This section contains the instructors' handwritten notes. These notes were distibuted to students in the class, who found them to be useful study aids.
| LEC # | TOPICS | SUPPORTING FILES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Systolic Computation (PDF) | |
| 2 | Fast Addition (PDF) | |
| 3 | Fast Multiplication (PDF) | |
| 4 | Fast Division (PDF) | |
| 5 | Matrix Computations (PDF) | |
| 6 | Retiming (PDF) | |
| 7 | Retiming II (PDF) | |
| 8 | Clock Period (PDF) | |
| 9 | Clock Period II (PDF) | |
| 10 | Sorting on 1D and 2D Arrays (PDF) | |
| 11 | Comparison Networks (PDF) | |
| 12 | Interconnection Networks (PDF) | Accompanying Slides (PDF) |
| 13 | Interconnection Networks II (PDF) | |
| 14 | Routing (PDF) | |
| 15 | VLSI (PDF) | |
| 16 | VLSI II (PDF) | |
| 17 | VLSI III (PDF) | |
| 18 | VLSI IV (PDF) | |
| 19 | VLSI Lowerbounds (PDF) | |
| 20 | VLSI Layout (PDF) | |
| 21 | VLSI Wrapup (PDF) | |
| 22 | Area Universal Networks (PDF) | Accompanying Slides (PDF) |