedia processor: Architecture
and peripherals.
5. SRAM, DRAM working and organization. Interfacing memory with ARM 4
7. Elements of Network Embedded Systems
6. RTOS : RT-Linux introduction, RTOS kernel, Real-Time Scheduling 10
Bus structure: Time multiplexing, serial, parallel communication bus
structure. Bus arbitration, DMA, PCI, AMBA, I2C and SPI Buses.
TOTAL 42

11. Suggested Books :

S.No. Name of Books / Authors/ Publishers Year of

Publication/
Reprint
1. Computers as components: Principles of Embedded Computing 2000
System Design, Wayne Wolf, Morgan Kaufman Publication
2. ARM System Developer’s Guide: Designing and Optimizing 2004
System Software, Andrew N. Sloss, Dominic Symes, Chris Wright,
Morgan Kaufman Publication
3. Design with PIC Microcontrollers, John B. Peatman, Pearson 2002
Education Asia
4. The Design of Small-Scale embedded systems, Tim Wilmshurst, 2003
Palgrav
5. Embedded System Design, Marwedel, Peter, Kluwer Publishers 2004

1. Subject Code: HU 302 Course Title: Technical Communication

2. Contact Hours : L: 2 T: 0 P: 0

3. Examination Duration (ETE ) (Hrs.) : Theory: 3 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS: 25 PRS: 0 MTE: 25 ETE: 50 PRE: 0

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1. Subject Code: CO202 Course Title: Database Management System

2. Contact Hours : L: 3 T: 0 P: 2

3. Examination Duration (ETE )(Hrs.) : Theory 3 Hrs Practical 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS 15 PRS 15 MTE 30 ETE 40 PR 0

5. Credits : 4

6. Semester : IV

7. Subject Area : DCC

8. Pre-requisite : Data Structures

9. Objective : To provide knowledge about the principles, concepts

and applications of Database Management System.

10. Details of Course

S.No. Contents Contact

Hours
1. Introduction: Database system concepts and its architecture, Data 7
models schema and instances, Data independence and database
language and interface, Data definition languages, DML. Overall
database structure. 
Data modeling using Entity Relationship Model: E.R. model
concept, notation for ER diagrams mapping constraints, Keys, Concept
of super key, candidate key, primary key generalizations, Aggregation,
reducing ER diagrams to tables, extended ER model.
2. Relational Data Model and Language:  Relational data model 7
concepts, integrity constraints, Keys domain constraints, referential
integrity, assertions, triggers, foreign key relational algebra, relational
calculus, domain and tuple calculus, SQL data definition queries and
updates in SQL.  
3. Data Base Design: Functional dependencies, normal forms, 1NF, 6
2NF, 3NF and BCNF, multi-valued dependencies fourth normal form,
join dependencies and fifth normal form. Inclusion dependencies,
lossless join decompositions, normalization using FD, MVD and JDs,
alternatives approaches to database design.

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 4. File Organization, Indexing and Hashing: Overview of file organization 8
techniques, Indexing and Hashing- Basic concepts, Static Hashing,
Dynamic Hashing, Ordered indices, Multi-level indexes, B-Tree index
files, B+- Tree index files, Buffer management
Transaction processing concepts: Transaction processing system,
schedule and recoverability, Testing of serializability, Serializability
of schedules, conflict & view serializable schedule, recovery from
transaction failures, deadlock handling.
5. Concurrency Control Techniques: Locking Techniques for 8
concurrency control, time stamping protocols for concurrency control,
concurrency control in distributed systems. multiple granularities and
multi-version schemes.  
6 Case Studies: Commercial databases, Oracle, Postgress, MySQL 6
TOTAL 42

11. Suggested Books

S.No. Name of Books / Authors/ Publishers

Text Books

1 Elmasri, Navathe,”Fundamentals of Database systems”, Addision Wesley

2 Korth, Silbertz, Sudarshan,”Data base concepts”, McGraw-Hill.

Reference Books
1. Ramakrishna, Gehkre, “Database Management System”, McGraw-Hill
2 Date C.J.,”An Introduction to Database systems”

1. Subject Code: CO204 Course Title: Operating Systems Design

2. Contact Hours : L: 3 T: 0 P: 2

3. Examination Duration (ETE )(Hrs.) : Theory 3 Hrs Practical 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS 15 PRS 15 MTE 30 ETE 40 PR 0

5. Credits : 4

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 3. LNA and Mixer Design Intrinsic MOS noise parameters, Power match 9
versus noise match Large signal performance, Multiplier based mixers,
Subsampling mixers
4. RF Power Amplifiers Class A, AB, B, C amplifiers, Class D, E, F 9
amplifiers RF Power amplifier.
5. Oscillators- Basic topologies VCO and definition of phase noise, Noise 12
power and trade off. Radio frequency Synthesizers- PLLS, Various
RF synthesizer architectures and frequency dividers, Design issues in
integrated RF filters.
TOTAL 42

11. Suggested Books :

S.No. Name of Books / Authors/ Publishers Year of

Publication/
Reprint
1. The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits by
Thomas H. Lee. Cambridge University Press 2004
2. RF Microelectronics by Behzad Razavi. Prentice Hall, 1997.ia
htnptel.iitm.ac.in Reference Books: 1997
3. CMOS Circuit Design, layout and Simulation by R. Jacob Baker, 1998
H.W. Li, D.E. Boyce , PHI
4. Mixed Analog and Digital Devices and Technology by Y.P. Tsividis 1996
, TMH

1. Subject Code: EC 320 Course Title: Soft Computing

2. Contact Hours : L: 3 T: 0/1 P: 2/0

3. Examination Duration (ETE )(Hrs.) : Theory: 3 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS:15/25 PRS:25/0 MTE:20/25 ETE:40/50 PRE:0

