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Technical University of Munich

Digitaltechnik

Lecturer (assistant)
Michael Meidinger [L]
Michael Meidinger [L]
Andreas Herkersdorf
Shichen Huang
Tim Twardzik
Thomas Wild
Duration 5 SWS
Term Wintersemester 2025/26
Language of instruction German

Admission information

See TUMonline
Note: Registration starting on 29 August 2025

Objectives

After completing the module, students will be able to understand basic circuit concepts of digital logic and function blocks, to analyze their interaction, to evaluate functionality and to develop simple blocks themselves. Performance-optimized implementations of multistage combinatorial logic blocks as well as finite state machines (FSMs) can be derived, evaluated and developed using the design principles of pipeline and parallel processing. Furthermore, the students acquire a basic understanding of the operation of MOS transistors and their application in CMOS circuits.In addition, students get a basic understanding in the functionality, composition and application of MOS transistors and CMOS circuitry.

Description

Fundamentals of digital information processing and storage: basic model for functional behavior of MOSFET transistors, current equations, delay time and dynamic power loss. Circuit-technical realization of arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication) as well as the synthesis of two- and multi-stage combinatorial operations (conjunction, disjunction, negation) and sequential switching operations from elementary basic components (logic gates, registers, MOSFET transistors). Logic optimization of combinatorial switching networks. Techniques for improving the information throughput of clocked, sequential switching devices by means of assembly line and parallel processing. Role and design of finite state machines as control units of various practical applications.

Further, the reasons and limitations of performance, timing, energy consumption and economical aspects of digital CMOS technology are covered in the context of communication and information technology.

Teaching and learning methods

In the lectures, the technical content will be introduced by means of a lecture and a PowerPoint presentation and will be illustrated immediately by means of smaller calculation examples or derivations, which are manually introduced into the PowerPoint slides. This material is made available to students through Moodle. In addition, students are actively encouraged to ask questions, which is also being enthusiastically received. Central exercises and tutorial exercises are also carried out with tablet and table address and also deepen the lecture contents by calculating tasks as well as supported solving of exercises.

The lecture is structured into a presentation and associated tutorials.

Examination

written final exam (written, 60 minutes, retake in the same semester)

Recommended literature

- U. Tietze, Ch. Schenk, ""Halbleiter-Schaltungstechnik"", Springer, 2002
- H. Lipp, J. Becker, ""Grundlagen der Digitaltechnik"", Oldenbourg, 2008
- J. Rabaey, ""Digital Integrated Circuits - A Design Perspective"", Prentice Hall, 2003
- J. Wakerly, ""Digital Design – Principles and Practices"", Prentice Hall, 2006 "

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Tutorial

A weekly tutorial is offered to accompany the lecture.
The solutions to the exercises, as calculated in the tutorial, will also be published in the Moodle course for the lecture shortly after the tutorial.

Group Tutorial

In addition to the lecture and the main tutorial, 10 group tutorials are offered per week. The group tutorials are held by students in higher semesters.
Please refer to the Moodle course for the lecture for the dates. The sample solutions are also published via the Moodle course.
It is recommended that you work on the exercises at home in advance.

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