Abstract:
The rapid evolution of System-on-Chip (SoC) challenges academic curricula to keep pace with multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary system thinking. This paper presents a cur...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The rapid evolution of System-on-Chip (SoC) challenges academic curricula to keep pace with multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary system thinking. This paper presents a curricular prototype that cuts across artificial course boundaries and provides a meaningful exploration of diverse facets of SoC design. Specifically, experimental contents of a digital flow SoC product design-a simplified Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol (IP) stack-are systematically developed and implemented in the series of courses that comprise the Digital Design track of the Rowan Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) curriculum. The System-on-Chip project and its progressively more complex laboratory modules are described and discussed. Its implementation in the existing ECE curriculum is also presented along with the assessment results.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 54, Issue: 2, May 2011)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
Ying Tang (S'99–M'02–SM'07) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, in 2001, all in electrical engineering.
She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering with Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Her research interests include modeling and schedulin...Show More
Ying Tang (S'99–M'02–SM'07) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, in 2001, all in electrical engineering.
She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering with Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Her research interests include modeling and schedulin...View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
Linda M. Head (M'90) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, in 1984, 1986, and 1991, respectively.
She was Assistant Professor from 1990 to 1998 with the State University of New York at Binghamton, and from 1996 to 1997 she worked as a Visiting Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. Currently, she...Show More
Linda M. Head (M'90) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, in 1984, 1986, and 1991, respectively.
She was Assistant Professor from 1990 to 1998 with the State University of New York at Binghamton, and from 1996 to 1997 she worked as a Visiting Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. Currently, she...View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
Ravi P. Ramachandran (SM'08) received the B.Eng. degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1984, and the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1986 and 1990, respectively, all in electrical engineering.
From October 1990 to December 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ. From January 1993 to Au...Show More
Ravi P. Ramachandran (SM'08) received the B.Eng. degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1984, and the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1986 and 1990, respectively, all in electrical engineering.
From October 1990 to December 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ. From January 1993 to Au...View more
Department of Engineering Science and Technology, Camden County College, Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Lawrence M. Chatman, Jr. (M'91) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, in 1974; the Master's in Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1975; and the Ed.D. degree from the Wilson Graduate Center, Wilmington University, Wilmington, DE, in 2007.
He is currently an Associate Professor and Engineering and Engineering Department...Show More
Lawrence M. Chatman, Jr. (M'91) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, in 1974; the Master's in Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1975; and the Ed.D. degree from the Wilson Graduate Center, Wilmington University, Wilmington, DE, in 2007.
He is currently an Associate Professor and Engineering and Engineering Department...View more
Contents Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
Ying Tang (S'99–M'02–SM'07) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, in 2001, all in electrical engineering.
She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering with Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Her research interests include modeling and scheduling of computer-integrated systems, Petri nets and applications, artificial intelligence, control and optimization, reconfigurable systems design, and System-on-Chip design.
Dr. Tang is a Member of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics and the IEEE Robotics and Automation societies.
Ying Tang (S'99–M'02–SM'07) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, in 2001, all in electrical engineering.
She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering with Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Her research interests include modeling and scheduling of computer-integrated systems, Petri nets and applications, artificial intelligence, control and optimization, reconfigurable systems design, and System-on-Chip design.
Dr. Tang is a Member of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics and the IEEE Robotics and Automation societies.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
Linda M. Head (M'90) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, in 1984, 1986, and 1991, respectively.
She was Assistant Professor from 1990 to 1998 with the State University of New York at Binghamton, and from 1996 to 1997 she worked as a Visiting Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. Currently, she is Associate Professor and Associate Chair with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Her research interests are in instrumentation for bio-imaging.
Dr. Head is a Member of the ASEE and SWE.
Linda M. Head (M'90) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, in 1984, 1986, and 1991, respectively.
She was Assistant Professor from 1990 to 1998 with the State University of New York at Binghamton, and from 1996 to 1997 she worked as a Visiting Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. Currently, she is Associate Professor and Associate Chair with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Her research interests are in instrumentation for bio-imaging.
Dr. Head is a Member of the ASEE and SWE.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
Ravi P. Ramachandran (SM'08) received the B.Eng. degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1984, and the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1986 and 1990, respectively, all in electrical engineering.
From October 1990 to December 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ. From January 1993 to August 1997, he was a Research Assistant Professor with Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. He was also a Senior Speech Scientist with T-Netix, Piscataway, NJ, from July 1996 to August 1997. Since September 1997, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, where he has been a Professor since September 2006. He has served as a consultant to T-Netix, Avenir, Inc., and Motorola. His research interests are in digital signal processing, speech processing, pattern recognition, and filter design.
Dr. Ramachandran was an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing from September 2002 to September 2005, and was on the Speech Technical Committee for the ICASSP conference. Since September 2000, he has been on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine. Since August 2009, he has been on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Computer Networks. Since May 2002, he has been on the Digital Signal Processing Technical Committee for the ISCAS conference.
Ravi P. Ramachandran (SM'08) received the B.Eng. degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1984, and the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1986 and 1990, respectively, all in electrical engineering.
From October 1990 to December 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ. From January 1993 to August 1997, he was a Research Assistant Professor with Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. He was also a Senior Speech Scientist with T-Netix, Piscataway, NJ, from July 1996 to August 1997. Since September 1997, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, where he has been a Professor since September 2006. He has served as a consultant to T-Netix, Avenir, Inc., and Motorola. His research interests are in digital signal processing, speech processing, pattern recognition, and filter design.
Dr. Ramachandran was an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing from September 2002 to September 2005, and was on the Speech Technical Committee for the ICASSP conference. Since September 2000, he has been on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine. Since August 2009, he has been on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Computer Networks. Since May 2002, he has been on the Digital Signal Processing Technical Committee for the ISCAS conference.View more
Department of Engineering Science and Technology, Camden County College, Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Lawrence M. Chatman, Jr. (M'91) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, in 1974; the Master's in Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1975; and the Ed.D. degree from the Wilson Graduate Center, Wilmington University, Wilmington, DE, in 2007.
He is currently an Associate Professor and Engineering and Engineering Department Coordinator with Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ. His teaching areas include electric circuits, semiconductor and communications electronics courses, and System-on-Chip elementary designs. He has extensive industrial experience as a Design Engineer of heart pacemaker monitoring systems (ESB), Product Manager for OEM 1′′ and 1/2′′ broadcast video recording systems (RCA), and Product Manager for teleconferencing systems (General Instrument). His research interests are community college engineering science student persistence.
Lawrence M. Chatman, Jr. (M'91) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, in 1974; the Master's in Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1975; and the Ed.D. degree from the Wilson Graduate Center, Wilmington University, Wilmington, DE, in 2007.
He is currently an Associate Professor and Engineering and Engineering Department Coordinator with Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ. His teaching areas include electric circuits, semiconductor and communications electronics courses, and System-on-Chip elementary designs. He has extensive industrial experience as a Design Engineer of heart pacemaker monitoring systems (ESB), Product Manager for OEM 1′′ and 1/2′′ broadcast video recording systems (RCA), and Product Manager for teleconferencing systems (General Instrument). His research interests are community college engineering science student persistence.View more