5. Credits : 4

6. Semester : VI

7. Subject Area : DEC

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8. Pre-requisite : Nil

9. Objective : To introduce fundamentals of passive and active

filter design for signal processing

10. Details of Course :

S.No. Contents Contact

Hours
1. Introduction of soft computing, soft computing vs. hard computing, 12
various types of soft computing techniques, applications of soft
computing.
Artificial Intelligence : Introduction, Various types of production systems,
characteristics of production systems, breadth first search, depth
first search techniques, other Search Techniques like hill Climbing,
Best first Search, A* algorithm, AO* Algorithms and various types of
control strategies. Knowledge representation issues, Prepositional and
predicate logic, monotonic and non- monotonic reasoning, forward
Reasoning, backward reasoning
2. Neural Network : Structure and Function of a single neuron: Biological 10
neuron, artificial neuron, definition of ANN, Taxonomy of neural net,
Difference between ANN and human brain, characteristics and
applications of ANN, single layer network, Perceptron training algorithm.
3. Fuzzy Logic: Fuzzy set theory, Fuzzy set versus crisp set, Crisp relation 10
& fuzzy relations ,Fuzzy systems: crisp logic, fuzzy logic, introduction
& features of membership functions, Fuzzy rule base system : fuzzy
propositions, formation, decomposition & aggregation of fuzzy rules,
fuzzy reasoning, fuzzy inference systems, fuzzy decision making &
Applications of fuzzy logic.
4. Genetic algorithm : Fundamentals, basic concepts, working principle,
encoding, fitness function, reproduction, Genetic modeling: Inheritance
operator, cross over, inversion &deletion, mutation operator, Bitwise
operator, Generational Cycle, Convergence of GA, Applications 10
& advances in GA, Differences & similarities between GA & other
traditional method.
TOTAL 42

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11. Suggested Books :

S.No. Name of Books / Authors/ Publishers Year of

Publication/
Reprint
1. S. Rajasekaran and G.A.Vijaylakshmi Pai.. Neural Networks Fuzzy 2004
Logic, and Genetic Algorithms, Prentice Hall of India.
2 K.H.Lee.. First Course on Fuzzy Theory and Applications, Springer- 2004
Verlag.
3. J. Yen and R. Langari.. Fuzzy Logic, Intelligence, Control and 1999
Information, Pearson Education.

1. Subject Code: EC 322 Course Title: Green Technologies

2. Contact Hours : L: 3 T: 0/1 P: 2/0

3. Examination Duration (ETE ) (Hrs.) : Theory: 3 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS:15/25 PRS:25/0 MTE:20/25 ETE:40/50 PRE:0

5. Credits : 4

6. Semester : VI

7. Subject Area : DEC

8. Pre-requisite : Nil

9. Objective : To introduce and discuss the utilization and

application of green technology around the world.

10. Details of Course :

S.No. Contents Contact

Hours
1. Renewable Energy Resources & Systems: Current energy requirements, 10
growth in future energy requirements, Review of conventional energy
resources- Coal, gas and oil reserves and resources, Tar sands and
Oil Shale, Nuclear energy Option Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Ocean
Energy and Hydropower.

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 2. Computer Systems Organization and Architecture by Carpinelli; 2001
Pearson Education.
3. Computer Architecture and Organization by Hayes. J.P.; TMH. 2000
4. Computer Organization & Design by Pal Chaudhuri, P; PHI. 2004

5. Computer Organization & Architecture, by Stallings, W; PHI. 2012

6. Parallel Processing and Architecture by K.Hwang and F.Briggs; 1984

McGraw Hill
7. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by D. Patterson 2002
and J. Hennessy, Second Edition; Morgan.

1. Subject Code : MG201 Course Title : Fundamentals of Management

2. Contact Hours : L: 3 T: 0 P: 0

3. Examination Duration (ETE ) (Hrs.) : Theory: 3 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weightage : CWS: 25 PRS: 0 MTE: 25 ETE: 50 PRE: 0

5. Credits : 3

6. Semester : IV

7. Subject Area : HMC

8. Pre-requisite : Nil

9. Objective : The basic objective of this paper is to acquaint

the students with the basic concepts of
management necessary to deal with emerging
business  environment besides sensitizing them
about societal challenges.

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10. Details of Course :

S.No. Detail Contents Contact

Hours
1. Definition of management, importance of management, management 8
principals, managerial roles, managerial ethos, management vs
administration, managerial functions, task and responsibilities,
organizational structure, motivation: meaning, theories and techniques.
2. Concept of business environment, corporate social responsibility and 8
corporate governance, managerial values and ethics.
3. Objectives and importance of financial management, basics of capital 9
budgeting, cost of capital, emerging sources of funds for new projects,
introduction to stock market.
4. Functions of marketing, marketing Vs sales, interface of marketing with 8
other departments, customer life time value, new product development,
unethical issues in marketing.
5. Introduction to knowledge management, knowledge society, knowledge 9
economy, building knowledge assets, sources of knowledge,
technology innovation process, E-governance: definition, objectives
and significance; challenges in Indian context, Digital India programme.
Total 42

11. Suggested Books :

S. No. Name of Books / Authors/ Publishers Year of

Publication/
Reprint
1. Fundamental of Management, Stephen P. Robbins, David 2011
A. De Cenzo and Mary Coulter, Pearson Education,(
ISBN:9780273755869)
2. Financial Accounting, 4 ed, S.N. Maheshwari and S.K. Maheshwari, 2005
Vikas Publication,(ISBN: 8125918523)
3. Management, James A F Stonner, Pearson Education, (ISBN: 2010
9788131707043)

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