NEEP 6111 Computer Architecture (4 sem. cr.)
This course encourages direct empirical measurement of interesting systems, as well as analytical evaluation and simulation in the design and evaluation of instruction sets. It focuses on the techniques of quantitative analysis and evaluation of modern computing systems, such as the selection of appropriate benchmarks to reveal and compare the performance of alternative design choices in system design. The emphasis is on the major component subsystems of high-performance computers: pipelining, instruction level parallelism, memory hierarchies, input/output, and network-oriented interconnections. Students undertake a major computing system analysis and design project of their own choosing.

 

NEEP 6221 Digital ASIC Design (3 sem. cr.)
This course covers modern digital design practices based on Hardware Description Languages Verilog (VHDL) and CAD tools, particularly logic synthesis. It emphasizes design practice and the underlying algorithms. Students are introduced to deep submicron design issues, particularly interconnect and low power, and to modern applications, including multimedia, wireless, telecommunications, and computing.

 

NEEP 6993 Independent Study (1–3 sem. cr.)
Students complete an independent study on a computer engineering topic with course objectives determined in consultation with a supervising instructor.

 

NEEP 6994 Directed Research (1–3 sem. cr.)
Students research an area of computer engineering under the supervision of an instructor. The research problem is determined in consultation with the supervising instructor.

 

NEEP 8997 Thesis (3 sem. cr.)
Students may conduct thesis research to complete the M.S. in Computer Engineering, in lieu of general elective courses. Students may register for this course for a maximum of two semesters, for a total of six semester credits.